Vortex

Name: Vortex
Author: Larry Bond

1991 war novel by Larry Bond and Patrick Larkin

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Author: Larry Bond
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-06-24
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, Patrick Larkin
Released: June 1991
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
, Hachette Book Group
Language: English
Genre: thriller
, war novel

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Vortex is a 1991 war novel by Larry Bond and Patrick Larkin. Set during the final years of apartheid in South Africa, Vortex follows the assassination of a reformist National Party president and his cabinet by the African National Congress, as well as a subsequent seizure of power by far-right Afrikaners. The plot unfolds through a series of intertwining accounts narrated through several characters. It was a commercial success, receiving generally positive reviews.

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Main subject: Cold War
Country of origin: United States
Title: Vortex
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-06-24
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Has version, edition or translation: Vortex
Form of creative work: novel
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2026-06-22
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