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Home / Authors / Gordon R. Dickson Gordon R. Dickson American author Gordon R. Dickson is best known for the Childe Cycle and Dragon Knight series. A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner, his works are celebrated for their depth and influence. This page provides the Gordon R. Dickson books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1952 Time Grabber POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 1953 No Shield from the Dead POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 1956 Alien from Arcturus / Arcturus Landing POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1956 Mankind on the Run / On the Run POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1957 Earthman's Burden POoHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1960 Secret Under the Sea POoUtSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1960 Dorsai! / The Genetic General POoCCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1960 Spacial Delivery POoDB · 1 Buy ↗ 1960 Time to Teleport POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1961 Naked to the Stars POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1961 Delusion World POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1962 Necromancer / No Room for Man POoCCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1963 Secret under Antarctica POoUtSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1964 Analog 1 POoC · 2 Buy ↗ 1964 Secret Under the Caribbean POoUtSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1964 Soldier, Ask Not POoCCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1965 Mission to Universe POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1965 The Alien Way POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1965 Space Winners POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1967 The Space Swimmers POoSPB · 1 Buy ↗ 1967 Planet Run(By: Keith Laumer) POoC · 3 Buy ↗ 1969 Space Paw POoDB · 2 Buy ↗ 1969 Wolfling POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1969 None but Man POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1970 The Book of Gordon Dickson POoC · 4 Buy ↗ 1970 Danger-human POoC · 5 Buy ↗ 1970 Mutants POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1970 Hour of the Horde POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1971 Tactics Of Mistake POoCCB · 4 Buy ↗ 1971 Sleepwalker's World POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1971 The Outposter POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1972 The Pritcher Mass POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1973 The Star Road POoC · 6 Buy ↗ 1973 Alien Art POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1973 The R-Master POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1973 The Last Master POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1974 Stellar #1(By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) POoSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1974 Ancient, My Enemy POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1974 Gremlins Go Home(With: Ben Bova) POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 1975 Star Prince Charlie POoHB · 2 Buy ↗ 1975 The Lifeship / Lifeboat(With: Harry Harrison) POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 1976 The Dragon and the George POoDatGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 Stellar Short Novels(With: Andrew J. Offutt,Judy-Lynn del Rey,Shawn Oueinsteen) POoSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1976 Stellar #2(By: Isaac Asimov,Larry Niven,Howard Waldrop,Clifford D. Simak,Jack C. Haldeman II,Steven Utley,Hal Clement,James White,Richard S. Simak,Judy-Lynn del Rey,Patrick G. Conner) POoSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1977 The Cold Cash War(By: Robert Lynn Asprin) POoCCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1977 Stellar #3(By: Jack L. Chalker,Clifford D. Simak,Gene DeWeese,Jeffrey M. Wallman,Charles W. Runyon,Mildred Downey Broxon,Henry Melton,Judy-Lynn del Rey,Arsen Darney,B. Lee Cooper,Larry S. Haverkos,Steve Utley,Bill Starr) POoSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1977 Time Storm POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 