About
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon Rupert Dickson (1923-2001) was a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy writer. His career spanned over four decades, and he is best known for his "Dorsai" series, which explores the concept of a warrior society. Dickson also wrote several other popular series, including the "Childe Cycle," the "Lost Dorsai," and the "Dragonknight" series. His work was noted for its strong characterization and its exploration of complex themes such as identity, loyalty, and the nature of good and evil. Dickson received several awards for his writing, including the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award.
Book Series by Gordon R. Dickson
Hoka Series with Poul Anderson
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Earthman's Burden | 1957 | Buy on Amazon |
| Star Prince Charlie | 1975 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoka! | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hokas Pokas! | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
Childe Cycle Series with David W. Wixon
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dorsai! / The Genetic General | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| Necromancer / No Room for Man | 1962 | Buy on Amazon |
| Soldier, Ask Not | 1964 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tactics Of Mistake | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spirit of Dorsai | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lost Dorsai | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Encyclopedia | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Chantry Guild | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Young Bleys | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Other | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Antagonist ( With: David W. Wixon) | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
Childe Cycle Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Dorsai Companion | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
Under the Sea Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Under the Sea (Short Story) | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| Secret under Antarctica | 1963 | Buy on Amazon |
| Secret Under the Caribbean (Short Story) | 1964 | Buy on Amazon |
Dilbia Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Spacial Delivery | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| Space Paw | 1969 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Right to Arm Bears | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
Sea People Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Space Swimmers | 1967 | Buy on Amazon |
| Home from the Shore | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
Dragon and the George Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Dragon and the George | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon Knight | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon on the Border | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon at War | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon and The Djinn | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon & the Gnarly King | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon in Lyonesse | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
Jim Eckert Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Beyond the Dar Al-Harb | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
War and Honor Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Harriers / Of War and Honor ( With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro) | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood and War ( With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Christopher Stasheff) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
Combat Command Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Cold Cash War ( By: Robert Lynn Asprin) | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cut by Emerald ( By: Dana Kramer) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Shines the Name ( By: Mark Acres) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Omega Rebellion ( By: Troy Denning) | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Legion At War ( By: J. Andrew Keith) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Slammers Down! ( By: Todd Johnson) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Black Road War ( By: Neil Randall) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lord of Lances ( By: Mark Acres) | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dorsai's Command | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cold Cash Warrior ( By: Bill Fawcett, Robert Lynn Asprin) | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
Gordon R. Dickson Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Alien from Arcturus / Arcturus Landing | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mankind on the Run / On the Run | 1956 | Buy on Amazon |
| Time to Teleport | 1960 | Buy on Amazon |
| Naked to the Stars | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| Delusion World | 1961 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mission to Universe | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Alien Way | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Space Winners | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wolfling | 1969 | Buy on Amazon |
| None but Man | 1969 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mutants | 1970 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hour of the Horde | 1970 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sleepwalker's World | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Outposter | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pritcher Mass | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alien Art | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| The R-Master | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Master | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ancient, My Enemy | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gremlins Go Home ( With: Ben Bova) | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lifeship / Lifeboat ( With: Harry Harrison) | 1975 | Buy on Amazon |
| Time Storm | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Far Call | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pro | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Masters of Everon | 1979 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Man from Earth | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jamie the Red | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Survival | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Secrets of the Deep | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Steel Brother | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Forever Man | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Dream | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mindspan | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Way of the Pilgrim | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Earth Lords | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wolf and Iron | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Magnificent Wilf | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
Gordon R. Dickson Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Time Grabber (Short Story) | 1952 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog 1 | 1964 | Buy on Amazon |
| Planet Run ( By: Keith Laumer) | 1967 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Gordon Dickson | 1970 | Buy on Amazon |
| Danger-human | 1970 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Star Road | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| In Iron Years | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| Love Not Human | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Forward | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Invaders | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Man the Worlds Rejected | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Stranger | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| In the Bone | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Guided Tour | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beginnings | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ends | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bootcamp 3000 | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hour of the Gremlins | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Human Edge | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
Gordon R. Dickson Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| No Shield from the Dead (Short Story) | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| It Hardly Seems Fair (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
Gordon R. Dickson Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Green Guide: Mushrooms and Toadstools (Short Story) | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
Hoka Collections with Poul Anderson
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
Stellar Series
Stellar Short Novels ( With: Andrew J. Offutt, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Shawn Oueinsteen)
1976
Stellar # 2 ( By: Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Howard Waldrop, Clifford D. Simak, Jack C. Haldeman II, Steven Utley, Hal Clement, James White, Richard S. Simak, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Patrick G. Conner)
1976
Stellar # 3 ( By: Jack L. Chalker, Clifford D. Simak, Gene DeWeese, Jeffrey M. Wallman, Charles W. Runyon, Mildred Downey Broxon, Henry Melton, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Arsen Darney, B. Lee Cooper, Larry S. Haverkos, Steve Utley, Bill Starr)
1977
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Stellar Short Novels ( With: Andrew J. Offutt, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Shawn Oueinsteen) | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stellar # 2 ( By: Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Howard Waldrop, Clifford D. Simak, Jack C. Haldeman II, Steven Utley, Hal Clement, James White, Richard S. Simak, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Patrick G. Conner) | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stellar # 3 ( By: Jack L. Chalker, Clifford D. Simak, Gene DeWeese, Jeffrey M. Wallman, Charles W. Runyon, Mildred Downey Broxon, Henry Melton, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Arsen Darney, B. Lee Cooper, Larry S. Haverkos, Steve Utley, Bill Starr) | 1977 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stellar # 4 ( By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stellar # 5 ( By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stellar # 6 ( By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stellar # 7 ( By: Terry Carr, Leanne Frahm, Judy-Lynn del Rey) | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
War and Honor Series with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Christopher Stasheff
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Blood and War ( With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Christopher Stasheff) | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
Gordon R. Dickson Anthologies
Nebula Winners No. 12: Sfwa's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
1978
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Space Service | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| Star Science Fiction Stories No. 6 | 1953 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog 3 | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 1965 July | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 1965 | 1965 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1969 | 1969 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog 6 | 1969 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 1971 | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog Science Fiction And Fact, May 1971 | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1971 | 1971 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Day the Sun Stood Still | 1972 | Buy on Amazon |
| The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology / Astounding | 1973 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wondermakers 2 | 1974 | Buy on Amazon |
| Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium | 1975 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alpha 6 | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beyond Tomorrow | 1976 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nebula Awards 12 | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nebula Winners No. 12: Sfwa's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rod Serling's Other Worlds | 1978 | Buy on Amazon |
| Weekend Book of Science Fiction | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969 | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Science Fiction A to Z | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Separate Star: A Tribute to Rudyard Kipling | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dragons | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Good Old Stuff | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Robert Silverberg Presents the Great Science Fiction Stories (1964) | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The World Turned Upside Down | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Already Among Us | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Good Stuff | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Anthropomorphic Aliens | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amazing Stories, Volume 87 | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
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