A deadly game of wits. High-stakes survival. Can one man outmaneuver his adversary in a world on the brink? In Check and Checkmate, Walter M. Miller Jr. crafts a suspenseful sci-fi tale where two minds clash in a strategic battle that could determine the fate of humanity...
He had been elected by a popular vote of 603,217,954 to 130, the dissenters casting their negative by announcing that, for the sake of national unity, they refused to participate in any civilized activities during the President's term, whereupon they were admitted...