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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗨𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗞. 𝗟𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻 -

Le Guin's "ambiguous utopia" promises some fascinating challenges in isolation & communication, capitalism & community, freedom & the State. An under-read work to provoke real discussion on our social and personal goals.

Jack Debaut, a former US Army Ranger enters a dangerous world of espionage, covert operations, and betrayal. Facing elusive enemies, a hidden agenda, and political intrigue, Jack must navigate a web of deception to find the truth.

🔗 | https://authormulhall.com/from-terror-to-valor-echoes-and-shadows-2024/

Can Jack uncover the truth in time to save his people, or will he fall victim to the forces he is trying to destroy?

I'm currently reading both Tolkien's LOTR, and John Le Carre's The Honourable Schoolboy. While both authors treat women as an afterthought, they both include one woman (or girl in Le Carre's parlance) who is thirsty for battle, but Tolkien never spoke so bitterly about Éowyn:

"The bullets threw up screens of mud and whined off the road. They lay low, waiting for the firing to tire. The girl was looking excitedly across the river, smiling.
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