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Original Title:	The Dosadi Experiment
ISBN:	0765342537 (ISBN13: 9780765342539)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	ConSentiency Universe #2
Characters:	Jorj X. McKie

The Dosadi Experiment (ConSentiency Universe #2) Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

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Beyond the God Wall Generations of a tormented human-alien people, caged on a toxic planet, conditioned by constant hunger and war-this is the Dosadi Experiment, and it has succeeded too well. For the Dosadi have bred for Vengeance as well as cunning, and they have learned how to pass through the shimmering God Wall to exact their dreadful revenge on the Universe that created them . . .

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Title	:	The Dosadi Experiment (ConSentiency Universe #2)
Author	:	Frank Herbert
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	September 16th 2002 by Tor Books (first published 1977)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Fiction

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4.0 to 4.5 stars. This is best "non Dune" book by Frank Herbert that I have read. It is a sequel of sorts to Whipping Star (a book I did not really like) and is set in the universe of the ConSentiency. The basic plot involves a secret experiment in which a group of humans and aliens are kidnapped and placed on a planet with a brutal environment in order to produce...( no spoilers).In tone, this story reminded me a lot of the later Dune books in so far as its focus on the psychological

If you've ever wondered what Dune would be like with aliens and computers, well... that's not exactly what this is, but it is a non-Dune Frank Herbert space opera so that's sort of what's going on. I was able to follow the basic arc of the plot, but I admit a lot of the details of the intrigues ("plans within plans within plans..." à la Dune) were hard to follow; it was also difficult to keep track of all the characters, factions, alien species, etc.The basic plot centers on McKie and Jedrik.

As with Poul Anderson, I've only chipped at the iceburg-body of work from this author, therefore, I can not judge him too harshly. Yes, it is obvious that he is a master writer with complex yet solid plotting and inspiring world building... And it is true, that I have not yet read the Dune series, I have tried a few early short stories and the later novel "White Plague" and had to give up on those - just did not grab me! 'Cause man, I would really rather read better stories by less competent

Herbert has created a fascinating universe with the ConSentiency, a diverse alliance of an eclectic group of aliens, of which humans are just a small part. This is a very good story, essentially a conspiracy within this alliance that threatens it from the inside. However, it gets weighed down in what feels like never ending levels of political machinations, legal maneuvering, psychoanalysis and internal dialogue. In the end, it was a bit too introspective to keep me fully engaged.



Frank Herberts Dune was a masterpiece, not just of the genre but of literature, it was and remains an amazing achievement. The second Dune book was good, the third pretty good, and the fourth OK, and so on. Fans of all the Dune books (and I am one) worshipped the original (correctly and justly) and simply enjoy reveling in the world building. And so I come to Frank Herberts 1977 novel The Dosadi Experiment. I read a review I liked and recalled the quality of his writing that I had enjoyed so

This is definitely one of Herbert's better non-Dune books. The idea is intriguing, and the story is well-done. The idea in itself is not entirely new (the subjects of an experiment revolting against the creators/controllers of the experiment) but Herbert does a really nice job here, and the ending has a nice little surprise twist. You can see echoes of Dune in here, with the multilayered story. Definitely recommended if you're a Herbert fan.