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Citizen Phaid (The Song of Phaid the Gambler, Part 2)

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Set in the far far future, this is more of Mick's dim vision of the inherent cussedness of Mankind as a species. Told from the (semi-biographical?)perspective of a professional gambler, this is a highly entertaining 2-part tale of misadventures in the far future Earth of isolated cities and decadent magnificence. Basically a travelogue wrapped around a convincing and entertaining plot-line, Mick offers the reader a peerless trip down a parallel, possible future. Mick seldom disappoints, and I buy his books on strength that HE wrote it, and I have always been richly entertained, and this is no exception. We want more MICK! We want more MICK! We want more MICK!
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Like the planet in this book, the story is ruined by hints of evolutionism and an unrealistic narcissist who the author makes appear to be basically good and to have a conscience, a kind of Han Solo, but it's nonsensical because he is clearly an immoral scoundrel with no morals, and yet, as I said, acts profound at some parts late in the book, as if he has a heart after all. The author is either a narcissist himself or didn't understand that such a character would not act moral all the sudden. There is also a terribly pretentious priest in the book that just makes it annoying to read. It's also a dismal book, depressing. There's also some errors in the book. Although it was unique in the plot, it's ruined because of what I mentioned. It could be fixed if the character was clearly moral from the beginning, but resisting being moral, that would have made sense, and if that priest wasn't made out to be so damn annoying, if the railway was made to be more realistic, and if some other things were changed which I won't mention unless the author wants to pay me, and if the cover of the book wasn't so hideous.