Gordon R. Dickson





Gordon R. Dickson

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born
November 01, 1923 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

died
January 31, 2001

gender
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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.



Average rating: 3.73 · 12,559 ratings · 493 reviews · 191 distinct works
Dorsai! (Childe Cycle, #1)
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,728 ratings — published 1960 — 16 editions
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Dragon and the George
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,479 ratings — published 1976 — 14 editions
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Soldier, Ask Not (Childe Cy...
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 1967 — 16 editions
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Tactics of Mistake (Childe ...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 1971 — 14 editions
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The Dragon Knight (Dragon K...
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 476 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions
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Lost Dorsai (Childe Cycle, #6)
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 1980 — 9 editions
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Spirit of Dorsai (Childe Cy...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 1979 — 9 editions
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Necromancer (Childe Cycle, #2)
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 1962 — 12 editions
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The Dragon on the Border
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions
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Wolf & Iron
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions
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More books by Gordon R. Dickson…
Dorsai! Necromancer Soldier, Ask Not Tactics of Mistake Spirit of Dorsai Lost Dorsai The Final Encyclopedia
Childe Cycle (12 books)
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3.840847704134635 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 4,813 ratings
Dragon and the George The Dragon Knight The Dragon on the Border The Dragon at War The Dragon, the Earl and th... The Dragon and the Djinn The Dragon and the Gnarly King
Dragon Knight (9 books)
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3.693782684485764 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 3,442 ratings
Spacial Delivery
Dilbia (2 books)
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3.6171171171171173 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 222 ratings
Home From The Shore The Space Swimmers
Sea People (2 books)
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3.081081081081081 of 5 stars 3.08 avg rating — 37 ratings
Of War and Honor Blood and War
The Harriers (2 books)
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3.6470588235294117 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings
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“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage among his books. For to you kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned with the flick of a finger.
(attributed to Dickson in Lucifer's Hammer, by Pournelle and Niven)”
Gordon R. Dickson

“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage amongst his books. For to you the Kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned by the flicking of a finger.”
Gordon R. Dickson

“live today as if it was ur last and don't ever say it is impossible cos nothing great was achieved with ease”
Gordon R. Dickson

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March 2012 While We're Waiting on Winds of Winter.

 
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