Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon R. 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.

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)

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