Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon R. Dickson was a Canadian author who was as influential to the science fiction genre as the likes of Heinlein. In fact, it is difficult to say which of these two authors influenced the other. But no one can deny the fact that, by the time he died in 2001, Dickson had created an immovable literary legacy. +Biography Gordon R.

The best place to start is the Hoka series, the earliest of Gordon R. Dickson's multi-book series: it opens with Earthman's Burden (1957) and runs to 4 books across 1957–2000, ending with Hokas Pokas! (2000). Gordon R. Dickson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Gordon R. Dickson has 149 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1952 and 2021. 56 of them belong to 13 named series — the largest being the Childe Cycle series with 11 books — and 93 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gordon R. Dickson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hoka (1957–2000, 4 books), Childe Cycle (1960–2007, 11 books) and Under the Sea (1960–1964, 3 books), plus 10 more.

This guide splits Gordon R. Dickson's 149 books into 13 named series and 93 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Childe Cycle (11 books, 1960–2007); Combat Command (10 books, 1977–1989); Dragon and the George (9 books, 1976–2000); Stellar (8 books, 1974–1981); Hoka (4 books, 1957–2000), plus 8 further series.