Ancient, My Enemy

by Gordon R. Dickson

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Most of these concepts I've seen done elsewhere - but for all I know Dickson was the first. Eh, you know if you're a Dickson fan or a short story fan, or not. That is to say, if you're a fan of the author or of the genre, and you can find this at the library or thrift store, read it. Don't pay for it. My opinion.
It's really a collection of some of Dickson's finest short stories, listed below. They were published in years ranging from 1951 to 1969. While the book takes its title from the most recent short story ("Ancient, My Enemy" was published in 1969), I most recommend "In The Bone" as my own favorite. His prose is always rich, and worth reading for the pleasure of it, but that particular story will stay with you (at least it's stayed with me).

Ancient, My Enemy (1969)
The Odd Ones (1955)
The Monkey Wrench (1951)
Tiger Green (1965)
The Friendly Man (1951)
Love Me True (1961)
Our First Death (1955)
In the Bone (1966)
The Bleak and Barren Land (1953)
Indeholder "Ancient, My Enemy", "The Odd Ones", "The Monkey Wrench", "Tiger Green", "The Friendly Man", "Love Me True", "Our First Death", "In The Bone", "The Bleak and Barren Land".

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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 show more 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) show less

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Canonical title*
Uralt, mein Feind
Original title
Ancient, My Enemy
Original publication date
1974
First words
They stopped at the edge of the mountains eight hours after they had left the hotel.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Into the bright sky of morning, Kent Harmon headed east--and home.
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Englisch
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Science Fiction, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
813.5Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-1999
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PZ4 .D553Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English
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