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Orson Scott Card's Ender's Shadow series is actually scifi, but it deals very heavily in politics. Also, Graceling by Kristin Cashore has quite a bit of political intrigue.

I am reading Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. It is quite dry, a satire of society, and very enjoyable.

I found Nanowrimo to be very helpful. (National Novel Writing Moth). They have a website and everything (http://www.nanowrimo.org/). I know you're working on a short story, but I used it to write a few short stories and get ahead on my novel. I found that the pressure of having to write 1500...

Hello. I've been working on my first novel for about a year now and am quite excited about it. I thus far have no title, but I have many thousands of words written; as a matter of fact, I'm hoping to have it done by the end of the summer. The novel is based on one important premise: Earth was...

Greg Bear's Blood Music is quite good, if a bit disturbing. Also, Ender's Game and the rest of the series by Orson Scott Card are absolutely fantastic. His other series Ender's Shadow, is also excellent, but focuses more on Earth than the rest of the universe.