The Philosophical Strangler

When Greyboar, a professional strangler, discovers the Supreme Philosophy of Life, he seeks to atone for his villainy by undertaking a series of philosophical studies, until his sister asks him to assist a group of persecuted dwarves escape from their human oppressors. Reprint.

Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction, with three million books in print. He’s the author/creator of the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series, starting with first novel 1632. With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “Belisarius” alternate Roman history series, and with David Weber he has collaborated on 1633 and 1634: The Baltic War, as well as four novels in Weber's Honorverse series. Flint was for many years a labor union activist. He lives near Chicago, Illinois.