The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

DICKSON, GORDON R(upert) (stories) (continued)

• * _The Dragon and the George (Grafton 0-586-21326-0, Jun ’92, £4.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (SFBC 1976) humorous fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Jim Eckert” series.
• * *The Dragon and the Gnarly King (Tor 0-312-86157-5, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $24.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel in the “Dragon and the George” series.
• * _The Dragon and the Gnarly King (SFBC #18011, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $11.98, 380pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel in the “Dragon and the George Series”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon and the Gnarly King (Tor 0-812-56270-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel in the “Dragon and the George Series”.
• * *The Dragon at War (Ace 0-441-75698-0, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $18.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon and the George” series.
• * _The Dragon at War (SFBC #05866, Feb ’93, $8.98, 375pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon and the George” series. Similar to the Ace edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon at War (Ace 0-441-16611-3, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.50, 375pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * _The Dragon at War (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21469-0, Dec ’93, £4.99, 375pp, pb) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Jim Eckert” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Dragon in Lyonesse (Tor 0-312-86159-1, Oct ’98, $25.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel in the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * _The Dragon in Lyonesse (SFBC #01996, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $12.98, 443pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Dragon Knight (Tor 0-312-93129-8, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $19.95, 409pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel of a contemporary American couple in a magical 14th century, sequel to The Dragon and the George.
• * _The Dragon Knight (Tor 0-812-50943-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George.
• * _The Dragon Knight (Grafton 0-586-21327-9, Dec ’92, £4.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Jim Eckert” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dragon Knight (Tor 0-812-50943-9, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George; second printing.
• * _The Dragon Knight (SFBC #02413, Jan ’94, $8.98, 503pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon Knight (Tor 0-812-50943-9, May ’98, $6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the George. Fourth printing.
• * *The Dragon on the Border (Ace 0-441-34233-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $18.95, 393pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragon & the George” series.
• * _The Dragon on the Border (SFBC #19655, Apr ’92, $8.98, 393pp, hc, cover by Denis Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragon and the George” series. Similar to the Ace edition except it lacks an ISBN number and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon on the Border (Grafton 0-586-21328-7, Apr ’93, £5.99, 393pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) humorous fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Dragon Knight” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dragon on the Border (Ace 0-441-16657-1, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $5.50, 393pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * *The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll (Ace 0-441-00098-3, Dec ’94 [Oct ’94], $21.95, 442pp, hc, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Humorous fantasy novel, fifth in “The Dragon and the George” series. The Dark Forces plan a new crisis at Christmas.
• * _The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll (SFBC #06309, Jan ’95, $10.98, 442pp, hc, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1994) fantasy novel, fifth in the “Dragon and the George” series. Similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll (Ace 0-441-00282-X, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $5.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1994) fantasy novel, fifth in the “Dragon Knight” series.
• * *The Earth Lords (Ace 0-441-18044-2, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 311pp, pb) Fantasy novel set in late 19th-century Canada. An underground city of dwarves makes chattel of the humans who come their way.
• * _The Earth Lords (Sphere 0-7474-0242-6, Dec ’89, £3.50, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1989) off-beat sf novel, about a race of humanoid aliens hiding under the Canadian wilderness. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Earthman’s Burden (with Poul Anderson) See entry under Poul Anderson.
• * *Ends (Baen 0-671-69782-X, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 342pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories, a companion volume to Beginnings. Introduction by Dickson. (Contents)
• * _The Far Call (Tor 0-812-53544-8, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $4.95, 410pp, pb, cover by Kotzky) Reprint (Dial 1978) sf/political intrigue novel about the first manned expedition to Mars.
• * _The Final Encyclopaedia (Sphere 0-7221-3022-8, Jun ’89, £3.99, 692pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Tor 1984) sf novel. Volume 5 in “The Childe Cycle”.
