can respond very differently to the same book. Or books.
I will agree with you on the two criteria, but obviously we can be grabbed by different things, and be willing to suspend our disbelief over different things. Chances are I've loved books you hated.
While there are some Libertarian and politically conservative s-f writers, it seems to me that many more of them are pretty liberal politically. I go to cons semi regularly. Lately I've been going regularly to Bubonicon which is in Albuquerque in August, and Mile Hi Con, in Denver in October. This coming weekend, in fact.
I haven't read the Domination of Draka books, and to be honest from reading the description I think they'd be more military than I happened to be interested in. Steve Stirling is a nice guy. He lives here in Santa Fe and I've met him several times. I've also read a couple of his books and liked what I've read.
While I often read dystopian novels, one of my current favorite s-f writers is Connie Willis. Plus many others, like any self-respecting reader. 
By the way, thanks for remembering the titles and the author of the books we're discussing. Just couldn't bring them to mind, so I appreciate that someone else right away knew them.
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