The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets

By Lloyd Biggle Jr.

Book Overview

The IPR Bureau (whose motto is "Democracy imposed from without is the severest form of tyranny") works to bring newly discovered planets up to the point where they have a planetary democratic government and then induct them into the galactic federation. Unfortunately, the planet Furnil offers problems. The continent of Kurr has a well-entrenched monarchy, and the citizens seem little inclined to change. In fact, they immerse themselves in art rather than politics...and have been doing so for more than 400 years! So what's a poor IPR agent to do...? This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587150522
• ISBN13: 9781587150524
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Borgo Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent scifi that does not follow the typical moulds

Lloyd Biggle, Jr's _The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets_ posits a future where mankind has spread to the stars, and attempts to integrate newfound worlds with intelligent life into a galactic Federation. One of the prerequisites for entry is a global, democratic government. The galactic federation believes that it cannot visibly impose democracy on a world, so it works through the machinations of the Interplanetary Relations...

Trumpets Indeed! (Or, why aren't more people reading this?

Science fiction authors tackle many themes in their work, from politics to sociology, from history to the military. But how many write creatively of the interplay between people and their artistic culture? The only author I know to attempt this regularly is Lloyd Biggle. In Trumpets, a prequel to World Mendors, he asks the question: how would a deeply artistic people appear to those who are blind to this aspect of culture?...