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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Syndic canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| antagonistOrganization | the Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Cyril M. Kornbluth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralOrganization | the Syndic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Richard Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
alternative political system
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society ruled by a criminal syndicate ⓘ |
| depictsRegion |
Government-controlled territories
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Syndic-controlled territories ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between Syndic and Government
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individual freedom ⓘ morality of criminal rule ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Charles Orsino
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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portrayal of benevolent criminal syndicate ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 224 ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation | the Syndic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting | future North America ⓘ |
| subgenre |
dystopian fiction
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political science fiction ⓘ |
| theme |
economic freedom
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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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