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1. Earth Lords by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1989-01-01)
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Customer Reviews (2)
One of the best fantasy books ever written.
A Thought-Provoking and entertaining book |
2. The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Mass Market Paperback: 544
Pages
(2001-09-17)
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Plague and Plantagenets
The saga continues ...
Re: Welcome Back to the Middle Ages. - Oct. 17 2001 It is actually the NINTH book in the series.It may only appear to be the fourth due to the fact that Tor only included in the list of previous books those which had been published by Tor.The rest of the series was published by Ace Fantasy, with the exception of the very first book, The Dragon and the George, which was published by Del Rey in 1976. Essentially, I just didn't want anyone to miss any of the books out of this wonderful series.Happy reading!
Historical Fantasy The author oversimplifies the relationship between Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent, and Edward, the Black Prince, by calling them cousins. Joan's father, Edmund, was both a half brother of Edward II and a cousin of Edward II's wife, Isobel of France (who contrary to the motion picture, never had any contact with Wallace). A grand-daughter of Joan and Sir Thomas Holland would marry John Beaufort, a nephew of Edward the Black Prince, and a daughter of that marriage would later marry King James I of Scotland with descent to the present royal family.
Welcome Back to the Middle Ages. |
3. The Dragon on the Border by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Paperback: 393
Pages
(1993-06-01)
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A modern day man who can shapeshift into a dragon, still finding his way in the 14th Century
Best fantasy series ever!
Great Book, Great Series.
What a book!
The dragon who doesn't stop |
4. The Forever Man by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Mass Market Paperback: 345
Pages
(1988-02-01)
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Customer Reviews (4)
Five Stars: He brings you to the stars.
Book Report
Forever Man is a great book
A fine book about the merging of man and machine. |
5. The Outposter by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(1992-09-01)
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great read
Average Book
Pointless the whole way
Black Steel action (as in some fighting) and intruige - and all this from a shady memory of it (i read it maybe 5-6 years ago, around the same time i read Black Steel by Steve Perry)
Early 1970's sci fi from an award winning author. Many of their novels are literally "far out".The Outposter is one of them. ... Read more |
6. The Dragon and The Djinn by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Paperback: 400
Pages
(1998-01-01)
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Eastward ho!
Terrible book
Well the Djinn is a Genie in a bottle
A little on the disappointing side
One of the best in the series |
7. Antagonist (The Childe Cycle) by Gordon R. Dickson, David W. Wixon | |
Mass Market Paperback: 464
Pages
(2008-03-04)
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NOT a Dorsai book.Not a Childe Cycle book.
NOT "the Capstone of the Childe Cycle" !Not by half ... |
8. THE DRAGON AND THE GNARLY KING by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1997-01-01)
Asin: B0028Q6SDM Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Customer Reviews (8)
Coping with kidnap and treachery
An exctiing adventure to a land of magic
what is wrong with you people? I would definitly reccomend this book to all of my friends.In fact,I already have. If you are a Fantasy reader, and you HAVE NOT READGordon R. Dickson's Dragon Knight series, you'd better get cracking!Thereare already nine amazing books in this series.
Excellent. I found this series on par with Christopher Stasheff's 'wizard inrhyme' series.
Dickson brings new life to Jim Eckert's continuing Adventure |
9. Necromancer (Childe Cycle) by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Mass Market Paperback: 224
Pages
(1998-09-15)
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No Room for Man
A classic of late 1950s/early 1960s Sci-Fi
An interesting blend of hard science fiction and fantasy
Super Reader
A Bridge to the Dorsai |
10. The Dragon and the George by Gordon R Dickson | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1976)
Asin: B002BS74EO Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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EXCELLENT
local boy does good
unhappy
Begin the adventure!
Begin the dragon adventures! |
11. The Dragon Knight (A Tor book) by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Mass Market Paperback: 512
Pages
(1991-11)
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Camelot, It's Not
Best fantasy series of all time!
Second book in the Dragon Knight Series
Another great read of mid-evil battle
A great book with a real view on medival life plus magic |
12. Wolf And Iron by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Mass Market Paperback: 448
Pages
(1993-03-15)
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Customer Reviews (22)
Wolf and Iron
Not great, yet unforgettable
Dickson's Worst: No Science, Lame Fiction
A Different Kind of Dickson Novel!
