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[james_davis_nicoll]

As mentioned in comments, Dan Simmons has a dystopic novel coming out.

Canada, used to dividing itself into smaller parts to appease ethnic groups, languages, and claims to prior ownership, [...]

Is that a snipe at Nunavut?

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[grimjim.livejournal.com]

If they're not the author's personal beliefs, then he's pandering to Glenn Beckian conservative fears to make a buck.

Is American conservative dystopian fiction becoming the counterpoint of the USA (Fortress USA seemingly failing in its struggle against godless Communism militant Islam the nihilistic enemy of the day) going out with a whimper rather than the bang of an Apocalypse (nuclear or divine)?