Biography of a Space Tyrant-4v-Boxed

by Piers Anthony

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380752468
• ISBN13: 9780380752461
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.

Customer Reviews

not really out of print

The books are not really out of print. All five volumes of Bio of a Space Tyrant can be found at www.Xlibris.com (search under piers), however these new copies are expensive and are not too hard to find used.The books parallel the history of the last 50 tears transposed to the twenty-seventh century. The first volume is quite downbeat; the other four are more like Piers's usual upbeat style. The originals of a lot the places and people can be identified. For example Megan (of volume 3) is Helen Mary Gahagan Douglas who lost a race for the Senate to Nixon in 1950. One final comment. There is a nice definition of honor on page 72 of Mercenary (vol.2). Those familiar with Piers's books know this is a recurring theme for him.

BIO OF A SPACE TYRANT

I happen to own all five books of the Bio of a Space Tyrant series, in paperback format. I've read each one at least twice. I was looking to replace rather a worn-out copy of Politician - but now it appears I will have to scour the Out-of-Prints. This pentology tells the epic tale of one boy's rise from humble beginnings as a refugee to becoming a powerful leader, visionary, and elder statesman in a setting where the political climate holds close parallels with our own global situation of the early 1980s.In REFUGEE, we follow Hope Hubris as a teenager with his family, forced to escape from Callisto (counterpart to Cuba or Haiti) into space and brave the depradations of pirates in the hopes of finding a better life elsewhere. Raped, plundered, and set adrift by pirates, the survivors resort to cannibalism to survive - eating their own friends and family.In MERCENARY, we find Hope and his sister Spirit as the only known survivors of their family. Now in the military of the United States of Jupiter (counterpart to our United States), they proceed to ascend the ranks, gather allies, and mount an expedition to wipe out piracy throughout the solar system.Returning from their successful mission, Hope turns to civilian life and embarks upon a career as a POLITICIAN, with the eventual goal of becoming President of the United States of Jupiter. With the help of his wife, Meghan, his sister, Spirit, and others, he succeeds - with a twist. Massive opposition from the incumbent president, Tocsin, leads a Constitutional assembly to suspend their Constitution and government and declare Hope Hubris to be the sole source of lawful government.Backed by the military of which he was once a part of, he takes power as Tyrant in EXECUTIVE. Under his rule, he enforces sweeping social changes in government - addressing recurring societal problems within health care, education, crime, and the economy by executive fiat. While this approach solves some problems, his harsh rule lends strength to oppositional forces that eventually force him from power.In the last book of the series, STATESMAN, a middle-aged Hope Hubris travels the solar system, promoting peace and sharing his vision of developing light-speed travel as a means of settling mankind into the stars before political and populational pressures cause the solar system to erupt into an unsurvivable System War III (counterpart to what would be our World War III).The Bio of a Space Tyrant series really is an excellent read, but it can definitely bore others. If you want, you can read Mercenary first. The military tactics, intrigue, and human manipulation angles can be very interesting. It might then lead you to want to read the others, including Refugee, the book that began it all, or Executive, which is also somewhat fun.I hope you find this review useful in determining whether these books are worthy of your purchase.

Bio of a Space Tyrant Series

Bio of a Space Tryant is a epic series of catastrophic events that take place in a forseeable future, where one man stands up to all to change the face of humanity. The series takes you into incredible visions with Anthony's writing, that keeps you locked into every book and every word. Well worth the price, I only wish that he kept on with the series like he intended to. He is normally a fantasy writer but has proven that he is a supperb Sci-Fi/Fantasy writer.

Lost in Bio.

I was an early lover of the Xanth series and then the Incarnation series. Although not all of Piers Anthony's books/Series have given me equal pleasure, I found a second hand copy of of all five books of this series years ago and plunged into a most vivid world of imagination for a week and a half. I was consumed by this wonderful story of the adventure, ingenuity and growth of Hope Hubris (what an appropriate name!) and his sister. I somehow lost the books among many moves and am hoping I can buy them again to share with my son.

A timeless story of a man's struggle with destiny.

This series was my introduction into the wonderful worlds of Piers Anthony. The series deals with adult topics of human existence (love,loyalty,sex,power,betrayal,fear)with simple truisms the author reveals in his plot developments. Piers gives the reader surprises that have to be read to be enjoyed. A series that definitely makes the written word a force more powerful than any other medium that would even attempt to convey a story of this caliber. The first book in this series "Refugee" is a little slow in the beginning but endure it. Mr. Anthony quickly rewards those who stay along for the ride with a story that will stay with you for the ages.