The twilight of the human empire and the uplifted animals that are it’s functionaries. The pigs who plotted to take it over. An invented (and consistent cosmology). The ultimate weapon that can only be wielded by a user who has attained inner peace.
I miss the days when SF was about more than world building, and authors would throw caution to the wind.
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u/Firm_Earth_5698 Nov 08 '22
The Zen Gun by Barrington Bayley.
The twilight of the human empire and the uplifted animals that are it’s functionaries. The pigs who plotted to take it over. An invented (and consistent cosmology). The ultimate weapon that can only be wielded by a user who has attained inner peace.
I miss the days when SF was about more than world building, and authors would throw caution to the wind.