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![]() In this story, Heinlein explores the idea of a just society; what does that society do with people who refuse to follow the rules? People who refuse to abide by the Covenant are placed (willingly or not) in Coventry, a large area of the U.S. about the size of Montana to fend for themselves. Coventry is surrounded by an impenetrable force field called the Barrier.
Another character adds:
This story is classic Heinlein; read it to get some of the basis for the socio-political climate in his future history series.
This description from Rex (1934) by Harl Vincent of a similar idea is interesting:
Compare to the Langston field from Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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