Gordon R. Dickson
Biography
Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author.
He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager.
He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series.
He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.
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- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Place of birth
- Edmonton
- Birth date
- 01 November 1923
- Nationality
- American
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story
- August Derleth Award
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette
- Edward E. Smith Memorial Award
- Hugo Award for Best Novella
- President of the Science Fiction Writers of America, 1969-1971.
- Guest of honor at DISCLAVE science-fiction convention (Washington, DC, May 24-26, 1975).
- My books are designed the way you would build a Swiss watch. They only,tick when all the parts are there.
- Onward, and up, and up again, until the impossible was achieved, all barriers were broken, all pains conquered, all abilities possessed. Until all was lightning and no darkness left.
- It was the centuries-old battle of man to keep his race alive and push forward into the future, the ceaseless, furious struggle of that beastlike, god-like—primitive, sophisticated—savage and civilized—composite organism that was the human race fighting to endure and push onward. Onward, and up, and up again, until the impossible was achieved, all barriers were broken, all pains conquered, all abilities possessed.
- Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.
- Why should there be some sort of virtue always attributed to a frank admission of vice?,There never was a throne yet built so high that it could not be rocked by laughter from below.
- Man with a crossbow in the proper position at the proper time’s worth a corps of heavy artillery half an hour late and ten miles down the road from where it should be.
- Facing facts is definitely preferable to facing defeat. .
Books
Sleepwalker’s World
Gordon R. Dickson
A science fiction classic from a master celebrated author gordon r dickson&39;s classic novel pitting good against evil back in printthe sleeper wakesthe energy crisis has been solved core taps have been driven 300 miles into the earth to tap into the subterranean power source at its core the only catch when activated the core taps disrupt brain waves sending everyone nearby into a deep forced sleep it’s a small price to pay for a world of plenty or so it seemsrafe harald is one of the few humans not affected by the core taps back from the moon where he has been preparing for humankind’s first trek into deep space he makes his way through a shadowy night world of induced slumber he’s come to discover the whereabouts of a missing colleague what he’ll find is a mysterious figure known as the old man—and a conspiracy so devious in its design he’ll wish it was a nightmarebut soon the old man will discover that he has awoken a sleeping giant in rafe harald and on a planet of perpetual sleep a new day is about to dawnabout the authorgordon r dickson (1923-2001) was one of the most prolific and popular science fiction writers of the 20th century frequently nominated for the hugo and nebula awards and winning three hugos and one nebula he also received the jupiter august derleth and skylark awards and was inducted into the science fiction hall of fame he published nearly fifty solo novels as well as several collaborations with such sf masters as poul anderson ben bova keith laumer and harry harrison and over one hundred and fifty short stories novelettes and novellas his most popular works were the novels and shorter pieces in the childe cycle (which included the dorsai stories) also very popular was his dragon series of fantasy novels which began with the award-winning the dragon and the george and continued for a total of nine novels and the humorous hoka stories co-authored with poul anderson .
Sleepwalker’s World
Gordon R. Dickson
The Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Volume 1
Gordon R. Dickson
Secret Under Antarctica
Gordon R. Dickson
Dive into adventure in the last unknown territory on earth - the sea.
The Best of Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon R. Dickson
The best of the best from a legendary master of science fiction, the first of two volumes.
Wolfling
Gordon R. Dickson
A classic of science fiction from sf legend gordon r dickson winner of three hugo awards a nebula award and an inductee into the science fiction hall of famewhen the first expedition from earth reaches alpha centuari iii it makes a startling discovery all life including humankind is governed by the throne world the earth is a mere outpost in a vast star empirejim keil was a superman on earth but on the throne world he is nothing more than a "wolfling" a trained pet whose sole purpose is to entertain the high-born but jim keil will show the high-born that the people of earth aren&39;t so easily tamedmeet the authorgordon r dickson (1923-2001) was one of the most prolific and popular science fiction writers of the 20th century frequently nominated for the hugo and nebula awards and winning three hugos and one nebula he also received the jupiter august derleth and skylark awards and was inducted into the science fiction hall of fame he published nearly fifty solo novels as well as several collaborations with such sf masters as poul anderson ben bova keith laumer and harry harrison and over one hundred and fifty short stories novelettes and novellas his most popular works were the novels and shorter pieces in the childe cycle (which included the dorsai stories) also very popular was his dragon series of fantasy novels which began with the award-winning the dragon and the george and continued for a total of nine novels and the humorous hoka stories co-authored with poul anderson .
The Right to Arm Bears
Gordon R. Dickson
A classic of science fiction from sf legend gordon r dickson winner of three hugo awards a nebula award and an inductee into the science fiction hall of fame humans and alien adversaries contend on a world whose inhabitants resemble bears both in appearance and in temperamenta bear of a choice!
Dragon Knight, The
Gordon R. Dickson
Thrown into the alternate universe of 14th-century england, 20th-century mathematician jim eckert and his wife, angie, have become sir james, baron de bois de malencontri, and lady angela.
Wolf and Iron
Gordon R. Dickson
After the collapse of civilization, when the social fabric of america has come apart in bloody rags, when every man's hand is raised against another, and only the strong survive.
Green Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe
Gordon R. Dickson
Bloomsbury green guides are portable handbooks to the most commonly found species in britain and europe.
