Looking for a Book

[abluelady]

Is there a book out there (fiction) that shows what a country would look like with no laws. I'm looking for a story that would show a society of purist libertertarians.

[katsy]

1. Lord of the Rings? nt

[Old Codger]

2. Johnstone

I would think that any of the "ashes" series by William W. Johnstone would do it, all about post apocalyptic America.

[Rowdyboy]

3. Not exactly wghat you're asking for but close is "The White Plague" by Frank Herbert....

As I recall, it deals with a world where women have been wiped out by a sex-specific, man-made plague. Without the civilizing power of females, men quick degenerate into random violence as society disintegrates.

From Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Plague


Major themes

Typical of a Herbert novel, most of the drama is mental, political, and communal. While the story of O'Neill and his revenge is told in full, there is also the larger story of how the governments of the world's countries deal with the plague, which escapes into limited areas that are quickly sterilized by "panic fire", which immolates everything and everyone in it. North Africa is wiped out; Boston is burned to the ground; Rome is destroyed with atomic bombs; and the U.S. pushes for a moat of cobalt dust to isolate Africa, which is written off as a total loss.

The world's armed forces are reorganized under a Canadian Admiral, Francois Delacourt, who heads Barrier Command, responsible for the absolute separation of contaminated and clean areas. Scientists toy with a conspiracy of intellectuals to override the expected repression of research by governments. In countries around the world angry mobs lynch Irish, English, Libyans, and anyone too closely resembling them.

The plague also has major social repercussions. Multiple marriage (in which childbearing women have more than one husband to rebuild the gene pool) becomes mandatory, potentially giving such women increased power.

Sorry, wish I could come closer for you. Surely someone can give a better suggestion.

[SwampG8r]

10. "the civilizing power of women"

you made me laugh

[Rowdyboy]

11. Good!

Then my day wasn't wasted.

[Scuba]

4. Lord of the Flies

[mzteris]

5. you should post this in the science fiction group

I'm sure I've read something of the sort - quite a few somethings, but with my memory these days, I'll be damned if I can remember the names of any of them!

[secondwind]

6. Try Jose Saramago's book "Blindness" (Nobel Prize winning book)......it's about

people who slowly all become blind, etc. and the lawlessness that ensues, very graphic book. I saw the movie also.

[abluelady]

8. I'm Not Sure I Could Handle This One

Blindness and homelessness are my two fears!

[likesmountains 52]

13. That's what came to mind for me too. Really a great book.

[abluelady]

7. Thanks

I think I'll check out "The White Plague," and reread "Lord of the Rings," which I had forotten about.

[Lochloosa]

9. A Boy and His Dog - Harlan Ellison

[pitohui]

12. tee hee i second "a boy and his dog"

this used to be a classic...enjoy...!

[SheilaT]

14. Robert Heinlein

was pretty much a libertarian, and many of his stories and novels have a strong undertone of "how wonderful everything would be if things were run along libertarian lines."

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is very much in that manner.