Wake me when it's over |
13. Time Grabber by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2009-04-17)
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14. The Final Encyclopedia, Volume One of Two (Sf Series , Vol 1) by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Paperback: 384
Pages
(1996-11-15)
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A challenging, but worthwhile read
A very good read for those that like sci.fi rather than pure fantasy
Super Reader
A worthy conclusion to the Childe Cycle
Most satisifying book in the series yet |
15. The Chantry Guild (Dorsai/Childe Cycle) by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Mass Market Paperback: 464
Pages
(2000-04-15)
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Fails in all aspects
Super Reader
Good continuation of cycle, but definitely flawed
Poorly edited and difficult to follow At a basic level, there is an editorial sloppiness to the book. There were far too many sentences that clearly are missing words, as well as a couple of places where entire phrases were inadvertantly repeated in the same paragraph. Yes, it's a minor annoyance, but distracting just the same. The author also does a bad job of giving background to readers who haven't read the previous books. I realize that coming into the middle of any series can be challenging, but even some basic introduction to important elements in the main characters' backgrounds is typical. I once made the mistake of picking up a relatively late book in Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series (Crown of Thorns) as my first, but I felt I eventually understood most of what I needed to in order to appreciate that book as a story on it's own. Not so with The Chantry Guild... Dickson is very haphazard about background, and as a result, the primary struggle in the book, the protagonist's (Hal's) effort to reach the "Creative Universe", is baffling and ultimately incomprehensible. Or perhaps I'm being too generous by giving Dickson that out... even if I had read the rest of the series, I'm not sure it would make sense. Too much of the book is spent in rambling third-person narration describing Hal's internal monologue and thoughts as he grapples with this intangible metaphysical goal. It is hard to read, bogs down the other plots, and proves ultimately unsatisfying in that, despite being told over and over again that this task is the main character's life goal and is somehow tied to the fate of humanity, why or how is completely unclear. Perhaps by this point in the series we are supposed to be so attached to this character that seeing him achieve something very important to him is supposed to be satisfying to us by itself.But as a new reader, I didn't find myself caring about this guy much, and I want to know what the point of all the navel-gazing was and how it might actually help save humanity. In some ways, this plot is very derivative of Paul Atreides' messiah quest in Dune, and Dickson's work in this book suffers badly in comparison. The more traditional plot in the book is not particularly noteworthy either. Dickson spends *130* pages on what is basically a small-scale action sequence that takes place over a day as the secret village Hal stays in is first threatened by enemy search parties and then caught up in rescuing a few of their own who are caught by the bad guys. The story moves excruciatingly slowly. Worse, all of the struggle and effort we are dragged through ultimately serves no clear narrative purpose, other than to physically exhaust the protagonist to the point that he can get a good night's sleep and have a breakthrough in his metaphysical journey.The "enemy" even finds them anyway as the result of very casually-noted aerial surveillance (setting up a highly contrived visit by the arch-nemesis), and the characters being rescued are discarded so quickly afterwards that we are never given the resolution of their personal stories, which Dickson had spewed many pages setting up. Of course, it's not all bad. The "world" this story is set in is well-conceived and interesting, and there are some really innovative aspects of the protagonists' backgrounds. Refreshingly, relatively little time is spent on technology, and when he chooses to, Dickson can describe this world with clear and vivid images that one can easily imagine making a transition to a movie screen. Overall, this is a weak book that, while potentially interesting to those who have become engrossed in the rest of the series, should be avoided by anyone else. It would be much better if it were a 100 pages shorter and provided a better explanation of what came before and the significance of the "Creative Universe".
A Weaker Novel of the Childe Cycle |
16. No Shield from the Dead by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2010-05-18)
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short short story |
17. Dorsai Spirit: Two Classic Novels of the Dorsai: 'Dorsai!' and 'The Spirit of Dorsai' by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Paperback: 432
Pages
(2003-03-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Dorsai, the foundation novel of Dickson's Childe Cycle, introduces Donal Graeme, a warrior in a culture of fiercely independent men and women who discovers within himself talents that will help him change the course of history. The Spirit of Dorsai tells two stories of Dorsai heroes: Amanda Morgan, who must face a military force bent on the destruction of Dorsai culture, and Ian Graeme, who struggles to avert a disaster while he wrestles with grief and rage over his brother's murder. Dickson creates a complex and convincing political, historical, and social framework inhabited by compelling characters who never lose their blend of humanity and heroism. The Spirit of Dorsai is a smoothly written balance of strategy, tactics, and the individuals behind them that still sets a standard for military science fiction. --Roz Genessee Customer Reviews (4)
Great Military SciFi
A must read to understand Dickson's Childe Cycle
military science fiction "Spirit of Dorsai":"Amanda Morgan".While the men go off planet to fight, women remain behind to defend Dorsai.Amanda Morgan faces an enemy with one goal in mind, the destruction of the Dorsai culture."Brothers". Ian Graeme feels guilt for living, grief for his dead sibling, and anger for not being able to keep his brother alive.Preferring to avenge his brother's murder, Ian must first prevent a major catastrophe from occurring.This novella ("Amanda Morgan") and short story ("Brothers") provide more of a historical perspective to the Dorsai, especially Amanda's story furnishing insight into the role of women in the culture. DORSAI SPIRIT is a compilation of two previous Gordon R. Dickson's books from his Childe Cycle.The stories remain interesting and old fans will rejoice to read them while newcomers will find the tales entertaining.Yet this reviewer wonders why the memories of Mr. Dickson as one of the standard bearers of military science fiction seem weakened at least from re-reading this part of the saga. Harriet Klausner
Read Them All |
18. Tactics of Mistake (Childe Cycle) by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Mass Market Paperback: 288
Pages
(1998-10)
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Military Classic
Asimov meets strategy expert
A splendid "Childe Cycle" novel
Super Reader
A Military Scholar |
19. Sleepwalkers' World by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Hardcover: 264
Pages
(2002-07)
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Walking in Nightmares |
20. Masters of Everon by Gordon R. Dickson | |
Mass Market Paperback: 256
Pages
(1992)
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raised with an animal from Everon
raised with an animal from Everon
raised with an animal from Everon |
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