The Syndic

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The Syndic is a 1953 science fiction novel by Cyril M. Kornbluth that imagines a future North America ruled by a benevolent criminal syndicate instead of a traditional government.

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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
antagonistOrganization the Government NERFINISHED
author Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED
centralOrganization the Syndic NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Richard Powers NERFINISHED
depicts alternative political system
society ruled by a criminal syndicate
depictsRegion Government-controlled territories
Syndic-controlled territories
explores conflict between Syndic and Government
individual freedom
morality of criminal rule
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre science fiction
hasCharacter Charles Orsino NERFINISHED
Doc Ferrell NERFINISHED
Frank Taylor NERFINISHED
Kitty NERFINISHED
hasISBN 978-0-671-65307-0
hasProtagonist Charles Orsino NERFINISHED
hasSequel The Heirs of the Perisphere NERFINISHED
hasSubject alternative government systems in fiction
anarchism in fiction
organized crime in fiction
includedIn 20th-century American science fiction literature
literaryPeriod Golden Age of Science Fiction
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor early libertarian science fiction themes
portrayal of benevolent criminal syndicate
originalLanguage English
pageCount 224
protagonistAffiliation the Syndic NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1953
publisher Doubleday
setting future North America
subgenre dystopian fiction
political science fiction
theme economic freedom
libertarian ideas
organized crime as government
political corruption
social order without traditional government
state power versus private power
timePeriodOfFirstPublication 1950s
workOf Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED

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Cyril M. Kornbluth notableWork The Syndic