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The ethics effect invites readers to examine the rise of power‑obsessed regimes on Earth and beyond. It charts how authoritarian practices such as re‑education camps, racial persecution, and greed deform societies across the galaxy. The story presents possible routes for breaking these cycles, blending action, political speculation, and plot twists to challenge conventional notions of governance in a science‑fiction setting.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
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