The Syndic
- First published
- 1953
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Science fiction
- Political fiction
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #41714. The Syndic on Wikipedia.
