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loving the style and prose

getting better

chapter 3. slow start but picking up. good steam punk

chap 17. not too bad

chap 13. finally some character development and a bit of foreshadowing of things to come. parts of it remind me of "Elantris"

chap 11

chap 10

Chap 8

Chap 7 . Still a slow read but plots starting to make sense and converge slightly.

chapter 4 finished. not bad

slow start but has potential

Not a bad plot. Some original points.

chap 37

chap 21

chap 5

Chap 15: Prospects of International Order.

interesting mixture of corporatism, religion and military in a future culture after the initial terraforming of mars

Chapter 14: Material Conditions and Ideal Ends

Chapter 13 - Totalitarians in Our Midst

Chap 10: Why The Worst Get On Top. Discussion on what morality, or lack of morality a person, or collectivist society, would need to do "what was needed to be done for the greater good", no matter the cost.

Chapter 9 Security and Freedom - can't have both.

Chapter 8 Who, Whom?
Great chapter on who should decide, what moral code and who shall receive.

Chapter 7 Economic Control and Totalitarianism

Chapter 6 Planning and the Rule of Law

Chapter 5 Planning and Democracy

Chap 4. Brief description and deconstruction of central planning.