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The Warriors of Dawn [Hardcover]

M. A. Foster (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Daw Books, Inc. (1975)
  • ASIN: B0014BUZWM
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars Probing Into the Frontier Worlds with a Ler Girl!, January 12, 2012
This review is from: Warriors of Dawn (Paperback)
M. A. Foster (1939) is a not very prolific sci-fi author and up to my knowledge he hasn't produced a new book since 1985.

"The Warriors of Dawn" (1975) is the first published volume of a loosely tied trilogy composed by "The Game players of Zan" (1977), a prequel and "The Day of the Klesh" (1979) a sequel of "The Warriors of Dawn".

IMHO this book shows a strong influence from "Dune" (1965), not only in the mannerism of starting each chapter with excerpts of imaginary books that shed light to the universe in which the story evolves, but also in the intent of constructing a complete new cultural backdrop for the tale.
This feature is very interesting but at the same time the weakest part of the novel, as the author tends to divagate about "Ler" culture, mating & purposes relegating the main action course in a secondary role.

The story is as follows: in a far future the Universe is being colonized by Humans and Ler (engineered specie of Human origin).
A Merchant returns from a planet in the fringes of known universe bringing news of a strange menace: The Warriors of Dawn.
A Human-Ler council designates a young inexperienced couple, human male & ler female to investigate what had happened at Chalcedonia.

From there on interesting adventures deploy except when Mr. Foster digresses and the plot line starts meandering.

This book is quite good and may be read with the aid of a little patience from the reader.

Reviewed by Max Yofre.
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