1978 Home from the Shore POoSPB · 2 Buy ↗ 1978 Stellar #4(By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) POoSB · 5 Buy ↗ 1978 The Far Call POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 1979 Spirit of Dorsai POoCCB · 5 Buy ↗ 1979 Masters of Everon POoSN · 25 Buy ↗ 1980 Lost Dorsai POoCCB · 6 Buy ↗ 1980 Stellar #5(By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) POoSB · 6 Buy ↗ 1980 Stellar #6(By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) POoSB · 7 Buy ↗ 1980 In Iron Years POoC · 7 Buy ↗ 1981 Stellar #7(By: Terry Carr,Leanne Frahm,Judy-Lynn del Rey) POoSB · 8 Buy ↗ 1981 Love Not Human POoC · 8 Buy ↗ 1983 Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! POoHC · 1 Buy ↗ 1983 The Man from Earth POoSN · 26 Buy ↗ 1984 The Final Encyclopedia POoCCB · 7 Buy ↗ 1984 Jamie the Red POoSN · 27 Buy ↗ 1984 Survival POoSN · 28 Buy ↗ 1985 Beyond the Dar Al-Harb POoJEB · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 Invaders POoC · 10 Buy ↗ 1985 Secrets of the Deep POoSN · 29 Buy ↗ 1985 Steel Brother POoSN · 30 Buy ↗ 1986 The Dorsai Companion POoCCSSC · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 The Man the Worlds Rejected POoC · 11 Buy ↗ 1986 The Forever Man POoSN · 31 Buy ↗ 1986 The Last Dream POoSN · 32 Buy ↗ 1986 Mindspan POoSN · 33 Buy ↗ 1987 Cut by Emerald(By: Dana Kramer) POoCCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1987 Shines the Name(By: Mark Acres) POoCCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1987 The Omega Rebellion(By: Troy Denning) POoCCB · 4 Buy ↗ 1987 The Stranger POoC · 12 Buy ↗ 1987 In the Bone POoC · 13 Buy ↗ 1987 Way of the Pilgrim POoSN · 34 Buy ↗ 1988 The Legion At War(By: J. Andrew Keith) POoCCB · 5 Buy ↗ 1988 Slammers Down!(By: Todd Johnson) POoCCB · 6 Buy ↗ 1988 The Black Road War(By: Neil Randall) POoCCB · 7 Buy ↗ 1988 Lord of Lances(By: Mark Acres) POoCCB · 8 Buy ↗ 1988 The Chantry Guild POoCCB · 8 Buy ↗ 1988 Guided Tour POoC · 14 Buy ↗ 1988 Beginnings POoC · 15 Buy ↗ 1988 The Earth Lords POoSN · 35 Buy ↗ 1989 Dorsai's Command POoCCB · 9 Buy ↗ 1989 Cold Cash Warrior(By: Bill Fawcett,Robert Lynn Asprin) POoCCB · 10 Buy ↗ 1990 The Dragon Knight POoDatGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1990 Wolf and Iron POoSN · 36 Buy ↗ 1991 The Harriers / Of War and Honor(With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro) POoWaHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 Young Bleys POoCCB · 9 Buy ↗ 1992 Green Guide: Mushrooms and Toadstools POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 The Dragon on the Border POoDatGB · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 The Dragon at War POoDatGB · 4 Buy ↗ 1992 Bootcamp 3000 POoC · 17 Buy ↗ 1993 Blood and War(With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Christopher Stasheff) POoWaHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll POoDatGB · 5 Buy ↗ 1994 Other POoCCB · 10 Buy ↗ 1995 The Magnificent Wilf POoSN · 37 Buy ↗ 1996 The Dragon and The Djinn POoDatGB · 6 Buy ↗ 1997 The Dragon & the Gnarly King POoDatGB · 7 Buy ↗ 1998 The Dragon in Lyonesse POoDatGB · 8 Buy ↗ 2000 The Right to Arm Bears POoDB · 3 Buy ↗ 2000 Hokas Pokas! POoHB · 4 Buy ↗ 2000 The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent POoDatGB · 9 Buy ↗ 2002 Hour of the Gremlins POoC · 18 Buy ↗ 2003 The Human Edge POoC · 19 Buy ↗ 2007 Antagonist(With: David W. Wixon) POoCCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2011 It Hardly Seems Fair POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Sea People Books 2 books · 1967–1978
01 The Space Swimmers 1967 Buy ↗ 02 Home from the Shore 1978 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Hoka Collections 1 book · 1983
01 Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! 1983 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Childe Cycle Short Story Collections 1 book · 1986
01 The Dorsai Companion 1986 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 37 books · 1956–1995
