Dorsai Spirit [Paperback]

Gordon R. Dickson (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Tor Books (2002)
• ASIN: B000OTY5QC
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars for the betterment of mankind, September 16, 2009

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David Brockert "constant reader" (Madison, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dorsai Spirit (Paperback)

Mr. Dickson is well known in science fiction circles as a good writer, so I bought this book. It is interesting. The Dorsai are the inhabitants of a planet humans have colonized in their expansion across the galaxy. There is little to survive on, so the wherewithal to survive has to be imported and what is exported are mercenaries.
The book starts with a introduction to a female of a certain family, Amanda, and an off world questioner. He is curious about the history of the planet and she is the one with the answers. Her ancestors helped save and create the legacy the planet lives on.
The first story is how the planet retained its independence. They were to be brought under the rule of Earth because the actions of one of the mercenaries was to be arrested as an excuse. The planet was inhabited by old, infirm, young, etc. (the healthy young were off fighting other's battles), yet they defeated the invaders.
The second story is of the death of one of the more famous mercenary and how his twin brother exacted justice for him. The crux of the story is that some things need doing by certain people to further the ends of some esoteric group that hires the mercenaries for client planets. It is all for the betterment of mankind, but some bad things do need to happen to facilitate the path to greater good.