Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon R. Dickson la Minicon 8, Minneapolis, 1974

Gordon Rupert Dickson (n. 1 noiembrie 1923, Edmonton, Alberta – d. 31 ianuarie 2001) a fost un scriitor american de literatură științifico-fantastică.

Biografie

Dickson este, probabil, cel mai renumit pentru Childe Cycle și seria Dragon Knight. El a câștigat trei premii Hugo și un premiu Nebula.

Mare parte din viața sa a suferit de astm.

Lucrări (selecție)

Childe Cycle

• The Genetic General (1960) (altă variantă: Dorsai!, 1976)
• Necromancer (1962) (alt titlu: No Room for Man)
• "Warrior" (1965) (povestire) inclusă în Lost Dorsai
• Soldier, Ask Not (1967)
• Tactics of Mistake (1971)
• The Spirit of Dorsai (1979)
• Lost Dorsai (1980)
• The Final Encyclopedia (1984)
• The Dorsai Companion (1986)
• The Chantry Guild (1988)
• Young Bleys (1991)
• Other (1994)
• Antagonist (cu David W. Wixon) (2007)

Seria Dragon Knight

Articol principal: Seria Dragon Knight.

• The Dragon and the George (1976)
• The Dragon Knight (1990)
• The Dragon on the Border (1992)
• The Dragon at War (1992)
• The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll (1994)
• The Dragon and the Djinn (1996)
• The Dragon and the Gnarly King (1997)
• The Dragon in Lyonesse (1998)
• The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent (2000)

Seria Hoka

• Earthman's Burden (1957) (cu Poul Anderson) (Conținut dif: Hoka! Hoka! Hoka!) (1998)
• Hoka! (1983) (cu Poul Anderson)
• Star Prince Charlie (1983) (cu Poul Anderson)
• Hokas Pokas! (2000) (cu Poul Anderson) (include Star Prince Charlie)

Romane

• Alien from Arcturus (1956) (extins ca Arcturus Landing)
• Mankind on the Run (1956) (alt titlu: On the Run, 1979)
• Time to Teleport (1960)
• Naked to the Stars (1961)
• Spacial Delivery (1961)
• Delusion World (1961)
• The Alien Way (1965)
• The Space Winners (1965)
• Mission to Universe (1965) (rev. 1977)
• The Space Swimmers (1967)
• Planet Run (1967) (cu Keith Laumer)
• Spacepaw (1969)
• Wolfling (1969)
• None But Man (1969)
• Hour of the Horde (1970)
• Sleepwalkers’ World (1971)
• The Outposter (1972)
• The Pritcher Mass (1972)
• Alien Art (1973)
• The R-Master (1973) (The Last Master, 1984)
• Gremlins, Go Home (1974) (cu Ben Bova)
• The Lifeship (alt titlu: Lifeboat) (1977) (cu Harry Harrison)
• Time Storm (1977) (Furtuna de timp, Ed. Nemira)
• The Far Call (1978)
• Home from the Shore (1978)
• Pro (1978) (ilustrații de James R. Odbert) (roman grafic Ace)
• Masters of Everon (1980)
• The Last Master (1984)
• Jamie the Red (1984) (cu Roland Green)
• The Forever Man (1986)
• Way of the Pilgrim (1987)
• The Earth Lords (1989)
• Wolf and Iron (1990) (Lup și fier, Ed. Nemira)
• The Magnificent Wilf (1995)
• The Right to Arm Bears (2000) antologie Spacial Delivery, Spacepaw, etc.

Referințe

• „Gordon R. Dickson -- Science Fiction Writer, 77”. The New York Times. 16 februarie 2001. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/16/arts/gordon-r-dickson-science-fiction-writer-77.html. Accesat la 1 aprilie 2010. 
• Kumar, Kavita (1 februarie 2001). „Obituary: Gordon R. Dickson, 77, science fiction writer”. Minneapolis Star-Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/11596816.html. Accesat la 1 aprilie 2010. 
• Levinson, Paul (1 februarie 2001). „Gordon R. Dickson (1923-2001)”. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. http://www.sfwa.org/archive/news/gdickson.htm. Accesat la 1 aprilie 2010. 

Legături externe

• Gordon R. Dickson la Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Necrolog
• Bibliografie la SciFan
• Gordon R. Dickson's online fiction la Free Speculative Fiction Online