Review Detail of trudny1 in Interesting Times

There aren't many chapters, but they are REALLY long, so dw about chapter count. Now onto the fanfic itself: I love it. It is a story of a man that doesn't have built in cheats of intelligence or strength, neither is he a combatant. No, our protagonist influences the world by joining the political structure of the 'nation' and influencing it from within. Now I have two questions, one to author (though I doubt he would answer, as up to now there were no comments from him): a) Any romance in the future? b) Fellow readers, do you know any other similar stories, and would recommend?