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A naturalized American who was born in Canada on November 1, 1923, Gordon Rupert Dickson is a popular science fiction writer. Dickson graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1948 and made his home in Minneapolis. Among his many novels, especially notable is Soldier, Ask Not, which won the Hugo Award in 1965. For many years, Dickson's most engrossing project was his Childe Cycle, a series of novels about humanity's evolutionary potential, which included a group of futuristic books that are popularly known as the Dorsai Cycle. Dickson also wrote hundreds of short stories and novelettes including Call Him Lord, for which he received a Nebula Award in 1966. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Dragon and the George… (more)
The Dragon and the George 1,607 copies, 13 reviews
Dorsai! 1,525 copies, 21 reviews
Soldier, Ask Not 1,200 copies, 9 reviews
Tactics of Mistake 1,073 copies, 10 reviews
Necromancer 928 copies, 6 reviews
The Final Encyclopedia 788 copies, 7 reviews
The Dragon Knight 767 copies, 3 reviews
The Spirit of Dorsai 742 copies, 3 reviews
The Chantry Guild 657 copies, 3 reviews
Time Storm 647 copies, 7 reviews
The Dragon on the Border 570 copies, 1 review
Wolf And Iron 549 copies, 9 reviews
The Dragon at War 493 copies, 1 review
Way of the Pilgrim 487 copies, 7 reviews
Young Bleys 439 copies, 1 review
Lost Dorsai 436 copies, 2 reviews
The Outposter 426 copies, 1 review
Wolfling 420 copies, 2 reviews
Masters of Everon 402 copies, 3 reviews
The Forever Man 361 copies, 3 reviews
The Lifeship (Author) 355 copies, 2 reviews
Ancient, My Enemy 348 copies, 3 reviews
The Dragon and the Gnarly King 347 copies, 1 review
The Alien Way 347 copies, 4 reviews
Earthman's Burden (Author) 346 copies, 6 reviews
The Dragon and the Djinn 345 copies, 3 reviews
Other 329 copies, 1 review
Mission to Universe 309 copies, 2 reviews
The Far Call 294 copies, 3 reviews
Naked to the stars 287 copies, 1 review
SpacePaw 280 copies, 3 reviews
Hour of the Horde 278 copies, 3 reviews
Hoka! (Author) 277 copies, 3 reviews
The Magnificent Wilf 271 copies, 2 reviews
The Star Road 263 copies, 1 review
The Earth Lords 247 copies
The Right To Arm Bears 237 copies, 4 reviews
None But Man 230 copies, 1 review
Three to Dorsai! 221 copies, 3 reviews
The Pritcher Mass 220 copies, 1 review
Star Prince Charlie (Author) 207 copies, 1 review
Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! (Author) 204 copies, 2 reviews
Pro 195 copies, 4 reviews
Spacial Delivery 193 copies, 1 review
The R-Master 185 copies, 3 reviews
Jamie the Red 185 copies, 1 review
Five Fates 181 copies, 5 reviews
Hokas Pokas! (Author) 174 copies, 3 reviews
Alien Art 168 copies, 1 review
Space Winners 164 copies, 1 review
The Day the Sun Stood Still (Contributor) 163 copies, 1 review
The Man From Earth 146 copies, 1 review
Arcturus Landing 143 copies
Of War and Honor 140 copies, 1 review
Beyond The Dar Al-Harb 139 copies, 1 review
On the Run 131 copies
Love Not Human 131 copies
None But Man [Collection] 129 copies, 1 review
The Last Master 129 copies
Mindspan 126 copies
Mutants (Author) 123 copies, 1 review
Gremlins Go Home (Author) 117 copies
Antagonist 116 copies, 4 reviews
The Last Dream 116 copies
Steel Brother 113 copies
The Stranger 112 copies
Planet Run [Expanded Edition] (Author) 107 copies
In Iron Years 106 copies
Combat SF (Editor; Author) 106 copies
Survival 101 copies
Forward! 89 copies
Lost Dorsai 88 copies
Nebula Winners: 12 (Editor) 85 copies
Planet Run 84 copies, 1 review
The Human Edge 79 copies, 4 reviews
Beginnings 79 copies
Invaders! 79 copies
In the Bone 76 copies, 1 review
Dorsai Spirit 73 copies, 3 reviews
Secret Under the Sea 72 copies, 1 review
Four to Dorsai! 71 copies, 2 reviews
Hour of the Gremlins 71 copies, 2 reviews
Blood and War 70 copies
Ends 66 copies
The Genetic General 62 copies, 1 review
Guided Tour 54 copies
The Far Call (WRONG ISBN) 21 copies, 1 review
Robot Warriors 20 copies
Danger-human 17 copies
Dickson! 17 copies
Dolphin's Way 10 copies
The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound (Author) 7 copies, 1 review
Idiot Solvant 6 copies
Tiger Green 5 copies
Hilifter 5 copies
Time Grabber 5 copies
Of The People 4 copies
Black Charlie [short story] 3 copies, 1 review
The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch (Author) 3 copies
MX Knows Best 3 copies
Don Jones (Author) 2 copies
Joy in Mudville (Author) 2 copies
The Tiddlywink Warriors (Author) 2 copies
In Hoka Signo Vinces (Author) 2 copies
Yo Ho Hoka! (Author) 2 copies
3-part Puzzle 2 copies
The Catch 2 copies
Mysterious Message (Author) 2 copies
The Napoleon Crime (Author) 2 copies
Undiplomatic Immunity (Author) 2 copies
Interlude IV (Author) 1 copy
Trespass! 1 copy
Interlude III (Author) 1 copy
Interlude II (Author) 1 copy
Listen! 1 copy
Survival! 1 copy
Interlude V (Author) 1 copy
Interlude VI (Author) 1 copy
Mind Span 1 copy
Interlude I (Author) 1 copy
On the Run 1 copy
The Amulet 1 copy
The Quarry 1 copy
The Three 1 copy
Salmanazar 1 copy
Maverick 1 copy
Shai Dorsai! 1 copy, 1 review
The R Of A 1 copy