• * *The Final Encyclopedia (Tor 0-312-93241-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $18.95, 696pp, hc) [Childe Cycle] Sf novel in the “Childe Cycle”.
• * _The Final Encyclopedia (Sphere 0-7221-3022-8, 1985, £3.95, 692pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Final Encyclopedia (Sphere 0-7221-3022-8, 1985, £3.95, 692pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Final Encyclopedia (Ace 0-441-23776-2, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $4.95, 696pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel in the “Childe Cycle.” The print has been shot down from the hardcover and is microscopic.
• * _The Final Encyclopedia (SFBC #03853, Dec ’85, $10.98, 696pp, hc) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel, part of the “Childe Cycle”.
• * _The Final Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (Tor 0-312-86288-1, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $25.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) of the first half of the SF novel in the “Childe” saga. Also available as an Orb trade paperback (-86186-9, $16.95).
• * _The Final Encyclopedia, Volume 2 (Tor/Orb 0-312-86188-5, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $16.95, 350pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) of the second half of the SF novel in the “Childe” saga. This new edition has been corrected and revised. Also available as a Tor hardcover (-86289-X, $25.95).
• * *The Forever Man (Ace 0-441-24712-1, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $16.95, 375pp, hc) Sf novel of a pilot whose mind has merged with his ship.
• * _The Forever Man (Sphere 0-7221-3077-5, Sep ’87, £3.50, 375pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Forever Man (Ace 0-441-24713-X, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 345pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1986) sf novel.
• * *Forward! (Baen 0-671-55971-0, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 242pp, pb) Collection of 11 stories, mostly from the fifties, edited and with an introduction by Sandra Miesel. (Contents)
• * *Guided Tour (Tor 0-812-53589-8, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 244pp, pb) Collection of 14 sf stories from the ’50s and ’60s. (Contents)
• * _Hoka! (with Poul Anderson) See entry under Poul Anderson.
• * _Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! (with Poul Anderson) See entry under Poul Anderson.
• * _Home from the Shore (Tor 0-812-53592-8, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 221pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1978) sf novel, with illustrations by James R. Odbert and an afterword by Sandra Miesel.
• * _The Hour of the Horde (Baen 0-671-55905-2, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.95, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1970) sf novel.
• * *In the Bone: The Best Science Fiction of Gordon R. Dickson (Ace 0-441-37049-7, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 228pp, pb) Collection of 11 stories. This reprints the fiction contents of Gordon R. Dickson’s SF Best (Dell 1978) and adds two stories instead of the appreciations/bibliography. (Contents)
• * *Invaders! (Baen 0-671-55994-X, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Collection of 8 stories (mostly from the ’50s), with an introduction by Sandra Miesel. (Contents)
• * _Invaders! (Baen 0-671-55994-X, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Reissue (Baen 1985) collection of 8 sf stories about alien invasion, mostly from the 1950’s. There is an introduction by Sandra Miesel.
• * *Jamie the Red (with Jamie Green) (Ace 0-441-38245-2, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [*Thieves’ World] Fantasy novel based on a character from “Thieves’ World”.
• * *The Last Dream (Baen 0-671-65559-0, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 263pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories plus an introduction by Sandra Miesel. (Contents)
• * _The Last Master (Tor 0-812-53562-6, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.95, 318pp, pb) This seems to be a slight rewrite of The R Master (Lippincott 1973). The first part is expanded, but the ending is the same. Naturally, there is no copyright acknowledgement.
• * _Lifeboat (with Harry Harrison) See entry under Harry Harrison.
• * _The Lifeship (with Harry Harrison) See entry under Harry Harrison.
• * _The Lifeship (with Harry Harrison) (Baen 0-671-55981-8, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 251pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) sf novel.
