Lenin of the Stars
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Lenin came from outer space! He and his fellow shape-changing aliens bring communism to Earth, hoping to teach galactic harmony to violent humanity. Communist aliens posing as legendary leaders steer great nations through the turbulent history of the Twentieth Century. But changing times and surprising turnarounds lead the aliens to fight a secret civil war among their own ranks. When the alien Lenin and his beloved Irina end up on opposite sides, they have no choice but to battle to the death...or start a new revolution that might just sweep the stars. Don't miss this exciting tale by award-winning storyteller Robert T. Jeschonek, a master of unique and unexpected science fiction that really packs a punch.
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Robert T. Jeschonek is an award-winning writer whose fiction, comics, essays, articles, and podcasts have been published around the world. DC Comics, Simon & Schuster, and DAW Books have published his work. His young adult urban fantasy novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, is now available from Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and was named one of Booklist’s Top Ten First Novels for Youth.
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Lenin of the Stars - Robert Jeschonek
Lenin of The Stars
A SCIFI STORY
ROBERT JESCHONEK
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Lenin of The Stars
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LENIN OF THE STARS
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Cover Art Copyright © 2023 by Ben Baldwin
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Lenin of The Stars
As we sit on the terrace in the oppressive jungle heat, I slide a shot of crystal clear vodka across the glass table. The man who was once Senator Joseph McCarthy taps the rim with one index finger and chuckles.
Come on now.
He shakes his head, smirking. "You know I don't touch that stuff, Vladimir."
I shrug and throw back my own shot. Feel the burn rolling down my throat like a slow-motion solar flare. I've had lots of names,
I say as I pour another. "Why do you insist on calling me by that one?"
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.
McCarthy says it with grand sarcasm. You'll always be Lenin to me.
Ha.
I down the second shot and clap the glass on the table. And you'll always be an incompetent fear-mongering bastard to me.
You talk like I didn't just kill your hand-picked Red Guard.
He gestures at the twelve charred corpses strewn about the terrace. Five are still smoking in the blazing mid-morning sun. Like it isn't just you and me here now.
I smile and raise the vodka bottle. The rays of the sun play through it on my face, refracted by the uneven crystal. How 'bout if I drink you for it?
I shake the bottle. I'll drink you for the revolution.
Something screeches in the treetops (bird, cat, monkey?) and McCarthy stops smirking. You've led your last revolution, Lenin. End of story.
He spreads his hands, exposing the octagonal barrels of