Sci-Fi
The Steel, the Mist, and the Blazing Sun
1980·282 pages
A post-apocalyptic tale of Arakal, an elective king, battling Russian forces to reunify fractured lands in a nuclear-ravaged world.
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A post-apocalyptic tale of Arakal, an elective king, battling Russian forces to reunify fractured lands in a nuclear-ravaged world.
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The Steel, the Mist, and the Blazing Sun (1980) is a post-apocalypse novel. Two hundred years previously, the USA and the Soviet Union had bombarded each other with nuclear weapons. In addition, the USA had created another weapon in orbit that is still active.Arakal is the elective king of the Wesdem O'Cracys (or at least the east coast of America). As mentioned by another reviewer, in a previous story -- published in Analog as "Ideology Counts" -- Arakal and his command group have repeatedl...
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Sexual content
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Minor reference to a nurse using charm to influence a character; no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violent action scenes; focus on protagonist's impressions rather than graphic detail.
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Political content
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Strong Cold War themes; American restoration and anti-Russian sentiment central to plot.
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor backdrop of systemic suffering in a post-apocalyptic world; not central.
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