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The Dorsai are the finest soldiers ever trained to fight and win against all odds. The Spirit of Dorsai is an illumination of the heart and soul of the planet Dorsai and its people, showing with epic clarity and unforgettable vision how why the Dorsai fight and live. It tells of the beginning when the first Dorsai was former by mercenaries willing to fight other's battles to buy freedom for their own homes. It tells how even children and old men fought for the dream of Dorsai. From the mouth show more of Amanda Morgan, direct descendant of two illustrious women who bore her name, the full st. show lessTags
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An interesting interlude that retells the events surrounding the death of Kensie Graeme and the attack on Dorsai by Dow deCastries from a different point of view than in the earlier novels. And the listener is Hal Mayne from the Final Encyclopedia, a poet who apparently is much more, and about whom I expect to read more in the rest of the Childe Cycle.
An interesting interlude that retells the events surrounding the death of Kensie Graeme and the attack on Dorsai by Dow deCastries from a different point of view than in the earlier novels. And the listener is Hal Mayne from the Final Encyclopedia, a poet who apparently is much more, and about whom I expect to read more in the rest of the Childe Cycle.
Two novellas wrapped in a conversation, between Amanda II & Hal Mayne as he is finding himself. Both novellas were good.
The first is about the first Amanda & expands on the end of the previous book when Dorsai was invaded. Even at 93, the first Amanda, embodies the spirit of the Dorsai as she leads the defense of her home district with warriors made up of youngsters, amputees & oldsters like herself against first line troops.
The second expands on the twins, Kensie & Ian Graeme (Graham - I think there was an change to the spelling of the name, anyway.) Ian, the dark twin shows another side of the spirit of the Dorsai.
All told, it was a good read & adds more to the series. It didn't wow me, but I'm not sorry I re-read it.
The first is about the first Amanda & expands on the end of the previous book when Dorsai was invaded. Even at 93, the first Amanda, embodies the spirit of the Dorsai as she leads the defense of her home district with warriors made up of youngsters, amputees & oldsters like herself against first line troops.
The second expands on the twins, Kensie & Ian Graeme (Graham - I think there was an change to the spelling of the name, anyway.) Ian, the dark twin shows another side of the spirit of the Dorsai.
All told, it was a good read & adds more to the series. It didn't wow me, but I'm not sorry I re-read it.
Part of the Childe Cycle, this book tells the story of some of the inhabitants of the planet Dorsai. Great illustrations too.
See Tactics of Mistake.
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A naturalized American who was born in Canada on November 1, 1923, Gordon Rupert Dickson is a popular science fiction writer. Dickson graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1948 and made his home in Minneapolis. Among his many novels, especially notable is Soldier, Ask Not, which won the Hugo Award in 1965. For many years, Dickson's most show more engrossing project was his Childe Cycle, a series of novels about humanity's evolutionary potential, which included a group of futuristic books that are popularly known as the Dorsai Cycle. Dickson also wrote hundreds of short stories and novelettes including Call Him Lord, for which he received a Nebula Award in 1966. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Spirit of Dorsai
- Original title
- The Spirit of Dorsai
- Original publication date
- 1979
- People/Characters
- Amanda Morgan; Ian Graeme; Kelsie Graeme; Hal Mayne
- Important places
- Alpha Centauri
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to my grandmother,
Mary Elizabeth Ford
and to my great-grandmother,
Margaret Minteer - First words
- She was tall, slim, and so blonde as to be almost white-haired.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"In my own good time."
- Original language*
- Englisch
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