Blood and War
Gordon R. Dickson
The human race had settled more than a hundred worlds before it met the emerging planets fairness court - six alien species who sit in judgment on all galactic newcomers.
Home from the Shore
Gordon R. Dickson
Masters of Everon
Gordon R. Dickson
Jef robini is sent to the planet everon find out why all efforts to create a stable colony on the planet have failed and discovers the cat-like maolots, mysterious inhabitants of everon..
Secrets of the Deep
Gordon R. Dickson
A collection containing secret under the sea, secret under antarctica, and secret under the caribbean.
Space Swimmers
Gordon R. Dickson
Patrick joya lifted his head to scan the southern sky and saw a dark bluish shape flicker against the clouds.
On the Run
Gordon R. Dickson
One day kil bruner was a solid class a engineer in a society of world police and citizen files, jet-set migrants and status-ranking stability keys.
Chantry Guild
Gordon R. Dickson
Hal mayne is lured away from important research aboard the final encyclopedia by the shattering news of the younger worlds' oncoming defeat--an inevitable triumph for the cross-cultural hybrids known as the others.
The Forever Man
Gordon R. Dickson
The ancient starship la chasse gallerie is found drifting perilously in space.
Other
Gordon R. Dickson
Bleys ahrens is now a political power on the planet association, home of the friendlies.
Tactics of Mistake
Gordon R. Dickson
It's obvious that cletus graeme--limping, mild-mannered scholarly--doesn't belong on a battling field, but instead at a desk working on his fourth book on battle strategy and tactics.
Wolf and Iron
Gordon R. Dickson
After the collapse of civilization, when the social fabric of america has come apart in bloody rags, when every man's hand is raised against another, and only the strong survive.
Space Winners
Gordon R. Dickson
Stranded on the quarantined world of quebahr, the first high-school students selected to leave earth for study in the galactic federation must overcome their lack of training and learn to adapt and survive.
The Dragon in Lyonesse (The Dragon Knight Series Book 8)
Gordon R. Dickson
In this latest of gordon r.
The Dragon at War (The Dragon Knight Series Book 4)
Gordon R. Dickson
Baron jim is in the thick of it again.
Spirit of Dorsai
Gordon R. Dickson
The dorsai are the finest soldiers ever trained to fight and win against all odds.
Alien Art
Gordon R. Dickson
The Dragon, the Earl, and (The Dragon Knight Series Book 5)
Gordon R. Dickson
Dragon and the George
Gordon R. Dickson
Through no fault of his own, the once human jim eckert had become a dragon.
Delusion World
Gordon R. Dickson
There had to be a reason why that isolated human colony had been able to survive mankind's implacable enemies.
Pritcher Mass
Gordon R. Dickson
After a strange fungal growth had irrevocably contaminated the planet, humanity's only hope lay in the farthest reaches of the solar system where the incredible pritcher mass searched psychic wavelengths for living worlds.
Necromancer
Gordon R. Dickson
The machine that controlled all life wouldn't tolerate any interference.
The Dragon Knight (The Dragon Knight Series Book 2)
Gordon R. Dickson
Time to Teleport
Gordon R. Dickson
They called their secret society members of the human race, but the majority of humanity preferred to call them "the inhumans.
Soldier, Ask Not
Gordon R. Dickson
The black-clad mercenaries of the friendly planets fought where their employer and their god dictated.
The Last Master
Gordon R. Dickson
A repressively benevolent bureaucracy, intent on limiting and harnessing the effects of an iq-boosting drug known as r-47, is thwarted by an underground led by an r-master, latest of the drug-produced supergeniuses.
Naked to the Stars
Gordon R. Dickson
During an action on the third planet from arcturus, soldier cal truent woke up in the hospital with a sixteen-hour hole in his memory.
Lost Dorsai
Gordon R. Dickson
There are many legends on the planet of the dorsai, the breeding ground for heroes.
Dorsai! (Childe Cycle Book 1)
Gordon R. Dickson
Donal graeme set out to re-shape the galaxy, but first he must tear it apart.
The Dragon and the Gnarly (The Dragon Knight Series Book 7)
Gordon R. Dickson
As a young mathematician, jim eckert was transported to a parallel medieval world where he found he had the ability to transform himself into a large but none-too-bright dragon named gorbash.
Alien Way
Gordon R. Dickson
One man is mentally linked to an alien who is spearheading an invasion of earth; a group of soldiers fight to win new space for earth; and a small group of men fight against a machine that controls all life..
Dragon on the Border
Gordon R. Dickson
In the dragon on the border, sir james, the dragon knight, faces his most terrifying challenge - the hollow men, spirits of the dead in empty suits of armour.
Dorsai!
Gordon R. Dickson
Throughout the fourteen worlds of humanity, no race is as feared and respected as the dorsai.
No Shield from the Dead
Gordon R. Dickson
"from beyond the closed door of the room, a high-pitched humming was barely audible.
Hour of the Gremlins
Gordon R. Dickson
Filled with adventure, humor, and excitement, a thrilling trio of stories, by two science fiction masters, features gremlins, go home, in which baneen devises a plan so that he and his fellow gremlins can leave earth and return to gremla.
Dorsai Spirit: Two Classic Novels of the Dorsai
Gordon R. Dickson
Two cornerstone novels of the acclaimed “childe cycle” return to print in an omnibus edition—with an introduction by david drake.
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