• * _Lost Dorsai (Sphere 0-7221-3020-1, Jul ’88, £2.50, 152pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Ace 1980) sf collection. This edition omits the afterword by Sandra Miesel and includes “Steel Brother” instead. (Contents)
• * _Lost Dorsai: The New Dorsai Companion (Tor 0-812-50404-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Ace 1980 as Lost Dorsai) sf collection of two pieces, a short novel and a story. This omits the 1980 afterword by Sandra Miesel and includes excerpts from “A Childe Cycle Concordance” by David W. Wixon.
• * _Love Not Human (Tor 0-812-53554-5, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $2.95, 249pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1981) collection of 11 sf stories.
• * *The Magnificent Wilf (Baen 0-671-87664-3, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $21.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) SF novel in which a husband and wife must tour the galaxy, proving to other species that Earth is fit to join the galactic civilization.
• * _The Magnificent Wilf (SFBC #07540, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $9.98, 220pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Reprint (Baen 1995) humorous SF novel. A couple tries to prove Earth is ready to join galactic civilization. Similar to the Baen edition, except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Magnificent Wilf (Baen 0-671-87719-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Reprint (Baen 1995) humorous SF novel.
• * _The Man from Earth (Tor 0-812-53581-2, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 288pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1983) collection.
• * *The Man the Worlds Rejected (Tor 0-812-53572-3, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 250pp, pb) Collection of 7 stories (mostly from the ’50s and ’60s) and one non-fiction piece. (Contents)
• * _Masters of Everon (Tor 0-812-50394-5, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $3.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Michael Embden) Reprint (SFBC 1979) sf novel.
• * *Mindspan (Baen 0-671-65580-9, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 276pp, pb) Collection of 13 stories, mostly from the ’50s and ’60s. (Contents)
• * _Mission to Universe (Tor 0-812-53598-7, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 213pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1965) sf novel. This edition follows the revised, expanded text from the 1977 Del Rey edition.
• * *Naked to the Stars/The Alien Way (Tor 0-812-50396-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 282pp, pb, cover by Brian Waugh) Omnibus of two sf novels, Naked to the Stars (Pyramid 1961) and The Alien Way (Bantam 1965). (Contents)
• * _Necromancer (Ace 0-441-56856-4, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 189pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Doubleday 1962) sf novel in the “Childe Cycle”; sixth printing.
• * _Necromancer (Tor 0-812-54530-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Doubleday 1962) SF novel in the “Childe Cycle”.
• * *None But Man (Baen 0-671-69800-1, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 308pp, pb) [None But Man] Collection of the title novel (Doubleday 1969) and its prequel story “Hilifter” (1963). The cover blurb makes it sound as if its a sequel to The Outposter, which it isn’t. (Contents)
• * _On the Run (Tor 0-812-53570-7, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 213pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1956 as Mankind on the Run) sf novel.
• * *Other (Tor 0-312-85198-7, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $22.95, 378pp, hc, cover by Royo) [Childe Cycle] SF novel in the “Childe Cycle,” a sequel to Young Bleys.
• * _Other (Tor 0-812-51599-4, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $6.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1994) SF novel in the “Childe Cycle”, sequel to Young Bleys.
• * _The Outposter (Tor 0-812-53564-2, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.95, 251pp, pb) Reissue (Lippincott 1972) sf novel, 2nd Tor printing.
• * _The Outposter (Baen 0-671-72140-2, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) Reprint (Lippincott 1972) sf novel.
• * _The Pritcher Mass (Tor 0-812-53540-5, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 251pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1972) sf novel, second printing.
• * _Pro (Tor 0-812-53575-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 183pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1978) sf short novel, illustrated by James R. Odbert.
• * *Secrets of the Deep (Critic’s Choice 0-931773-29-6, Oct ’85 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 288pp, pb) [Secrets of the Deep] Omnibus of 3 juvenile sf adventure books. This actually first appeared in 10/85, but we missed listing it. (Contents)
• * _Sleepwalker’s World (Tor 0-812-53556-1, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 255pp, pb) Reissue (Lippincott 1971) sf novel.
