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The Squares of the City

By:John Brunner
Publisher:Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Print ISBN:9781497617872
eText ISBN:9781497617872
Edition:0
Copyright:1965
Format:Reflowable

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Hugo Award Finalist: "Story plotting holding much in common with chess . . . An exciting political thriller in the vein of Graham Greene" (Speculiction). In The Squares of the City, Brunner takes the moves of a classic championship chess game and uses them as the structure to build a novel about a revolution in a South American country obsessed with chess and dominated by a dictator who sees people as pawns in his game of power and survival. Intriguing premise, dramatic story, future setting, great entertainment.  "One of the most important science fiction authors. Brunner held a mirror up to reflect our foibles because he wanted to save us from ourselves." —SF Site  

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