Help me find this forgotten book

August 12, 2024 9:49 PM

Looking for a book I read ages ago. Set in the future, it follows a white supremacist's rise to populist power in the US thru a trail of violence. Very frequent use of the word "truncheon". I read it in the late 70's, think it was by a well known sci-fi writer.
posted by redunzl to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad. Feric Jaggar leads his Trumen against the vile Dominators of Zind.
posted by Rash at 10:12 PM on August 12 [2 favorites]

The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad. Feric Jaggar leads his Trumen against the vile Dominators of Zind

…. with an excess of truncheon related violence.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 6:01 AM on August 13 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: THANK YOU!!! I don't know why this has puzzled me for so long. And I blush when typing in search terms trying to find it. With what's been going on the last few years it strikes me as insightful. Never did finish it tho. It became so violent and disgusting I couldn't stomach it
posted by redunzl at 11:02 AM on August 13