Order of Gordon R. Dickson Books
Gordon R. Dickson was a Canadian-American science fiction writer and 2000 Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inductee. He is best known as the author of the Childe Cycle, Dragon Knight and Hoka series of books. During his career, he won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.
Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and later moved to Minneapolis where he would attend the University of Minnestora. After college, he began writing which started his long and illustrious career. One unique claim to fame for Dickson is that he may be the inventor of the light saber from Star Wars. Dickson described an advanced alien weapon called “the rod” in his novel Wolfling and the description matches up with what we’ve seen in Star Wars very well. Dickson passed away in 2001 at the age of 77.
Publication Order of Hoka Books
(with Poul Anderson)
| Earthman's Burden | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Star Prince Charlie | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hoka! | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hokas Pokas! | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Childe Cycle Books
(with David W. Wixon)
| Dorsai! / The Genetic General | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Necromancer / No Room for Man | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Soldier, Ask Not | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tactics Of Mistake | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spirit of Dorsai | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lost Dorsai | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Final Encyclopedia | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Chantry Guild | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Young Bleys | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Other | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Antagonist | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Childe Cycle Short Story Collections
| The Dorsai Companion | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dorsai Companion has two books from the above series then a new short story. | ||
Publication Order of Under the Sea Books
| Secret Under the Sea | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Secret under Antarctica | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Secret Under the Caribbean | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dilbia Books
| Spacial Delivery | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Space Paw | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Right to Arm Bears | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sea People Books
| The Space Swimmers | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Home from the Shore | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dragon and the George Books
| The Dragon and the George | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragon Knight | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragon on the Border | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragon at War | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragon and The Djinn | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragon & the Gnarly King | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragon in Lyonesse | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Jim Eckert Books
| Beyond the Dar Al-Harb | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of War and Honor Books
| The Harriers / Of War and Honor | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood and War | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Combat Command Books
| The Cold Cash War | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cut by Emerald | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Shines the Name | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Omega Rebellion | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Legion At War | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Slammers Down! | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Black Road War | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Lord of Lances | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Dorsai's Command | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cold Cash Warrior | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Collections
| Time Grabber | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Analog 1 | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Planet Run | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Book of Gordon Dickson | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Danger-human | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Star Road | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| In Iron Years | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Love Not Human | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Forward | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Invaders | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Man the Worlds Rejected | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Stranger | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| In the Bone | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Guided Tour | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Beginnings | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Ends | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Bootcamp 3000 | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Hour of the Gremlins | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Human Edge | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| No Shield from the Dead | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| It Hardly Seems Fair | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Green Guide: Mushrooms and Toadstools | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Hoka Collections
(with Poul Anderson)
| Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Stellar Books
| Stellar Short Novels | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Stellar #2 | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Stellar #3 | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Stellar #4 | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Stellar #5 | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Stellar #6 | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Stellar #7 | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of War and Honor Books
(with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Christopher Stasheff)
| Blood and War | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
If You Like Gordon R. Dickson Books, You’ll Love…
Dorsai! is the first book in the Childe Cycle series. The book tells of Donal Graeme also known as Dorsai of the Dorsai. He is the final link in a long genetic train and is the ultimate soldier and a great space war strategist. The Dorsai were renowned through the galaxy as the finest soldiers ever born as they were trained from birth to fight and Donal is their leader. Their mission in the Childe Cycle is simple: unify the splintered worlds of Mankind.
The Dragon KNight series starts off with The Dragon and the George. The book follows Jim Eckert, a former human who is now a dragon. While he is turned dragon, Angie, his lover remained human and was taken prisoner by an evil dragon. Jim finds himself with a big problem and must head to the impenetrable Loathly Tower to try and rescue his beloved.
