Eye of the Zodiac
A Dumarest Novel

men have two options: live in an urban setting and so be ground under the wheel of capitalism, in a place where everything is transactional; live in a rural setting and so be ground under the weight of tribalism, in a place where superstitious ritual trumps individuality. women have two options: liv......more

Just finished Dumarest 13 - Eye of the Zodiac. We find our hero on the run, the Cyclan hot on his trail and within an hour of capturing him. The space port sealed, he is assisted by a woman who flies a raft over the port whilst pretending to be drunk... Dumarest jumps from the raft and seeks passage......more

Eye of the Zodiac (Dumarest #13) by E.C. Tubb Please give my Amazon review a helpful vote - [URL not allowed]-re... This is Book 13 of the Dumarest Saga. All the pieces that constitute the Dumarest formula are in place. Dumarest has the code for the Affinity Twin, the Cyclan is after......more

Less violent, less action-packed and slightly more cerebral, this volume seems to move Dumarest's quest heavily towards it's conclusion, even though we know (with the benefit of hindsight) that there are twenty books still to go. Still very formulaic, despite managing to stray from the formula in som......more

As usual, this Dumarest story is full of great action-adventure, fun characters, and well-described and detailed alien worlds. However, more than most Dumarest books, this one seems to concentrate on metaplot. Maybe Dumarest is just going from MacGuffin to MacGuffin, but nonetheless it's great to se......more