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Kornbluth, Cyril M. and Judith Merril (writing as "Cyril Judd"). GUNNER CADE by Cyril Judd [pseudonym]. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. Octavo, boards. First edition. "Future society that has become stultified in a caste structure. Shows the difficulty of convincing people that their ideology does not reflect the true state of affairs." - Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 243. "The hero belongs to an almost monastic order of future warriors, whose members are thoroughly indoctrinated and sexually repressed. Naturally, he rebels -- which leads him on to picaresque and sometimes humorous adventures in the outside worlds. An enjoyable (though now rather dated) adventure story." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 164. Endpapers lightly tanned along gutter margins, else a fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at edges, a touch of general dust soiling, and small bookstore sticker on rear flap. (#150075).

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