Spirit of Dorsai

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Author(s):

Gordon R Dickson

First Pub:

1979

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

See 5

Prologue

Amanda Morgan

Interlude

Brothers

Epilogue

Internal ID:

1628

Series:

<- Tactics of Mistake - Lost Dorsai ->

Childe Cycle*

#5 of 12

Childe Cycle*

The Childe Cycle is an unfinished science fiction series by Gordon R Dickson.

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1) Dorsai!
2) Necromancer
3) Soldier, Ask Not
4) Tactics of Mistake
5) Spirit of Dorsai
6) Lost Dorsai
7) The Final Encyclopedia
8) Dorsai Companion
9) The Chantry Guild
10) Young Bleys
11) Other
12) Antagonist

Copyright:

Dedication:

This book is dedicated to my grandmother,
Mary Elizabeth Ford
and to my great-grandmother,
Margaret Minteer

First Sentence:

She was tall, slim, and so blonde as to be almost white-haired.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"In my own good time."

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Added: 20-Apr-2015

Last Updated: 08-Apr-2020

Publications

15-May-1993

Tor Books

Paperback

Date Issued:

15-May-1993

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$4.99

Pages*:

249

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1631

Publisher:

Tor Books

ISBN:

0-812-50403-8

ISBN-13:

978-0-812-50403-3

Country:

United States

Language:

English

A WOMAN OF THE DORSAI!

Throughout the universe, the Dorsai are feared and respected as the most effective soldiers humanity has ever known. But the warrior spirit of the Dorsai does not, cannot, reside solely in the men of that race - for when the Dorsai go to fight wars on distant planets, it is the women who remain behind to defend their world and their future. The home planet of the Dorsai has never fallen to any invader, although many have tried...

Through three generations, Amanda Morgan has embodied the best of the Dorsai: the selfless courage, keen intelligence, and unconquerable soul. She is more than one lone woman. She is...
THE SPIRIT OF DORSAI
A novel of the Chylde Cycle

"Some of the finest writing Dickson has ever done, and the heroine is arguably his best piece of characterization and one of the half-dozen best female characters in science fiction or fantasy."
- Booklist

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Author(s)

Gordon R Dickson
Birth: 01 Nov 1923 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Death: 31 Jan 2001 Richfield, Minnesota, USA

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