The Final Encyclopedia (1984)

by Gordon R. Dickson

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Series: Childe Cycle (7)

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Really need the title on record here to be fixed!!

A magnificent tome! While drawing so many loose threads together, new ones are left to draw us on further… (

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SteveKSmy | Apr 16, 2013 |

Quite frankly, this entry in the Childe Cycle seemed like its only purpose was to spawn more volumes and, thereby, more revenue. It was bloated and didn't have the quality of writing that I found in Tactics of Mistake, Soldier, Ask Not or Spirit of the Dorsai.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gordon R. Dickson	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Whelan, Michael	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Final Encyclopedia, Volume Two of Two by Gordon R. Dickson

The Final Encyclopedia, Volume One of Two by Gordon R. Dickson

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Childe Cycle (7)

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The Final Encyclopedia

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1984

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Alpha Centauri

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0441237762, Mass Market Paperback)

The Childe Cycle, also known as the Dorsai series, is Gordon R. Dickson's future history of humankind and its ultimate destiny. Now one of its central novels return to print in a two-volume corrected edition.

In The Final Encyclopedia the human race is split into three Splinter cultures: the Friendlies, fanatic in their faith; the truth-seeking Exotics; and the warrior Dorsai. But now humanity is threatened by the power-hungry Others, whose triumph would end all human progress.

Hal Mayne is an orphan who was raised by three tutors: an Exotic, a Friendly, and a Dorsai. He is the only human capable of uniting humanity against the Others. But only if he is willing to accept his terrifying destiny...as savior of mankind.

A towering landmark of future history, The Final Encyclopedia is a novel every SF fan needs to own.

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