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Soldier, Ask Not: A Novel in the Chide Cyle (Childe Cycle)

by Gordon R Dickson

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On the sixteen colonized worlds, mankind has changed, evolved into something that was slightly more than human...and slightly less. Men of War on the Dorsai worlds, men of art, science, and other strange new talents on the worlds collectively known as the "Friendlies". Until Jamethon Black, the Friendlies had produced nothing but cannon fodder in the great wars. Now they have a champion and a true leader, but will it be enough to save them?

"Dickson is among the best storytellers we have ever had ... one of the finest makers that our field has ever known". — Poul Anderson

"(The Childe Cycle is) the grandest saga in the history of SF!" — Ben Bova

"Dickson provides readers with some of science fiction's finest moments". — Omni

"Dickson is nothing if not versatile — but the books known as the Childe Cycle are perhaps his best work". — A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction

Synopsis:

On the sixteen colonized worlds, mankind had changed, evolved into something that was slightly more than human...and slightly less. Men of War on the Dorsai worlds, men of Faith on the Friendly Worlds of Harmony and Association, men of Science, the Exotics of Kultis and Mara, and the Splinter cultures which had produced even stranger new talents.

Those who knew said it was the Dorsai who supplied soldiers to the sixteen worlds. The Friendlies supplied cannon fodder, common soldiers who could be relied on to obey orders at all times.

But even cannon fodder can sometimes produce genius. Jamethon Black is a true soldier, and a true man of faith. Now he must face a deadly enemy--an enemy whose defeat will forever separate Black from the only woman he has ever loved.

About the Author

Gordon R. Dickson was the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author of many classics of fantasy and science fiction, most famously the Childe Cycle (also known as the Dorsai series). He died in 2001.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780812504002
Subtitle:
A Novel in The Chide Cyle
Author:
Dickson, Gordon R.
Author:
Dickson, Gordon R.
Publisher:
Tor Science Fiction
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction - Military
Subject:
Dorsai (imaginary place)
Subject:
Science / General
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st Tor ed.
Edition Description:
Tor
Series:
Childe Cycle
Series Volume:
5
Publication Date:
19980215
Binding:
MM
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
6.76x4.20x.87 in. .36 lbs.

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