# The Syndic

By C. M. Kornbluth.

"The Syndic" by C. M. Kornbluth is a science fiction novel published in 1953. In a future North America, rival criminal gangs have overthrown the federal government and divided the continent between them. Charles Orsino, a low-ranking protection money collector for the Syndic, volunteers to go undercover and infiltrate the exiled government after a failed assassination attempt. His dangerous mission will force him to question everything about the society he serves and what it means to govern. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Science fiction; Political fiction

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- [Syndic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/20216) by C. M. Kornbluth (4 h 44 min, English)

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