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September 23, 2025 295 mins
The Syndic by C. M. Kornbluth audiobook. Genre: scifi C. M. Kornbluth's The Syndic is a razor-sharp, fast-moving political fable set in a near-future America torn between two orders: a sleek, corporate-run “United States” and the gritty, fiercely organized city-states run by syndicates of labor. When a man from the corporate side crosses the border into syndicate territory on a covert mission, he steps into a landscape of suspicious allies, ideological theater, and sudden violence — where every handshake can be a contract and every promise hides a double meaning. Kornbluth's prose is acidic and economical, slicing through propaganda and posturing to reveal how power reshapes ideals and people; the novel blends tense espionage, satirical humor, and moral ambivalence into a thought-provoking thriller that still feels eerily relevant. For audiobook listeners, The Syndic offers crackling dialogue, grimly funny social observation, and a propulsive plot that rewards attention: it’s a compact, combustible listen that asks whether order imposed from above or solidarity built from below is the truer path — and what’s sacrificed either way. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:15:43) Chapter 02 (00:29:34) Chapter 03 (00:43:19) Chapter 04 (00:59:08) Chapter 05 (01:12:01) Chapter 06 (01:21:55) Chapter 07 (01:33:09) Chapter 08 (01:42:17) Chapter 09 (01:58:35) Chapter 10 (02:10:34) Chapter 11 (02:20:55) Chapter 12 (02:39:40) Chapter 13 (02:54:58) Chapter 14 (03:11:24) Chapter 15 (03:24:50) Chapter 16 (03:37:25) Chapter 17 (03:50:51) Chapter 18 (04:03:04) Chapter 19 (04:14:30) Chapter 20 (04:25:28) Chapter 21 (04:32:23) Chapter 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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