American science fiction author known for politically engaged, often socialist-leaning speculative fiction that blends spy and social themes.

Reviews note that Reynolds was highly prolific, worked for IBM, served in the United States Army during World War II, spent significant time traveling in Europe, identified as a socialist and explored political/social systems in his fiction. His novels frequently combine science fiction with spy and detective elements.

Collected reviews emphasise Mack Reynolds' focus on political and social themes within science fiction, often mixing spy and detective motifs with speculative settings. The reviews highlight his socialist viewpoint and prescient takes on systems of power. Recommended for readers who like political speculative fiction with accessible prose.

For:Readers of classic science fiction, political speculative fiction, and spy-inflected SF

 One of the most recurring physical locations in many science fiction stories is that of orbiting cities that are, in all cases, accessible only to a few and often consist of luxury tourist attractions and space casinos, where there are few rules (the main one: keep your mouth shut) and no taxes are paid.

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 "The Computer Conspiracy" (1969) by Mack Reynolds, published in Italy with the title "Chi vuole distruggere l'America?" is perhaps not a particularly original novel.

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 Mack Reynolds was a highly prolific literary author with a commitment to various genres and different pseudonyms.

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 Truly a beautiful spy-fi with content as parodic as it is historical, it revisits the old myth used many times throughout history and makes it both an allegorical and updated representation in a truly complex dimension, concluding the novel in a way that is truly brilliant and full of interesting insights that are still valid today on a speculative level and for their relevance.

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