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From: jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
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Subject: Re: (Tears) City of Whispering Stone by George C. Chesbro
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:35:06 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <vflduj$1ul$1@reader1.panix.com>,
James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
>City of Whispering Stone (Mongo, volume 2) by George C. Chesbro 
>
>A simple missing-person case proves a small part of the struggle over 
>Iran's future. Will the Shah prevail or will democracy triumph?
>
>This is the non-SFF entry in a series otherwise filled with
>stuff like telepathy, sorcery, and people being turned into messianic
>lizards. 
>
>https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/changing-order

Readers might wonder if the Ayatollahs were on Mongo and by extension, 
Chesbro's radar. Nope. It's weird how people can be completely blind 
to an impending theocratic dictatorship only weeks or months away from 
manifesting.
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