Pages: 976 pages
ISBN: 0756402492
Publisher: DAW Books Inc.
Publication Date: November 2, 2004

It is the middle of the 24th Century, after a long history of bloodshed lorded over by a dictatorial Terra, the many planets of humankind have knitted together a precariously balanced peace, a peace that has lasted for a century despite the warren of conflicting powers and interests that make up the Confederacy.

Also, for a century, a planet has nestled in the heart of the Confederacy outside that precarious balance. The planet is named Bakunin, a place founded by anarchistic idealists which has evolved/degenerated into a Libertarian nightmare/paradise.

Bakunin becomes the center of a web of intrigue that, once it explodes, threatens to destroy both it and the Confederacy.

Note: This omnibus contains the novels Profiteer, Partisan, and Revolutionary.

An enticing mix of politics and warfare, with a gratifying amount of wonder and speculation.
—The New York Review of Science Fiction

With Profiteer, S. Andrew Swann proves himself one of the best of the hard-boiled, action-adventure science fiction writers today…. The tale is impossible to put down and will leave you eager for the sequel.

Philadelphia Weekly Press

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Genrewonk » Running away from Utopia · September 23, 2009 at 8:03 am

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