• * _Sleepwalker’s World (Baen 0-671-72161-5, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Lippincott 1971) sf novel.
• * _Soldier, Ask Not (Sphere 0-7221-2978-5, Jun ’89, £2.99, 216pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Dell 1967) sf novel. Volume 2 in “The Childe Cycle”.
• * _Soldier, Ask Not (Tor 0-812-50400-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Dell 1967) Hugo Award-winning sf novel in “The Childe Cycle”.
• * _Soldier, Ask Not (Tor 0-812-50400-3, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Dell 1967) SF novel in “The Childe Cycle”. Second printing.
• * _The Space Swimmers (Tor 0-812-53584-7, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1967) sf novel, with uncredited illustrations by Steve Fabian from the 1979 Ace edition.
• * _Space Winners (Tor 0-812-53558-8, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Spacepaw (Tor 0-812-53542-1, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 222pp, pb) [Dilbia] Reprint (Ace 1969) humorous sf novel, sequel to Spacial Delivery.
• * _Spacial Delivery (Tor 0-812-53548-0, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 155pp, pb) [Dilbia] Reprint (Ace 1961) sf novel.
• * _The Spirit of Dorsai (Sphere 0-7221-3019-8, Jun ’89, £2.99, 180pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Ace 1979) sf collection. Sideline to “The Childe Cycle”.
• * _The Spirit of Dorsai (Tor 0-812-50403-8, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Ace 1979) collection of three stories in the “Childe Cycle.”
• * _Steel Brother (Tor 0-812-53552-9, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 236pp, pb) Reprint (NESFA Press 1984 as Dickson!) collection. This new version does not acknowledge the 1984 book. It adds one story, “The Man in the Mailbag,” plus an interview. The Sandra Miesel story introductions are used, but not credited. (Contents)
• * _Steel Brother (Tor 0-812-51547-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reissue (Tor 1985) collection of six stories plus an interview with Dickson by Sandra Miesel; second printing.
• * *The Stranger (Tor 0-812-53579-0, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 254pp, pb) Sf collection of 14 stories, mostly from the Fifties and early Sixties. (Contents)
• * *Survival! (Baen 0-671-55927-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 279pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories, with a preface by Sandra Miesel. (Contents)
• * _Tactics of Mistake (Sphere 0-7221-3001-5, Jun ’89, £2.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Doubleday 1971) sf novel. Volume 3 in “The Childe Cycle”.
• * _Tactics of Mistake (Ace 0-441-79978-7, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 222pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Childe Cycle] Reissue (Doubleday 1971) military sf novel, part of the “Dorsai” series; seventh printing.
• * _Tactics of Mistake (Tor 0-812-54531-1, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Doubleday 1971) military SF novel in the “Dorsai” series.
• * _Time Storm (Baen 0-671-72148-8, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Marc Despard] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1977 as Time-Storm) sf novel of three survivors of a time storm that destroyed life on Earth and threatens the universe.
• * _Time-Storm (Bantam 0-553-25146-5, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $3.50, 420pp, pb) [Marc Despard] Reissue (St. Martin’s 1977) sf novel. 5th printing.
• * *Way of the Pilgrim (Ace 0-441-87486-X, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $16.95, 341pp, hc) [Shane Evert] Sf novel of Earth conquered by giant aliens. (Contents)
• * _Way of the Pilgrim (SFBC #11445, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], $5.98, 436pp, hc) [Shane Evert] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel.
• * _Way of the Pilgrim (Sphere 0-7221-2990-4, Feb ’88, £3.50, 529pp, pb) [Shane Evert] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel about Earth ruled by giant aliens. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Way of the Pilgrim (Ace 0-441-87487-8, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.50, 439pp, pb) [Shane Evert] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel.
• * *Wolf and Iron (Tor 0-312-93214-6, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $18.95, 468pp, hc, cover by Joe Curcio) Sf/survivalist novel in a near-future dark age.