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) |    |
| Star Prince Charlie | (1975) | |
| Hoka! | (1983) | |
| Hokas Pokas! | (2000) | |
Publication Order of Childe Cycle Books
(with David W. Wixon)
| Dorsai! / The Genetic General | (1960) | |
| Necromancer / No Room for Man | (1962) | |
| Soldier, Ask Not | (1964) | |
| Tactics Of Mistake | (1971) | |
| Spirit of Dorsai | (1979) | |
| Lost Dorsai | (1980) | |
| The Final Encyclopedia | (1984) | |
| The Chantry Guild | (1988) | |
| Young Bleys | (1991) | |
| Other | (1994) | |
| Antagonist | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Childe Cycle Short Story Collections
| The Dorsai Companion | (1986) | |
| 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) | |
| Secret under Antarctica | (1963) | |
| Secret Under the Caribbean | (1964) | |
Publication Order of Dilbia Books
| Spacial Delivery | (1960) | |
| Space Paw | (1969) | |
| The Right to Arm Bears | (2000) | |
Publication Order of Sea People Books
| The Space Swimmers | (1967) | |
| Home from the Shore | (1978) | |
Publication Order of Dragon and the George Books
| The Dragon and the George | (1976) | |
| The Dragon Knight | (1990) | |
| The Dragon at War | (1992) | |
| The Dragon on the Border | (1992) | |
| The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll | (1994) | |
| The Dragon and The Djinn | (1996) | |
| The Dragon & the Gnarly King | (1997) | |
| The Dragon in Lyonesse | (1998) | |
| The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent | (2000) | |
Publication Order of Jim Eckert Books
| Beyond the Dar Al-Harb | (1985) | |
Publication Order of War and Honor Books
| The Harriers/Of War and Honor | (1991) | |
| Blood and War | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Combat Command Books
(by Troy Denning)
| Combat Command: In the World of Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers, Shines the Name | (1987) | |
| The omega rebellion | (1987) | |
| Combat Command in the World of Jerry E. Pournelle's Janissaries, Lord of Lances | (1988) | |
| Dorsai's Command | (1989) | |
Publication Order of The Good Stuff Books
| The Good Old Stuff | (1998) | |
| The Good Stuff | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Alien from Arcturus aka Arcturus Landing | (1956) | |
| Mankind on the Run aka On the Run | (1956) | |
| Time to Teleport | (1960) | |
| Naked to the Stars | (1961) | |
| Delusion World | (1961) | |
| Mission to Universe | (1965) | |
| The Alien Way | (1965) | |
| Space Winners | (1965) | |
| Wolfling | (1969) | |
| None but Man | (1969) | |
| Mutants | (1970) | |
| Hour of the Horde | (1970) | |
| Sleepwalker's World | (1971) | |
| The Outposter | (1971) | |
| The Pritcher Mass | (1972) | |
| Alien Art | (1973) | |
| The R-Master | (1973) | |
| The Last Master | (1973) | |
| Ancient, My Enemy | (1974) | |
| Gremlins Go Home | (1974) | |
| The Lifeship / Lifeboat | (1975) | |
| Time Storm | (1977) | |
| The Far Call | (1978) | |
| Pro | (1978) | |
| Masters of Everon | (1979) | |
| The Man from Earth | (1983) | |
| Jamie the Red | (1984) | |
| Survival | (1984) | |
| Secrets of the Deep | (1985) | |
| Steel Brother | (1985) | |
| The Forever Man | (1986) | |
| The Last Dream | (1986) | |
| Mindspan | (1986) | |
| Way of the Pilgrim | (1987) | |
| The Earth Lords | (1988) | |
| Wolf and Iron | (1990) | |
| The Magnificent Wilf | (1995) | |
Publication Order of Collections
| Time Grabber | (1952) | |
| Analog 1 | (1964) | |
| Planet Run | (1967) | |
| The Book of Gordon Dickson | (1970) | |
| Danger-human | (1970) | |
| The Star Road | (1973) | |
| In Iron Years | (1980) | |
| Love Not Human | (1981) | |
| Forward | (1985) | |
| Invaders | (1985) | |
| The Man the Worlds Rejected | (1986) | |
| The Stranger | (1987) | |
| In the Bone | (1987) | |
| Guided Tour | (1988) | |
| Beginnings | (1988) | |
| Ends | (1988) | |
| Bootcamp 3000 | (1992) | |
| Hour of the Gremlins | (2002) | |
| The Human Edge | (2003) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| No Shield from the Dead | (1953) | |
| It Hardly Seems Fair | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Green Guide: Mushrooms and Toadstools | (1992) | |
Publication Order of Hoka Collections
(with Poul Anderson)
| Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! | (1983) | |
Publication Order of Stellar Books
| Stellar Short Novels | (1976) | |
| Stellar #2 | (1976) | |
| Stellar #3 | (1977) | |
| Stellar #4 | (1978) | |
| Stellar #5 | (1980) | |
| Stellar #6 | (1980) | |
| Stellar #7 | (1981) | |
Publication Order of War and Honor Books
(with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Christopher Stasheff)
| Blood and War | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Day the Sun Stood Still | (1972) | |
| Wondermakers 2 | (1974) | |
| Alpha 6 | (1976) | |
| Beyond Tomorrow | (1976) | |
| Nebula Awards 12 | (1978) | |
| Nebula Winners No. 12: Sfwa's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year | (1978) | |
| Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers | (1988) | |
| Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories | (1990) | |
| Dragons | (1997) | |
| Robert Silverberg Presents the Great Science Fiction Stories (1964) | (2001) | |
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.