01 Alien from Arcturus / Arcturus Landing 1956 Buy ↗ 02 Mankind on the Run / On the Run 1956 Buy ↗ 03 Time to Teleport 1960 Buy ↗ 04 Naked to the Stars 1961 Buy ↗ 05 Delusion World 1961 Buy ↗ 06 Mission to Universe 1965 Buy ↗ 12 Hour of the Horde 1970 Buy ↗ 13 Sleepwalker's World 1971 Buy ↗ 15 The Pritcher Mass 1972 Buy ↗ 18 The Last Master 1973 Buy ↗ 19 Ancient, My Enemy 1974 Buy ↗ 20 Gremlins Go Home(With: Ben Bova) 1974 Buy ↗ 21 The Lifeship / Lifeboat(With: Harry Harrison) 1975 Buy ↗ 25 Masters of Everon 1979 Buy ↗ 26 The Man from Earth 1983 Buy ↗ 29 Secrets of the Deep 1985 Buy ↗ 31 The Forever Man 1986 Buy ↗ 32 The Last Dream 1986 Buy ↗ 34 Way of the Pilgrim 1987 Buy ↗ 35 The Earth Lords 1988 Buy ↗ 37 The Magnificent Wilf 1995 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Hoka Books 4 books · 1957–2000
01 Earthman's Burden 1957 Buy ↗ 02 Star Prince Charlie 1975 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Stellar Books 8 books · 1974–1981
01 Stellar #1(By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) 1974 Buy ↗ 02 Stellar Short Novels(With: Andrew J. Offutt,Judy-Lynn del Rey,Shawn Oueinsteen) 1976 Buy ↗ 03 Stellar #2(By: Isaac Asimov,Larry Niven,Howard Waldrop,Clifford D. Simak,Jack C. Haldeman II,Steven Utley,Hal Clement,James White,Richard S. Simak,Judy-Lynn del Rey,Patrick G. Conner) 1976 Buy ↗ 04 Stellar #3(By: Jack L. Chalker,Clifford D. Simak,Gene DeWeese,Jeffrey M. Wallman,Charles W. Runyon,Mildred Downey Broxon,Henry Melton,Judy-Lynn del Rey,Arsen Darney,B. Lee Cooper,Larry S. Haverkos,Steve Utley,Bill Starr) 1977 Buy ↗ 05 Stellar #4(By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) 1978 Buy ↗ 06 Stellar #5(By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) 1980 Buy ↗ 07 Stellar #6(By: Judy-Lynn del Rey) 1980 Buy ↗ 08 Stellar #7(By: Terry Carr,Leanne Frahm,Judy-Lynn del Rey) 1981 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 2 books · 1953–2011
01 No Shield from the Dead 1953 Buy ↗ 02 It Hardly Seems Fair 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Collections 19 books · 1952–2003
03 Planet Run(By: Keith Laumer) 1967 Buy ↗ 04 The Book of Gordon Dickson 1970 Buy ↗ 08 Love Not Human 1981 Buy ↗ 11 The Man the Worlds Rejected 1986 Buy ↗ 18 Hour of the Gremlins 2002 Buy ↗ 19 The Human Edge 2003 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dilbia Books 3 books · 1960–2000
01 Spacial Delivery 1960 Buy ↗ 03 The Right to Arm Bears 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Combat Command Books 10 books · 1977–1989
01 The Cold Cash War(By: Robert Lynn Asprin) 1977 Buy ↗ 02 Cut by Emerald(By: Dana Kramer) 1987 Buy ↗ 03 Shines the Name(By: Mark Acres) 1987 Buy ↗ 04 The Omega Rebellion(By: Troy Denning) 1987 Buy ↗ 05 The Legion At War(By: J. Andrew Keith) 1988 Buy ↗ 06 Slammers Down!(By: Todd Johnson) 1988 Buy ↗ 07 The Black Road War(By: Neil Randall) 1988 Buy ↗ 08 Lord of Lances(By: Mark Acres) 1988 Buy ↗ 09 Dorsai's Command 1989 Buy ↗ 10 Cold Cash Warrior(By: Bill Fawcett,Robert Lynn Asprin) 1989 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Under the Sea Books 3 books · 1960–1964
01 Secret Under the Sea 1960 Buy ↗ 02 Secret under Antarctica 1963 Buy ↗ 03 Secret Under the Caribbean 1964 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 1 book · 1992
01 Green Guide: Mushrooms and Toadstools 1992 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Dragon and the George Books 9 books · 1976–2000
01 The Dragon and the George 1976 Buy ↗ 02 The Dragon Knight 1990 Buy ↗ 03 The Dragon on the Border 1992 Buy ↗ 04 The Dragon at War 1992 Buy ↗ 05 The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll 1994 Buy ↗ 06 The Dragon and The Djinn 1996 Buy ↗ 07 The Dragon & the Gnarly King 1997 Buy ↗ 08 The Dragon in Lyonesse 1998 Buy ↗ 09 The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Jim Eckert Books 1 book · 1985
01 Beyond the Dar Al-Harb 1985 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Childe Cycle Books 11 books · 1960–2007
01 Dorsai! / The Genetic General 1960 Buy ↗ 02 Necromancer / No Room for Man 1962 Buy ↗ 03 Soldier, Ask Not 1964 Buy ↗ 04 Tactics Of Mistake 1971 Buy ↗ 05 Spirit of Dorsai 1979 Buy ↗ 07 The Final Encyclopedia 1984 Buy ↗ 08 The Chantry Guild 1988 Buy ↗ 11 Antagonist(With: David W. Wixon) 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of War and Honor Books 2 books · 1991–1993
01 The Harriers / Of War and Honor(With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro) 1991 Buy ↗ 01 Blood and War(With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Christopher Stasheff) 1993 Buy ↗