The Centauri device

Purple prose and a listless, largely unsympathetic protagonist make a surprisingly action-packed political thriller cum space opera an unexpectedly difficult read. Additionally, I'm not sure what message I'm meant to take home, other than ideology and individuals in power do not serve the people at large. The final 30p or so are completely baffling. I here-by formally give up on Harrison SF novels.

A relatively straight space opera, discussing the evils of oppression, be they from politics or religion. The protagonist is a traditional anti hero who has a revelation late in the book which leads to his final actions. Not a particularly bad story, but not one which set my world on fire either.