Unincorporated War - Hardcover

Praise for "The Unincorporated War" "Appealing characters, ruthless villains, and speed-of-light pacing make this a good choice for fans of battle-oriented sf and heroic space adventure in the tradition of Robert Heinlein and David Weber."--"Library Journal ""The Kollins' masterful command of multiple plot threads, characters, and the motifs of grand-scale space opera make for a breathtaking sequel. One more book will complete a trilogy.""--Booklist "Praise for "The Unincorporated Man: ""Reminiscent of Heinlein--a good, old-fashioned, enormously appealing SF yarn. Bravo!"--Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of "Flashforward ""Using their intelligence and imagination, the Kollin brothers extrapolate a fascinating and ofttimes frightening society from a simple premise. One of the book's greatest strengths is its likable characters. Another is the authors' willingness to examine all aspects of an idea via logic and satire.""--Starlog ""This is a bright, stimulating work that deserves a wide readership."--Gregory Benford, author of "Timescape. ""Will appeal to Heinlein's legions of fans with its themes of personal liberty and one man's political struggle with the State. . . . The Kollin Brothers carefully and intriguingly explore what it would mean to live in a world of human corporations."--"i09 ""A narrative with a strong, fascinating voice--the Kollin Brothers write like a younger, more innocent Heinlein; there's the same rare sense of personal freedom inexorably combined with personal responsibility. The characters are clear and appealing, but the real fascination is the human condition explored in their post-corporate nation world."--Kage Baker, author of "The Sons of Heaven ""The Kollins' debut novel has an intriguing, debate-stirring premise. . . Science fiction fans should gobble this up, as will thriller lovers, who may shudder at a subservient ask-no-questions future that seems uncomfortably attainable."--"Sunday Star Ledger" Praise for "The Unincorporated War": "Appealing characters, ruthless villains, and speed-of-light pacing make this a good choice for fans of battle-oriented sf and heroic space adventure in the tradition of Robert Heinlein and David Weber."--"Library Journal ""The Kollins' masterful command of multiple plot threads, characters, and the motifs of grand-scale space opera make for a breathtaking sequel. One more book will complete a trilogy.""--Booklist "Praise for "The Unincorporated Man: ""Reminiscent of Heinlein--a good, old-fashioned, enormously appealing SF yarn. Bravo!"--Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of "Flashforward ""Using their intelligence and imagination, the Kollin brothers extrapolate a fascinating and ofttimes frightening society from a simple premise. One of the book's greatest strengths is its likable characters. Another is the authors' willingness to examine all aspects of an idea via logic and satire.""--St

Brilliant 21st-century tycoon Justin Cord was brought from cryogenic storage into a 24th-century society where people own stock in one another, safeguarding each other's welfare only out of economic self-interest. This is anathema to the defiantly individualistic Cord who leads the outer edges of the solar system to form a new government and revolt against the core world of earth and mars.