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Childe Cycle Series

12 primary works • 16 total works

Book 1

Dorsai!
by
4.03 · 11058 Ratings · 224 Reviews · published 1960 · 53 editions
aka The Genetic General
Throughout the Fourteen Wor…

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    Book 2

    Necromancer
    by
    3.61     · 1879 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 1962 · 39 editions
    aka No Room for Man
    Throughout the Fourteen Worlds …

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    Book 3

    Soldier, Ask Not
    by
    3.94     · 2857 Ratings · 85 Reviews · published 1964 · 46 editions
    A Hugo Award-winning novel of destiny and revenge.…

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    Book 4

    Tactics of Mistake
    by
    4.22     · 3253 Ratings · 113 Reviews · published 1971 · 36 editions
    Mild-mannered and scholarly Cletus Graeme, a light…

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    Book 5

    Spirit of Dorsai
    by
    3.95     · 1652 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 1979 · 32 editions
    When the male Dorsai warriors leave their world to…

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    Book 6

    Lost Dorsai
    by
    3.93     · 1514 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 1980 · 27 editions
    There are many legends on the planet of the Dorsai…

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    Book 7

    The Final Encyclopedia
    by
    4.04     · 1141 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 1984 · 27 editions
    In The Final Encyclopedia the human race is split …

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    Book 8

    The Chantry Guild
    by
    3.87     · 878 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1988 · 14 editions
    A lone ship entering Earth space rouses Hal Mayne …

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    Book 9

    Young Bleys
    by
    3.82     · 698 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1991 · 2 editions
    The Splinter Cultures' longtime experimentation in…

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    Book 10

    Other
    by
    3.80     · 389 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1994 · 2 editions
    Bleys Ahrens is now a political power on the plane…

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    Book 11

    Antagonist
    by
    3.46     · 107 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2007 · 6 editions
    Gordon R. Dickson's "Childe Cycle" of novels depic…

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    Book 12

    The Star Road
    by
    3.39     · 123 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1973 · 14 editions
    Collection of short stories

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    Book 1-7

    Ciclo di "Dorsai!"
    by
    0.00     · published 1986 · 1 edition
    Cofanetto contenente i primi 8 titoli del "Ciclo D…

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    Book 5-6

    The Dorsai Companion
    by
    3.93     · 162 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1986 · 2 editions
    Presents the shorter works of the series in one vo…

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    Book 7.1

    The Final Encyclopedia, 1 of 2
    by
    4.22     · 121 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1986 · 4 editions
    The Childe Cycle, also known as the Dorsai series,…

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    Book 7.2

    The Final Encyclopedia, 2 of 2
    by
    4.08     · 241 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1984 · 5 editions
    The Childe Cycle, also known as the Dorsai series,…

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