The Communists Took Over. And Then?

[Extollager]

I've started a couple of threads relating to thrillers and sf published in the Cold War era:

http://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/550333/

http://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/550353/

Herewith I'll add one more. Again, I'm talking about books published from, let's say, 1945-1975 at the latest. I'm reading Cyril Kornbluth's Not This August (1955), set in 1965. The Russian and Chinese allies force the US to surrender. The protagonist is a farmer who mostly just wants to be left alone, feeling he's given plenty already in his military experience in Korea, etc., but is drawn into a plot (which seems far-fetched) against the victorious invaders.

Perhaps some Chronsfolk will like to talk about other books on this theme published during this period. Kingsley Amis's Russian Hide-and-Seek would qualify but was published too recently. I'd appreciate it if people would respect the 1945-75 designation.

 

[BAYLOR]

I recently found a copy of Not This August in a used bookstore . it sounded interesting.

 

[Zendexor]

I've started a couple of threads relating to thrillers and sf published in the Cold War era:

http://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/550333/

http://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/550353/

Herewith I'll add one more. Again, I'm talking about books published from, let's say, 1945-1975 at the latest. I'm reading Cyril Kornbluth's Not This August (1955), set in 1965. The Russian and Chinese allies force the US to surrender. The protagonist is a farmer who mostly just wants to be left alone, feeling he's given plenty already in his military experience in Korea, etc., but is drawn into a plot (which seems far-fetched) against the victorious invaders.

Perhaps some Chronsfolk will like to talk about other books on this theme published during this period. Kingsley Amis's Russian Hide-and-Seek would qualify but was published too recently. I'd appreciate it if people would respect the 1945-75 designation.

Paul Tabori's The Survivors (1964) includes a Russian Communist invasion, if I remember correctly. Do short stories count? If so, Heinlein's Year of the Jackpot might qualify.

 

[Vince W]

Not really a thriller, but I thought Norman Spinrad's portrayal of the West's decline and Russia's ascension in Russian Spring (1991) was very interesting. Unfortunately with the collapse of the Soviet Union later that year has relegated this book to a footnote in Spinrad's career. If you can find a copy, I'd recommend it.

 

[Ray McCarthy]

80 minute hour, Brian Aldiss, 1974

 

[Extollager]

Do short stories count?

Sure!