Dragonflight (Introduction, some editions) 8,756 copies, 164 reviews
Requiem (Contributor) 718 copies, 4 reviews
The Hugo Winners: Volumes One and Two (Contributor) 685 copies, 9 reviews
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF (Contributor) 382 copies, 5 reviews
A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (Contributor) 376 copies, 6 reviews
There Will Be War (Contributor) 259 copies
Nebula Award Stories 1965 (Contributor) 250 copies, 3 reviews
The Hugo Winners: Volume Two, Book 1 (1962-1967) (Contributor) 246 copies, 3 reviews
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury (Contributor) 240 copies, 2 reviews
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (Contributor) 240 copies, 4 reviews
The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here (Contributor) 239 copies, 4 reviews
Nebula Award Stories Number Two (Contributor) 235 copies
Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology (Contributor) 227 copies, 1 review
The World Turned Upside Down (Contributor) 217 copies, 6 reviews
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF (Contributor) 198 copies
The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy (Contributor) 175 copies
Wings of Fire (Contributor) 174 copies, 2 reviews
The Hugo Winners: Volume Five (1980-1982) (Contributor) 156 copies, 2 reviews
Analog 1 (Contributor) 150 copies, 2 reviews
Deep Space (Contributor) 150 copies
Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space (Contributor) 146 copies, 3 reviews
5th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (Contributor) 142 copies, 3 reviews
Body Armor/2000 (Author) 136 copies, 2 reviews
My Favorite Science Fiction Story (Contributor) 132 copies, 3 reviews
The Science Fiction Bestiary (Contributor) 132 copies
Legions of Space (Contributor, some editions) 130 copies, 4 reviews
Nova 1 (Contributor) 129 copies, 3 reviews
The Fifth Galaxy Reader (Contributor) 128 copies, 2 reviews
Space Mail (Contributor) 128 copies, 1 review
Dragons: The Greatest Stories (Contributor) 121 copies
Day of the Tyrant (Contributor) 117 copies
8th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (Contributor) 114 copies, 3 reviews
11th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (Contributor) 112 copies, 2 reviews
Warrior (Contributor) 110 copies
Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories (Contributor) 109 copies, 2 reviews
Nebula Award Stories 10 (Contributor, some editions) 107 copies
Dreamrider (Introduction, some editions) 103 copies, 2 reviews
The Good Old Stuff (Contributor) 94 copies, 2 reviews
13 Above the Night (Contributor) 92 copies, 4 reviews
The DAW science fiction reader (Contributor) 88 copies
Guns of Darkness (Contributor) 86 copies, 1 review
The Best of Analog (Author) 84 copies, 4 reviews
SF: Authors' Choice 4 (Contributor) 83 copies, 1 review
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 6 (Contributor) 82 copies
Stellar #1: Science-Fiction Stories (Contributor) 79 copies
Orion's Sword (Contributor) 66 copies, 1 review
Analog 3 (Contributor) 64 copies, 1 review
The Many Worlds of Science Fiction (Contributor) 62 copies, 1 review
Rod Serling's Other Worlds (Contributor) 59 copies, 1 review
Survival of Freedom (Contributor) 53 copies, 1 review
Aliens! (Contributor) 53 copies
Baker's Dozen: 13 Short Science Fiction Novels (Contributor) 50 copies, 3 reviews
A Pocketful Of Stars (Contributor) 47 copies, 1 review
Alpha 6 (Contributor) 43 copies, 1 review
Seaserpents! (Contributor) 37 copies
Stellar Short Novels (Contributor) 35 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 1, No. 1 [Spring 1977] (Contributor, some editions) 35 copies, 1 review
100 Years of Science Fiction (Contributor) 29 copies
Space Wars (Contributor) 28 copies
Intergalactic Mercenaries (Contributor) 26 copies
Bootcamp 3000 (Introduction, some editions) 25 copies
Weekend book of science fiction (Contributor) 23 copies
Analog Anthology #6: War and Peace (Contributor) 23 copies
If This Goes Wrong . . . (Contributor) 17 copies, 1 review
Novel Ideas-Fantasy (Contributor) 16 copies
Space Dogfights (Introduction) 15 copies, 1 review
Future Wars . . . and Other Punchlines (BAEN) (Contributor) 14 copies, 1 review
Univers 1982 (Contributor) 14 copies
Science fiction verhalen [1969] (Contributor, some editions) 13 copies, 1 review
Space Service (Contributor) 13 copies
Astounding Science Fiction 1959 05 (Contributor) 11 copies
Far Travellers (Author, some editions) 9 copies
Startling Stories, Summer 1955 (Contributor) 8 copies, 1 review
Things From Outer Space (Contributor) 8 copies
Saturn im Morgenlicht (Contributor) 6 copies, 1 review
Saturn, July 1957 (Vol. 1, No. 3) (Contributor) 5 copies
I Premi Hugo 1976-1983 (Contributor) 3 copies
Strange Fantasy #10 Fall '69 (Contributor) 3 copies
Fantastrenna (Contributor) 3 copies
The Science-Fictional Sherlock Holmes (Contributor) 3 copies, 1 review
Kaleidoskop III (Author, some editions) 3 copies, 1 review
Already Among Us (Contributor) 2 copies
Kaleidoskop I (Author, some editions) 2 copies, 1 review
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