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	Gordon R. Dickson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923- January 31, 2001) was a Canadian science fiction author.
		Although he was born in Canada, he spent most of his life in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
		This page was last modified 16:11, 8 November 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gordon_R._Dickson (146 words)

	Gordon Dickson and Rafael Sabatini
		Gordon R. Dickson's Childe Cycle, which has been called "the grandest saga in the history of science fiction," has an intimate and intricate relation to a work of Rafael Sabatini.
		To explain, I'll first introduce Gordon Dickson and his place in modern science fiction.
		Dickson's death in 2001 left unwritten or unfinished the historical novels, the contemporary novels, and the capstone novel in the series, which was to be titled "Childe."
	www.rafaelsabatini.com /Dickson_Sab.html (1135 words)

	Camelot's Killers: Gordon Dickson's Rhetorical Cleansing of America
		Dickson's philosophy of cooperation and generosity takes the form of war novels where the hero (usually male) makes a series of moves that result in a short flurry of action followed by a speedy and total resolution - although there are sometimes moments of melancholy about the future of the human race.
		Dickson's heroes and their language occur in the same cultural passage as John Kennedy, whom one historian argues is at the centre of the "modern American hero tale, the life and career of John F. Kennedy, is perhaps even the major American mythology of our time.
		Dickson's hope seems well-intentioned, his aim to direct power into all human hands, not an elite that destroys the rest of the race (how that elite is to become "universal" is never quite made clear).
	www.utpjournals.com /product/cras/313/Blackmore.html (12406 words)

	distal.htm
		Gordon Dickson was one of my "early influences" if you will and continued to be there, publishing, exploring, all the while I was coming of age and trying to figure out how to do my own brand of sf.
		Gordon Dickson's first story was published in 1950, a piece called "Trespass", which I doubt forms the base influence of very many people's literary tastes.
		It seems to me in retrospect that Gordon Dickson was one of those writers who knew how to use new materials in his own work that allowed him to grow and change and remain edgy, even though in many ways he was writing perfectly recognizable classic science fiction.
	www.marktiedemann.com /distal04.htm (2290 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Archive Search
		The science-fiction author Gordon Dickson, who has died aged 77, published his first story, Trespass, in 1950, and continued with more than 80 books and some 200 short stories.
		Dickson was further honoured with two 1981 Hugo awards for the short Lost Dorsai - another Childe story, dealing with the torn loyalties of a pacifist mercenary - and the unrelated The Cloak And The Staff.
		Besides the popularity of his writing, Dickson was personally well liked in SF social circles, where he was a convivial, entertaining speaker (and guitar player) on the north American convention circuit.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Archive/Article/0,4273,4135887,00.html (682 words)

	Gordon R. Dickson - MiC Entry
		Expatriate Gordon R. Dickson was born November 1, 1923 in Edmonton Alberta and moved to the U.S. at the age of 13.
		Look for Gordon R. Dickson's omnibus edition of his
		Dickson's first story was a collaboration with Poul Anderson called "Trespass!", published in Fantastic Story Quarterly in 1950 and his first novel was Alien from Arcturus published in 1956.
	www.geocities.com /canadian_sf/pages/authors/dickson.htm (200 words)

	Gordon R. Dickson
		Dickson was born November 1, 1923 in Edmonton Alberta, but moved to the United States with his mother in 1936 when he was only 13 (following the death of his father).
		Dickson's first story, a collaboration with Poul Anderson entitled "Trespass!", was published in Fantastic Story Quarterly in 1950 and his first novel, Alien from Arcturus saw publication in 1956.
		Dickson studied with Sinclair Lewis, Robert Penn Warren, and Poul Anderson.
	www.nndb.com /people/729/000023660 (400 words)

