[The Dosadi Experiment] is full of the characteristics that irritate the [non-science-fiction fan]: the combination of "hard" sf with a fantasy style; the plethora of names, institutions, and civilizations dropped in with little or no identification; the swashbuckling plot. Fans, however, will delight in all of these. And, as usual with Herbert, some of the conceits are intriguing. Here the plot rotates about the peculiar legal philosophy and institutions of a people called the Gowachin, a quite fascinating portrayal of alien minds. (p. 2084)
Michael S. Cross, in Library Journal (reprinted from Library Journal, October 1, 1977; published by R. R. Bowker Co. (a Xerox company); copyright © 1977 by Xerox Corporation), October 1, 1977.
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