"The Burning World" by Algis Budrys is a science fiction novel where a society born from revolution now faces new challenges. Amidst the fragile peace, President Josef Kimmensen of the Freemen's League fights to maintain order as the ominous Anse Messerschmidt rises, manipulating fears to seize power. As Kimmensen struggles against external threats and restless factions, his personal life is complicated when his daughter Susanne becomes involved in the conflict. The book examines themes of freedom and societal structure through its characters dealing with a post-revolutionary society while attempting to balance freedom, order, and the internal conflicts of a family struggling to define themselves.
The burning world
By Algis Budrys
In a world reborn from revolution, the president must fight to protect their freedom against a manipulative threat and the turmoil within his own family.
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About the AuthorAlgirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration with Jerome Bixby, John A. Sentry, William Scarff and Paul Janvier. In 1960 he wrote Rogue Moon, a novel. In the 1990s he was the publisher and editor of the science-fiction magazine Tomorrow Speculative Fiction.
Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration with Jerome Bixby, John A. Sentry, William Scarff and Paul Janvier. In 1960 he wrote Rogue Moon, a novel. In the 1990s he was the publisher and editor of the science-fiction magazine Tomorrow Speculative Fiction.
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