	Dolphin's Way by Gordon R. Dickson
		Gordon R. Dickson says: "I write philosophical fiction with a strongly thematic argument expressed within it by original mythic elements...these elements are embodied in a firmly-structured dramatic story." He is a master of the genre conventions of science fiction and has been known as a leading sf adventure writer since the 1950s.
		It shows Dickson using images of cutting-edge science (experiments with dolphin intelligence in the early 1960s) and juxtaposing issues of contact with aliens constantly raised in the hard sf of the previous decades (as in Murray Leinster's "First Contact," and many others) for final ironic contrast.
		As such, his major fiction is more nearly comparable to the fiction of James Blish than to the work of his friend and sometime collaborator, Poul Anderson, though Dickson is firmly in the Campbell (and Heinlein) tradition.
	ebbs.english.vt.edu /exper/kcramer/anth/Dolphin.html (344 words)

	Gordon R. Dickson
		orn on November 1, 1923, in Canada, Gordon Rupert Dickson taught himself to read at the age of four.
		Dickson resided in Minnesota and was working on several projects, including the historical novels Hawkwood and Childe, the first and the final novels of the Childe Cycle, which still remains unfinished.
		Dickson leaves us wondering whether computers can be totally trusted to independently perform operations that could lead to truly life-threatening situations.
	www.iit.edu /~rilecyn/GordonR_Dickson.htm (1094 words)

	Gordon R. Dickson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923- January 31, 2001) was a (A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma) Canadian (Literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society) science fiction author.
		Gordon R. Dickson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Although he was born in Canada, he spent most of his life in (Largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities) Minneapolis, (A midwestern state) Minnesota.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/go/gordon_r._dickson.htm (378 words)

	mss039.xml
		Dickson originally intended this novel to be an expansion of his 1954 short story, "Black Charlie," but later wrote it as a sort of sequel to that story; the material here reflects both intentions.
		Dickson donated his papers to the Manuscripts Division in 1972 and 1978; an additional 70 cubic feet of material was donated in 2002 after Mr.
		Dickson attended the University of Minnesota between 1939 and 1943, then interrupted his studies to serve in the army between 1943 and 1946.
	special.lib.umn.edu /findaid/xml/mss039.xml (2068 words)

	GORDON DICKSON - BOOK HELP WEB AUTHOR PROFILE
		Gordon Dickson is often ranked shoulder-to-shoulder with Robert Heinlein for his military space operas.
		Dickson is most famous for his Childe Cycle, a series of inter-related novels that was originally intended to include three science fiction novels, three contemporary novels, and three historical novels.
		A giant in the science fiction genre, Dickson won three Hugos, was nominated for five more, won a Nebula (and was nominated for another), was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, and was a British Fantasy Society winner.
	www.bookhelpweb.com /authors/dickson/dickson.htm (231 words)

	Famous Quote by Gordon R. Dickson
		A quote by Gordon R. Dickson is often mis-spelt as qoute (qoutes) and quotation (qoutation) by Gordon R. Dickson..
		The famous and inspirational quotation by Gordon R. Dickson detailed above is well known as an example of the famed verbal and spoken communication, citation or quotation used by the famous person.
		Some of the quotes of Gordon R. Dickson will be familiar and some even deemed to be legendary and sometimes notorious quotes and quotations.
	www.famousquotes.me.uk /dickson_gordon_r (107 words)

	Gordon R. Dickson (1923-2001) - SFWA News
		I'm deeply saddened to report the death of Gordon R. Dickson early this morning.
		Gordon's family asks that those wishing to make contributions in his memory send them to the SFWA Emergency Medical Fund, 1436 Altamont Ave., PMB 292, Schenectady NY 12303-2977.
		"Nobody picks up a Dickson book in one hand and a Haldeman book in the other," he said, "deciding which one to buy.
	www.sfwa.org /News/gdickson.htm (2023 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: The Dragon in Lyonesse
		Gordon R. Dickson was born in 1923 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
		Dickson sets his limits and doesn't cheat, and in the meantime manages to give a nice medieval flavour to his goings-on.
		Dickson has won Hugo Awards for two novellas, "Soldier, Ask Not" in 1965 and "Lost Dorsai" in 1981, and a novelette, "The Cloak and the Staff" in 1981.
	www.sfsite.com /01a/lyo48.htm (956 words)

