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Statesman (1986)

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0380898357 (ISBN13: 9780380898350)
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English
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avon books

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I do so love Piers Anthony in general and this series in particular. It is a fun blend of sci fi, politics, and romance. Hope Hubris is at the end of his life, and trying to help enact "The Dream" which is galactic plan to enable space travel to nearby stars so that factions have no shortage of space and thus, no need to fight. The Dream is really part of Khukov's plan, who is in charge on Saturn. The book entails Hope's diplomatic (and some not so diplomatic) efforts to get all of the planets on board.As is usually the case, the character portrayals are a little flimsy, but it doesn't much matter. This is a fun read, and I would recommend it as I would the others in this series.

I've finally finished the five Bio of a Space Tyrant books and I've got to admit I enjoyed them immensely. Yes they are the flimsiest of naive political wish fulfilment fantasies; the strong but fair (and sex mad) "tyrant" unified the solar system (an exact clone of cold-war era Earth). And sure he uses his "power" to instantly tame a sabre toothed tiger. But at its core these books are satire and have to be read as such. All good sci fi is about the period it's written. It's not about the future at all. And these books are firmly embedded in the late 70s and 80s. If you read the others you have to read this to see how the tyrant gets to narrate his own death. Hope Hubris indeed.

What do You think about Statesman (1986)?

Hope has relinquished the dictatorship and gone into exile. He becomes a statesman, getting everyone to work together to complete a faster than light spaceship or jumpgate. He has sex with all the women who work for him, including one disturbing scene where his secretary, who is a master of disguise, changes disguises to look like his sister while they are having sex (so she can answer the phone), and it really turns him on. I did not like the way this book ended the series.BTW, I don't think there is any truth to the rumor that Bill Clinton thinks of Hope Hubris as his hero and role model :-)I give this book an XXX rating for the excessive and weird sex.
—Bryan457

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