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Never read Dorsai so can't help much but I usually prefer reading books in published order rather than chronological order. I think it just feels right for me and my body refuses to do it any other way at this point.
Dorsai! is the first published book of the incomplete Childe Cycle series of science fiction novels by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. Later books are set both before and after the events in Dorsai!. The novel was originally published in serialized form in Astounding Science Fiction, starting in May 1959.
Mar 26, 2010 · Gordon R. Dickson’s Childe Cycle, better known by the name of the first book in the series, Dorsai!, is being made into a live action series by MDR productions (official site). Announcements to that effect can be read at SFsignal and SF Crowsnest.
Series list: Dorsai (11 Books) by Gordon R. Dickson. A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre, and rating.
- The Main Cycle
- Short Stories / Novellas
- The Bleys Novels
- The Childe Cycle Provides Examples of
Dorsai!(1959): The career of Donal Graeme, a Dorsai Mercenary who matches wits with the ambitious Prince William of Ceta.Necromancer(1962): Set in the late 21st Century, it follows Paul Formaine as he deals with the mysterious Chantry Guild and its war against a supercomputer.Soldier, Ask Not (1967): Tam Olyn's quest for revenge against the puritanical Friendlies. Set around the same time as Dorsai! and expanded from his 1964 Novellawith the same name.Tactics of Mistake(1971): Cletus Grahame, ancestor of Donal, begins to revolutionize warfare on the newly settled Younger Worlds.Lost Dorsai: Tells of a Dorsai who has turned to pacifism caught in the middle of a revolt."Warrior": Ian Graeme (Uncle of Donal), confronts a gangster over an officer's death.Young Bleys(1991)Other(1994)Antagonist(with David W. Wixon) (2007)Throughout the Fourteen Worlds of humanity, no race is as feared and respected as the Dorsai. The ultimate warriors, they are known for their deadly rages, unbreakable honor, and fierce independence.
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No man rules the Dorsai, but their mastery of the art of war has made them the most valuable mercenaries in the known universe. Donal Graeme is Dorsai, taller and harder than any ordinary man. But he is different as well, with talents that amaze even his fellow Dorsai.
