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ⓘ About John Dalmas
Author John Robert Jones (who wrote science fiction under the name John Dalmas) was born on December 3, 1926. Dalmas grew up in Michigan and Minnesota, and for a time, lived in Spokane, Washington where he moved with Gail (his wife), their daughter and one grandson, starting in the year 1985. He died on June 15, 2017. During the second world war, he served as a parachute infantryman, and in the year 1946, he was discharged without seeing much harm. Through the WW2 GI Bill he was able to attend college the first time. During his life, he had quite a few jobs outside of writing, some jobs that he had include: construction worker, longshoreman, smoke jumper, and merchant seaman.
All Book Series by John Dalmas
Analog Science Fiction, November 1969
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1969
Analog Science Fiction Science Fact, November 1986
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1986
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is John Dalmas?
Author John Robert Jones (who wrote science fiction under the name John Dalmas) was born on December 3, 1926. Dalmas grew up in Michigan and Minnesota, and for a time, lived in Spokane, Washington where he moved with Gail (his wife), their daughter and one grandson, starting in the year 1985. He died on June 15, 2017.
Which John Dalmas series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Yngling series, the earliest of John Dalmas's multi-book series: it opens with The Yngling (1971) and runs to 4 books across 1971–1994, ending with The Yngling In Yamato (1994). John Dalmas's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has John Dalmas written?
John Dalmas has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1969 and 2013. 20 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being The Regiment series with 5 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should John Dalmas's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Dalmas's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Yngling (1971–1994, 4 books), The FanglithBooks (1985–1987, 2 books) and The Regiment (1987–1998, 5 books), plus 4 more.
How are John Dalmas's books organised into series?
This guide splits John Dalmas's 32 books into 7 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Regiment (5 books, 1987–1998); Yngling (4 books, 1971–1994); Lion of Farside (3 books, 1995–1999); The FanglithBooks (2 books, 1985–1987); Lizard War (2 books, 1995–2003), plus 2 further series.