http://ayende.comAyende @ RahienCopyright (C) Ayende Rahien 2004 - 2021 (c) 202660I'd recommend listening to Altered Carbon (fiction) and Blowback (non-fiction). http://ayende.com/3523/first-minute-review-the-last-centurion#comment3http://ayende.com/3523/first-minute-review-the-last-centurion#comment3Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:47:53 GMTMike, I am not from the US, and my notions about internal politics in the US are vague at best. So far, about two hours into the book, he blasts at a lot of things, but he makes that in a way that makes sense. In particular, he reminds me of Hienlien's work. No real plot yet, btw, but highly entertaining. http://ayende.com/3523/first-minute-review-the-last-centurion#comment2http://ayende.com/3523/first-minute-review-the-last-centurion#comment2Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:37:06 GMTAlmost added it to my Queue until I read this comment: "A promising start and good reader soon degenerates into thinly veiled right-wing preaching. At three hours, when I finally gave up on this novel, the storyline had not yet progressed beyond criticism of (democrat) government response to events recently past." I'll pass. http://ayende.com/3523/first-minute-review-the-last-centurion#comment1http://ayende.com/3523/first-minute-review-the-last-centurion#comment1Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:01:32 GMT