The ethos effect
Study the power mad governments of our Earth, past and present, then expand to cover entire systems in space, again with all the evils we've learned and known about like re-education camps, death and destruction caused by racial differences or just pure, ordinary greed.  What's the solution to the power mad takeovers?  This story delves into that with possible alternatives, a lot of action and more twists and turns than a broke back snake.  Well worth your time.    gmb  3-16-20
Fiction, Life on other planets, Fiction, science fiction, general, Van C. Albert (Fictitious character)
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
L. E. (Leland Exton) Modesitt, Jr. is an author of science fiction and fantasy novels. He is best known for the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts, lived in Washington, D.C. for 20 years, then moved to New Hampshire in 1989 where he met his wife. They relocated to Cedar City, Utah in 1993.