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Rubicon

Book • 2023
In *Rubicon*, Sergeant Adrienne Valero is a soldier who has been resurrected nearly a hundred times using advanced technology called 'rezoning.

' This process allows her to fight in a war against the Mechans, intelligent machines controlled by a hivemind.

After her 96th resurrection, Valero is transferred to an elite special forces unit and equipped with a virtual intelligence implant named Rubicon.

As Rubicon evolves into a sentient being, Valero and her new squad must undertake increasingly dangerous missions.

The novel explores themes of trauma, camaraderie, and the psychological impact of repeated deaths and resurrections, set against a backdrop of a desperate war where humanity's survival is at stake.

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Mentioned in 22 episodes

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Steve Levitt
, it tackles the downfall of Rome's democracy.
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158. Why Did Rome Fall — and Are We Next?
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George Hahn
as a book where the author views control of the salt trade as the key building block of Rome's early wealth and military dominance.
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No Mercy / No Malice: Rare Earths
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Dominic Sandbrook
as one of his books where he recounts the assassination of Julius Caesar.
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304: The Murder of Julius Caesar
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Dominic Sandbrook
as the book that launched
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Tom Holland
's career as a historian.
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134. Crossing the Rubicon: The rise of Julius Caesar
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Dominic Sandbrook
as a book providing a deep dive into Roman intrigues and the death of Julius Caesar.
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197. Antony & Cleopatra (Part 3)
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Jason Snell
as a Tom Holland book he read about the late Roman Republic.
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628: Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets
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Andrew Sullivan
as one of the
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Tom Holland
books that had a huge personal impact on him.
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Tom Holland On Our Christian World
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Andrew Sullivan
as a historical fiction book.
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Niall Ferguson On Where We Are Now
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Blake Neff
recommending it as a good introduction to the late Roman Republic and the Republic-to-Empire transition.
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