A review by mjfmjfmjf
Tactics of Mistake by Gordon R. Dickson

4.0

Better than the earlier books. Not as good as I remembered. A long time ago this was my introduction to this series and Gordon Dickson in general. And at the time it was a favorite. And with this re-read I still like it, and like it better than the earlier books. It does a good job of moving the story along even if the parallel with [b:Dorsai!|263111|Dorsai! (Childe Cycle, #1)|Gordon R. Dickson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389845085s/263111.jpg|2252902] is way too strong. And I don't think I read Dorsai! until much later. In this book Dickson tries to explain how the worlds went from Necromancer to Dorsai!/Soldier Ask Not. And it is basically is just enough. And we are given a clue as to where the Dorsai themselves come from. And I guess I was more accepting when I was younger, but I don't think I have the same level of belief. And another ornamental female character. For simple relatively short action books, there is a lot of philosophy and complexity. At this point in the series there is just not enough to hold it together. But the later books are a lot longer.