smiorganbaldhead's review
5.0
4.5/5. I loved the novella "Lost Dorsai." The short story "Warrior" was fine, but the novella is the standout. I love how the story turns on the characters and the local culture, and the resolutions is both tragic and (in one respect) very funny.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely not a favorite. And mostly because I'm tired of Ian. And Ian and Kensie. The short story about Ian confronting the not-mobster on Earth actually wasn't all bad. As much as I'm tired of Ian, I still liked the tone of the story, I just thought the outcome didn't make sense. As for the novella of the first story, it just dragged on and I didn't care all that much. Again I liked pieces of the story and there were interesting possibilities. As for the essay on Dickson, it was nice to see a reminder of what he had apparently intended to do with the Childe cycle. But I didn't like the style of the essay, it was too pat and easy. It mostly seemed surface. And yet generally I still liked the book. Just not as much as I wanted to.
katmarhan's review against another edition
2.0
5/10
A novella, a short story, and a companion/expanded glossary of the worlds, cultures, and people of the Childe Cycle to this point. Not sure it was all that necessary. Both the novella and the short story feature Ian and Kensie Graeme and are set earlier in time than the novels that precede this book.
A novella, a short story, and a companion/expanded glossary of the worlds, cultures, and people of the Childe Cycle to this point. Not sure it was all that necessary. Both the novella and the short story feature Ian and Kensie Graeme and are set earlier in time than the novels that precede this book.
bookcrazylady45's review
4.0
Loved the concordance. Warrior Ian was a good story. Lost Dorsai...I hate sad endings.
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