November: Dorsai by Gordon Dickson

Bringing things full circle for 2008 (we started the year with two military SF novels) is Gordon Dickson's "Dorsai!" "Dorsai" is part of the incomplete Childe series. It was the first novel published in the series, though later novels look at events that take place before "Dorsai!"

Throughout the Fourteen Worlds of humanity, no race is as feared and respected as the Dorsai. The ultimate warriors, they are known for their deadly rages, unbreakable honor, and fierce independence. No man rules the Dorsai, but their mastery of the art of war has made them the most valuable mercenaries in the known universe.Donal Graeme is Dorsai, taller and harder than any ordinary man. But he is different as well, with talents that maze even his fellow Dorsai. And once he ventures out into the stars, the future will never be the same.

The Obscure Reference SciFi and Fantasy Group will meet on Wednesday, November 19th at 6:30 p.m. at Linebaugh Library to discuss the book. We meet a week earlier than usual in November due to Thanksgiving. That evening, all final nominations for next year will be taken as well.

Previously Nominated Titles

Last year, we had a lot of titles nominated. As we think about nominees for next year, here are some of the titles nominated but not selected for 2008. Some may be nominated again this year and there may be some you'd like to add to your "to be read" list.

• Gridlinked by Neil Asher
• In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker
• Timescape by Greg Benford
• The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
• Jupiter by Ben Bova
• Privateer by Ben Bova
• Heritage of Hastur by Marion Zimmer Bradley
• Kiln People by David Brin
• The Postman by David Brin
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
• Ill Win by Rachel Caine
• Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carol
• Time's Eye by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
• Babel 17 by Samuel Delany
• The Dragon and the George by Gordon Dickson
• Solider Ask Not by Gordon Dickson
• Acacia by David Anthony Durham
• To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
• Conrad Starguard by Leo Frankowski
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman
• Nueromancer by William Gibson
• Flowers for Algernon by William Keyes
• The Disposssed by Ursula LeGuin
• The Left Hand of Darknes by Urusula LeGuin
• A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
• The Crystal Singer by Anne Caffery
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Seeker by Jack McDevitt
• Nekropolis by Maureen McHugh
• The Scar by China Mieville
• Dawn for Distant Earth by L.E. Modesitt
• Ecolitian Operation by L.E. Modesitt
• Legacies by L.E. Modesitt
• Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
• Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
• Golden Compass series by Philip Pullman
• March Upcountry by John Ringo
• Berzerker series by Frederick Saberhagen
• The Complete McAndrews by Charles Sheffield
• Hyperion by Dan Simmons
• A Brother's Price by Wes Spencer
• Dog Warrior by Web Spencer
• Conquistador by S.M. Stirling
• The Domination by S.M. Stirling
• Accelerando by Charles Stross
• A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
• Any Kurt Vonnegut novel
• Mutineer's Moon by David Weber
• Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber
• The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
• Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
• Farday's Orphans by N. Lee Wood
• Looking for Madhi by N. Lee Wood
• Macrolife by George Zebrowski