Soldier, Ask Not: 3rd in the 'Childe Cycle' series of books

Dickson, Gordon R

ISBN 10: 0722129521 / ISBN 13: 9780722129524

Published by Sphere, 1975

About this Item

© 1967: 3rd in the 'Childe Cycle' series of books. 1st printing of 1975 edition. The complete story based on the 1964 novella of the same name. Sometimes identified as "2nd in the 'Dorsai Trilogy'", but considered to be the 3rd in the 'Childe Cycle':- Synopsis: The black-clad mercenaries of the Friendly planets fought where their employer and their God dictated. On New Earth they pitted their fanaticism against the cold courage of the Dorsai. And the implacable hatred of one man, Tam Olyn. Olyn saw his brother-in-law shot down before his eyes. His quest for vengeance took him across half the civilized worlds, to Cassida and Frieland, to St Marie and back to New Earth. He met men of all the splinter groups into which Mankind had evolved and he used them all to bring about his revenge - until Padma the Exotic taught him how to use his special powers. And the frightening knowledge of the Final Encyclopaedia:- (original cost £0.60).

Seller Inventory # 18.003.00472

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soldier, Ask Not: 3rd in the 'Childe Cycle' series of books
• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0722129521
• ISBN 13: 9780722129524
• Binding: Paperback: 7" x 4¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Uncredited
• Edition: 1975 Edition
• Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction

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Synopsis

SCIENCE FICTION-THE BLACK CLAD MERCENARIES OF THE FRIENDLY PLANETS FOUGHT WHERE THEIR EMPLOYER AND THEIR GOD DICTATED.ON NEW EARTH THEY PITTED THEIR FANATICISM AGAINST THE COLD COURAGE OF THE DORSAI.AND THE IMPLACABLE HATRED OF ONE MAN,TAM OLYN.OLYN SAW HIS BROTHER IN LAW SHOT DOWN BEFORE HIS EYES.HIS QUEST FOR VENGEANCE TOOK HIM ACROSS HALF THE CIVILISED WORLDS,TO CASSIDA AND FRIELAND,TO ST.MARIE AND BACK TO NEW EARTH.HE MET MEN OF ALL THE SPLINTER GROUPS INTO WHICH MANKIND HAD EVOLVED AND HE USED THEMALL TO BRING ABOUT HIS REVENGE-UNTIL PADMA THE EXOTIC TAUGHT HIM HOW TO USE HIS SPECIAL POWERS-AND THE FRIGHTENING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FINAL ENCYCLOPEDIA.

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.