Gordon R. Dickson

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. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle books. He won three Hugo awards.

Biographical timeline

• 1 November 1923 - born in Edmonton, Alberta
• 1936 or 1937 (age 13) - immigrated to United States
• 1943--1946 - served in the United States Army
• 1948 - received Bachelor of Arts from University of Minnesota
• 1948--1950 - attended University of Minnesota for graduate work
• 31 January 2001 - died

Books

The Childe Cycle:

• Dorsai! (1959)
• Necromancer (1960)
• Soldier, Ask Not (1968)
• Tactics of Mistake (1971)
• The Spirit of Dorsai (1979)
• Lost Dorsai (1981)
• The Final Encyclopedia (1984)
• The Chantry Guild (1988)
• Young Bleys (1991)
• Other (1994)
• The Final Encyclopedia, Volume 2 (1994)

Awards

• "Soldier, Ask Not" Hugo Award for best short story, 1965
• "Call Him Lord" Nebula Award for best novelette, 1966
• "Lost Dorsai" Hugo Award for best novella, 1981
• "The Cloak and the Staff" Hugo Award for best novelette, 1981