Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon R. Dickson’s Followers (374)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Gordon R. Dickson


Born
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
November 01, 1923

Died
January 31, 2001

Website

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy


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.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.87 · 59,187 ratings · 2,889 reviews · 577 distinct works • Similar authors
Dorsai! (Childe Cycle, #1)
4.03 avg rating — 10,995 ratings — published 1960 — 53 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Dragon and the George (...
3.90 avg rating — 6,678 ratings — published 1976 — 30 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Tactics of Mistake (Childe ...
4.22 avg rating — 3,239 ratings — published 1971
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Soldier, Ask Not (Childe Cy...
3.94 avg rating — 2,845 ratings — published 1964 — 46 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Dragon Knight (Dragon K...
3.91 avg rating — 2,069 ratings — published 1990 — 18 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Wolf and Iron
3.93 avg rating — 1,760 ratings — published 1990 — 19 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Necromancer (Childe Cycle, #2)
3.61 avg rating — 1,863 ratings — published 1962 — 39 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Spirit of Dorsai (Childe Cy...
3.95 avg rating — 1,641 ratings — published 1979 — 32 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Lost Dorsai (Childe Cycle, #6)
3.93 avg rating — 1,506 ratings — published 1980 — 27 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Dragon on the Border (D...
3.84 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 1992 — 15 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Gordon R. Dickson…

Series by Gordon R. Dickson

Dorsai! Necromancer Soldier, Ask Not Tactics of Mistake Spirit of Dorsai Lost Dorsai The Final Encyclopedia
(12 books)
by
3.98 avg rating — 25,935 ratings

Tactics of Mistake Soldier, Ask Not Dorsai!
(3 books)
by
4.05 avg rating — 17,080 ratings

The Dragon and the George The Dragon Knight The Dragon on the Border The Dragon at War The Dragon, the Earl, and t... The Dragon and the Djinn The Dragon and the Gnarly King
(9 books)
by
3.88 avg rating — 14,457 ratings

Spacial Delivery Spacepaw
(2 books)
by
3.77 avg rating — 839 ratings

Jamie the Red Beyond The Dar Al-Harb
(2 books)
by
3.25 avg rating — 167 ratings

More series by Gordon R. Dickson…
Quotes by Gordon R. Dickson  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“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.”
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake
26 likes
Like

“Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.”
― Gordon R. Dickson
tags: advice, frame-on-the-wall, people
11 likes
Like

“Facing facts is definitely preferable to facing defeat.”
― Gordon R. Dickson, Dorsai!
tags: defeat, facts, success, truth
4 likes
Like

Polls

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Goodreads Sci-Fi/...: Books that combine sci-fi with fantasy? 14 292 Jul 25, 2009 11:03PM  
Book lovers : Series Nominations 50 87 Dec 04, 2009 10:59AM  
Book lovers : Nominations 25 53 Mar 15, 2010 01:25PM  
Book Buying Addic...: Titles A-Z Game 684 815 Apr 21, 2010 07:20PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Spring Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks 2717 2509 May 31, 2010 09:00PM  
Fantasy Book Club: Re-Reading earlier books in series before tackling latest novel 44 209 Nov 08, 2010 12:19PM  
Reading with Style: This topic has been closed to new comments. FA10 RwS Completed Tasks 923 431 Dec 01, 2010 06:41AM  
Glens Falls (NY) ...: What are U reading these days? (PART SIX) (2010) 1059 232 Dec 31, 2010 08:12PM