Throughout humanity's Fourteen Worlds, no group is as feared and respected as the Dorsai. The ultimate warriors, they are known for their deadly rages, and ferocious independence… and unbending honor. No one man rules the Dorsai, but their mastery of the arts of war has made them the most valuable mercenaries in the human universe. “Dorsai!” is the saga of Donal Graeme, the uniquely talented Dorsai, with powers beyond those of ordinary men. Once he ventures to the stars, the world of the Dorsai will be changed forever. The novel was originally published in serialized form in Astounding Science Fiction, starting in May, 1959. A shorter, revised version was published in paperback by Ace in 1960 under the title The Genetic General. A re-edited and expanded version of the novel was published under its original serialized title, Dorsai!, by DAW in 1976. This version of the novel was reissued as one half of an omnibus edition, Dorsai Spirit by Tor in 2002, The other novel contained in Dorsai Spirit is The Spirit of Dorsai (originally published 1979). Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960

Suppose that elves, gremlins, and leprechauns are really tiny aliens marooned on Earth for hundreds of years. They want to go home, and human technology finally can make it possible—if they can get aboard NASA’s Mars rocket and hijack it! Pity the poor human who has to help them with the big heist…

The voracious and merciless Horde roved the galaxies, stripping whole star systems of all life. As they advance on the Milky Way, a galaxy-wide force is hastily arrayed to stop them. But Miles Vander, the warrior sent by Earth to join the defense, must first convince his alien crewmembers that he is just as good a soldier as they

La Terra è stata conquistata dagli alieni, ma i terrestri non si danno per vinti, e ben presto nasce un movimento di resistenza. Il racconto è ambientato in Italia, e ci rivela che anche nel futuro l’aeroporto di Milano sarà spesso chiuso per nebbia. Vincitore del premio Hugo per il miglior racconto (Novelette) in 1981

Questa è una delle nostre storie preferite in assoluto (non solo di questo volume, ma di tutta la letteratura fantascientifica). È l’unico racconto sulle invasioni della Terra da parte di una razza aliena che troverete in questo libro, visto che abbiamo ritenuto più opportuno dedicarne uno intero a questo tema che rimane uno dei più affascinanti di questo genere letterario e quindi meritava di non essere confinato in poche pagine. È anche l’inizio di una serie, il cui secondo racconto, «Il bastone e il mantello», avrebbe portato a Dickson un altro premio Hugo un paio d’anni dopo la pubblicazione di questa commovente storia su una Terra dominata da un rigido oppressore ma in cui c’è forse ancora spazio per un soffio di speranza

A master of science fiction examines what happens when powerful aliens meet puny humans—with results ranging from chilling to utterly hilarious. Getting along in the Universe can be tricky, but those monkey-boys and girls from Earth can get pretty feisty themselves when the situation calls for it. And if you bet on the side of the mighty alien armadas that have conquered half the galaxy, you might end up losing, as you've overlooked the winning human edge…

HUMANS OR HEMNOIDS: AN UNBEARABLE CHOICE Planet Dilbia is in a crucial location for both humans and their adversaries, the Hemnoids. Therefore making friends with the Dilbians and establishing a human presence there is of the utmost importance, which may be a problem, since the bearlike Dilbians stand some nine feet tall, and have a high regard for physical prowess. They’re not impressed by human technology, either. A real man, er, bear doesn’t need machines to do his work for him. But Dilbians “are” impressed by sharp thinking, and some have expressed a grudging admiration for the logical (and usually sneaky) mental maneuvers that the human “shorties” have used to get themselves out of desperate jams. Just maybe that old human craftiness will win over the Dilbians to the human side. If not, we lose a nexus, and the Dilbians will learn just how unbearable Hemnoids can be…

Accompanied by a leopard and a nearly autistic young woman, Marc Despard sets out to locate his wife, who, along with the rest of humanity, was swept away by a time storm

The U.S. has been devastated by worldwide financial collapse. Civilization as readers know it has disappeared. Marauding bands are terrorizing the countryside, killing and looting. Jeremy Bellamy Walthers’ goal is to cross 2,000 miles of ravaged countryside to reach the security of his brother’s Montana ranch. En route he befriends a wolf who becomes a partner and companion via verbal and nonverbal communication. The story deals with Jeremy’s interaction with the wolf and the other human survivors of the economic collapse. Dickson has created another superior novel; it’s colorful, well written, and peopled with well-developed, multidimensional characters. The wolf is especially fascinating. YAs who have cut their teeth on such works as George’s Julie of the Wolves (Harper, 1972) or Mowatt’s Never Cry Wolf (Little, 1963) will enjoy this survival story in sci/fi clothing

Earth was only a primitive outpost, its people dubbed primitive “wolflings” by the rulers of the galactic empire. James Keil was sent to the High-Born rulers’ Throne World, with orders only to observe—until he cast away his orders from Earth and proved himself a Wolfling indeed

Известность Д. принес его «Цикл Чильде», составной частью которого является «Цикл о дорсаях» – по имени специально «выведенной» расы галактических воинов . Серия, задуманная автором как история будущего (предполагалось дополнить ее историч. и реалистическими романами), вызвала протест либеральной критики, усмотревшей в цикле Д. открытую проповедь милитаризма; если отвлечься от «идеологического содержания» (подобно П.Андерсону , Л.Нивену , Р.Хайнлайну , Д. придерживается умеренно консервативных идей либертарианства), – это яркий пример приключенческой НФ с элементами «космической оперы». Цикл включает в себя книги (перечислены в порядке внутренней хронологии): «Некромант» [Necromancer] (1962; др. – «Нет места человеку» [No Room for Man]), «Тактика ошибки» [Tactics of Mistake] (1971), «Солдат, не спрашивай» [Soldier, Ask Not] (1964; доп. 1967; рус. 1991), «Прирожденный полководец» [Genetic General] (1959 – «Дорсай!»; сокр. 1960; рус.1991 – «Генетический полководец»; др. – «Прирожденный полководец»; доп. 1976 – «Дорсай!» [Dorsai!]); первый, второй и четвертый романы объединены в один том – «Три дорсая!» [Three to Dorsai!] (1975); «Финальная энциклопедия» [The Final Encyclopedia] (1984), «Гильдия часовни» [Chantry Guild] (1988), «Молодой Блейз» [Young Bleys](1991). «Побочная» линия представлена в сб. «Дух дорсаев» [The Spirit of Dorsai] (1979); др. короткие произв. включены в сб. «Потерянный дорсай» [Lost Dorsai] (1980; испр. 1988); большинство р-зов и повестей объединено в сб. «В компании с дорсаем» [The Dorsai Companion] (1986); выделяются – повесть «Потерянный дорсай» (1980; «Хьюго»-81) и р-з «Солдат, не спрашивай» (1964; «Хьюго»-65; доп.1967; рус.1991). Переводы на рус. яз. произв. цикла составили сб. – "Из серии «Дорсай» (рус.1991), «Дорсайская дилогия» (рус.1992; др. – «Солдат, не спрашивай. Прирожденный полководец») http://bestseller.pp.ru/biogr.php?aut_id=26