Soldier, Ask Not
Soldier, ask not... and they never did. They were black-clad mercenaries, responsible only to their employer and their God. They coldly executed Tam Olyn's brother-in-law before his eyes.
Olyn's quest for vengeance took him across half of the civilized worlds – to far Cassida, New Earth, bustling Friedland; to the political planet St. Marie – and then back to Old Earth again.
He met men of all the splinter groups into which Mankind had evolved and he used them to further his ends – until Padma the Exotic, and Lisa the Mystic taught him how to use his special powers – and the enormous knowledge of the Final Encyclopedia...
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon Rupert Dickson (1923–2001) was a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.
Childe Cycle
Childe Cycle is also known as Dorsai series.
Childe Cycle consists of eleven primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.