I like to think of this as political satire:
http://darthside.blogspot.com/
Sample:
"What crystallized the situation for me was something the Duke of
Foulbash said, bringing his brown fist down on the table: "Lord Vader,
what is at stake here is a millennium of tradition! That is the heart
of this matter."
The Duke was right. I told him so. Then I assassinated the entire
royal family, down to the last forgotten bastard.
And do you know what? The Trime System is a leading commercial concern
in the sector today. They grieved but they got over it. Once liberated
from the yoke of an insoluble, deeply emotional dilemma the people of
the Trimean worlds were free to build new bonds, to establish vibrant
new institutions, and to create new traditions.
Question: do you want a moment of agony, or an entire history of ache?
That is the spirit that underlies the New Order. Understand this, and
live in peace."
That line "Then I assassinated the entire royal family, down to the
last forgotten bastard" absolutely *reeks* of Iain M. Banks, don't you
think?
Dominic
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