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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.
The year 2007 saw the publication of Antagonist, finished by Dickson's long-time assistant David W. Wixon. The first published reference to the Dorsai appeared in "Lulungomeena", a 1954 short story published in Galaxy Science Fiction and later dramatized on the X Minus One radio program.
- 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)The ultimate warriors, they are known for their deadly rages, unbreakable honor, and fierce independence. 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.
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Dorsai! is the saga of Donal Graeme, the uniquely talented Dorsai, with powers beyond those of ordinary men. Once he ventures to the stars, the world of the Dorsai will be changed forever. And The Spirit of Dorsai , written two decades later, is Dickson’s great novel of the women of the Dorsai.
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Soldier of Space. Hero of Destiny. 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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Nov 30, 2012 · The perfect introduction to Gordon R. Dickson's acclaimed and influential Dorsai! sequence - one of the first and still one of the best military SF series.
