Necromancer

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Ace Books, 1987 - Fiction - 189 pages
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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. No man rules the Dorsai, but their mastery of the art has made them the most valuable mercenaries in the known universe. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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This book was also published as "No Room For Man". Dickson has created a good Dorsai story here. this is a prequel, in which Dickson sets up the psychological side of the divergent evolutionary stage that will face mankind. Read full review

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About the author (1987)

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 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.

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TitleNecromancer
Ace science fiction
Childe Cycle
Childe Cycle, No 1
AuthorGordon R. Dickson
Editionreissue
PublisherAce Books, 1987
Original fromPennsylvania State University
Digitized18 Nov 2009
ISBN0441568564, 9780441568567
Length189 pages
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