Mercenary

Mercenary

by Mack Reynolds

In a future society where technology has advanced to the point of pacifying its citizens with tranquilizers, the traditional paths to power — religion and warfare — are replaced by a new form of power: violence. The protagonist, a skilled warrior, navigates this altered world, becoming a mercenary for hire. The book explores the consequences of a society dependent on technology for social control, the morality of violence, and the struggle for individual agency in a world that aims to pacify its citizens.

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Mack Reynolds

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Dallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Dallas Ross, Mark Mallory, Clark Collins, Dallas Rose, Guy McCord, Maxine Reynolds, Bob Belmont, and Todd H...

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