	SF REVIEWS.NET: The R-Master / Gordon R. Dickson
		GORDON R. Possibly one of the earliest SF novels to deal with smart-drugs, The R-Master is one of Dickson's seemingly forgotten stories.
		SF REVIEWS.NET: The R-Master / Gordon R. Dickson
		Ultimately, what Dickson has written here is an examination of life under a rigid, classist, and deceptively benevolent world power, that, while certainly intellectually stimulating, doesn't quite cut it as entertainment.
	www.sfreviews.net /rmaster.html (464 words)

	SF REVIEWS.NET: Necromancer / Gordon R. Dickson
		GORDON R. Dickson's second novel in his epoch-spanning Childe Cycle (which, like most of them, can be read as a stand-alone story) is a much different piece of work than its predecessor, Dorsai!
		But what Dickson is doing in Necromancer is giving us a taste of precisely how chaotic and creepy a universe would be in which not only did the paranormal exist, but in which natural and "alternate" laws were constantly at war with one another.
		Necromancer is an immensely satisfying piece of entertainment that lays the groundwork for the rest of Dickson's Dorsai saga, and showcases the vivid imagination and burgeoning storytelling skills that were to make him one of SF's major players in later years.
	www.sfreviews.net /necromancer.html (590 words)

	dickson
		The Book of Gordon R. Dickson (1973)] (1970)
		Dickson won the British Fantasy Award in 1977 for The Dragon and the George, the first of a series of "Dragon Knight" novels, including Dickson's last-published book, The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent, published in December 2000.
		Dickson died early on the morning of January 31, 2001.
	members.fortunecity.com /tirpetz/authorpages/Dickson/dickson.htm (334 words)

	Millennial reviews XXVII: The Far Call -Gordon R. Dickson
		Dickson is not a brilliant stylist and I found the first quarter of the book to be very hard to read.
		We of course haven't had a six nation Mars program [I hope we never do] and Dickson's people have a much more active space program in general: they make things in LEO, I think, although this doesn't seem to have much impact on the Mars mission.
		It is not without flaws, especially the two dimensional characters [women in particular] and it often smells of the bestseller plot model.
	www.cloggie.org /esseff/millennial-27.html (1059 words)

	Soldier, Ask Not - Gordon Dickson
		Gordon R Dickson 1923-2001: A tribute to a local legend.
		Robin Scott Wilson - the original Clarion creator - began the six-week program, Gordy Dickson followed him, Thomas Disch picked up after Harlan and Kate Wilhelm and Damon Knight polished us at the end.
		The original rules for Clarion were stated in the first week - workshop during the morning and write the rest of the time.
	www.misfit.org /views/2001/02/jscrivner20010208.htm (1428 words)

	Time Storm (Gordon R Dickson) : Entropy, backwards?
		Time Storm (Gordon R Dickson) may have Easter Eggs on our companion site Eeggs.com.
		Time Storm (Gordon R Dickson) : Entropy, backwards?
		Dickson was trying to make his book sound all extra scientific and stuff, but he got it completely backwards.
	www.slipups.com /items/19012.html (405 words)

	Powell's Books - Soldier, Ask Not: A Novel in The Chide Cyle by Gordon R. Dickson
		Gordon R. Dickson was the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author of many classics of fantasy and science fiction, most famously the Childe Cycle (also known as the Dorsai series).
		"Dickson is nothing if not versatile — but the books known as the Childe Cycle are perhaps his best work".
		"Dickson is among the best storytellers we have ever had...
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=0-0812504003-0 (351 words)

