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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I love the culture series but is it really an anarchist society?

Tap for spoilerIn Excession it becomes clear that there’s a hierarchy of minds controlling everything.
SC is also not exactly the peace corps.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

What exactly does  “anarchist science fiction” mean? Stories written by anarchists? Stories with anarchist characters? Stories with anarchist settings? Stories that make anarchist political and social points? Stories with an “anarchist sensibility” (whatever that is)? Stories that anarchists will simply enjoy? All of the above? Who knows…..

Because of this, I’ve taken a somewhat expansive approach and have included a number of non-anarchist political sci-fi novels in this list simply because I think anarchists would enjoy them. They comprise mayb

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

And the specific text under the Culture entry said

All are set in a galaxy-spanning, far-future anarchist and atheist society

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Might want to add a spoilers tag around that, since it's a recommendation list and many (including myself) likely haven't read them.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Sorry about that. Don’t worry it’s not central to the plot.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No worries ^^

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The list is good. :) I found several reading suggestions and failed to come up with something to add.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the list ! Will add to my reading list.

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