Gordon R. Dickson






Gordon R. Dickson

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born
November 01, 1923

died
January 31, 2001

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Science Fiction & Fantasy


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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.





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The Dragon and the George The Dragon and the George
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.67 — 335 ratings — published 1976
10 editions
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Dorsai Dorsai
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.87 — 275 ratings — published 1960
11 editions
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Soldier, Ask Not Soldier, Ask Not
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.82 — 169 ratings — published 1967
9 editions
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Tactics of Mistake Tactics of Mistake
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 4.00 — 154 ratings — published 1971
9 editions
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The Dragon Knight The Dragon Knight
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.63 — 150 ratings — published 1991
4 editions
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Necromancer Necromancer
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.62 — 116 ratings — published 1962
7 editions
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Lost Dorsai Lost Dorsai
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.75 — 110 ratings — published 1980
6 editions
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The Dragon on the Border The Dragon on the Border (Dragon and the George, Book 3)
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.62 — 112 ratings — published 1992
4 editions
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The Dragon at War The Dragon at War
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.59 — 101 ratings — published 1992
3 editions
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The Spirit of Dorsai The Spirit of Dorsai
by Gordon R. Dickson
avg rating 3.80 — 85 ratings — published 1979
7 editions
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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)"
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"live today as if it was ur last and don't ever say it is impossible cos nothing great was achieved with ease"
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