	BookLoons Reviews - Chantry Guild by Gordon R. Dickson
		Dickson is a prolific writer of speculative fiction.
		The Chantry Guild was originally published in 1988 as part of Dickson's Childe Cycle, a fascinating future universe with the detail and complexity of Asimov's Foundation series but, in my opinion, much more appealing.
		In Dickson's universe, mankind has splintered in its colonization of other worlds, to emphasize different attributes.
	www.bookloons.com /cgi-bin/Review.ASP?bookid=1805 (468 words)

	Amazon.com: The Dragon In Lyonesse (Dragon): Books: Gordon R. Dickson
		The Dragon and the Fair Maiden of Kent (Dragon) by Gordon R. Dickson
		The result is a wild ride: Arthurian fantasy adventure as only Gordon R. Dickson could tell it.
		The Dragon and the Fair Maiden of Kent (Dragon) by Gordon R. Dickson in Front Matter
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812562712?v=glance (1531 words)

	Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame -- Science Fiction HOF -- Gordon R. Dickson
		Gordon Dickson was a prolific author of science fiction, publishing over 80 novels and many short stories since his first, "Trespass" (co-authored with Poul Anderson), was featured in Fantastic Story Quarterly in 1950.
		Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame -- Science Fiction HOF -- Gordon R. Dickson
		Dickson won the Nebula award for Best Novelette with "Call Him Lord" (1966).
	www.sfhomeworld.org /exhibits/homeworld/scifi_hof.asp?articleID=74 (192 words)

	Dickson!
		Gordon Rupert Dickson was born November 1, 1923, in Edmonton, Alberta, but has spent most of his life in the Minneapolis area.
		Also included is a special introduction by Poul Anderson, Gordon Dickson's long-time friend and collaborator.
		The cover was part of the Analog cover for January, 1969 illustrating the story Wolfling by Gordon R. Dickson.
	www.nesfa.org /press/Books/Dickson.htm (294 words)

	Gordon R. Dickson Message Board
		What was your favorite scene in Gordon R. Dickson's books?
		Gordon did not leave any completed manuscripts for anything, either in the Dragon Knight series or in the Childe Cycle.
		Good Evening: I am searching for a quote from one of Dickson's novels that I read many years ago that goes something to the effect and similar to" Fear not the geneneral and his armies and the king...
	www.allreaders.com /Board.asp?BoardID=3133 (697 words)

	BookLoons Reviews - Right to Arm Bears by Gordon R. Dickson
		Dickson's characters, Dilbian or human have more similarities than differences; there are better ways to settle disputes than armed conflict; individuals, when pushed to do so, can find the iron at the bottom of their souls.
		Dickson excels in creating well detailed alien cultures, and Dilbia is no exception.
		Dickson's human race, as a species, shows promise.
	www.bookloons.com /cgi-bin/Review.ASP?bookid=1804 (500 words)

	Demensions - Classic Book Review - Gordon R. Dickson's The Final Encyclopedia
		Gordon R. Dickson is a splendid teller of stories, and this is one of his best tales.
		Hal Mayne, a sixteen year old escaping the grasp of the Others, the self-proclaimed rulers of most of the fourteen worlds, due to his tutors untimely death at the hands of the one Other, Bleys Arhens bent on capturing Hal, the one man who could defeat Bleys.
		But the key element was delving into the resources of the Final Encyclopedia, where he would have to discover the Others' secrets before they could control the Splinter Cultures and the hub of humanity, Earth.
	www.demensionszine.com /stories/0303r1.html (322 words)

	dickson.txt
		Contains the essays "The Childe Cycle Status Report" by Dickson and "A Conversation with Gordon R. Dickson" by Sandra Miesel.
		Credited to Dickson, Troy Denning, and Cory Glaberson, and published in 1989, the book is a cross between one of the What Happens Next style novels and an Role Playing Game.
		The novella itself appears in Dickson's _Beginnings_, published in Baen Books, 1988.
	www.maypark.com /~lvirden/Misc/dickson.txt (898 words)

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