The Dosadi Experiment
First published 1977 · English · 336 pages
- Novels
- Science fiction
The Dosadi Experiment is a science fiction novel set in a galaxy of strained alliances between humans and alien peoples. Jorj X. McKie, an agent of the Bureau of Sabotage, is sent to investigate Dosadi, a crowded and brutal planet cut off from the rest of the universe.
He discovers a society shaped by extreme hardship and a strange hidden purpose. The book examines how pressure forms people and cultures, and how far an experiment on living beings can be justified. It combines action, politics and moral questions.
Quotes
That is one of the Law's purposes, of course: to test the qualities of those who choose to employ it.
Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary system, and then is drawn, all unknowing, into economic adventures?