Redshank Galloglass
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this is my problems with the Draka to a T. I think some people wrongly conflate Sterling's own beliefs with those depicted in his books, if only because I'd think Sterling would put more visible effort into something if he actually believed in it's subject matter.Kept meaning to post this but given how much they come up here I wondered if people would be interested in this blog post about the Draka?
Deconstructing the Domination of Draka
The Domination of Draka series is something that I have…….complicated feelings about. There are aspects of it that I really like. There are aspects of it that I can’t stand. There…nathangoldwag.wordpress.com
The Draka is a smorgasbord of bog-standard sci-fi tropes meshed into an abbatoir of atrociously handled scenes of assault, gratiuitous amounts of objectified Lesbian Sex, and a premise that's basically "G.I. Joe's Cobra takes over South Africa, turn it into Super Sparta, and actually they win this time"
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