[LINK] Conquering the World(s) Has a Price

[rfmcdonald]

Demonstrating that he is, in fact, a polymath, Carlos at Halfway Down the Danube applies structuralism to three science-fiction novels of note--Kate Elliott's Jaran, Lois McMaster Bujold's Shards of Honor, and M.J. Engh's Arslan--and comes up with some rather provocative conclusions. Do go and peek.