Born November 1, 1923, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; died January 31, 2001, in Richfield, MN; came to United States in 1936; naturalized citizen; son of Gordon Fraser (a mining engineer) and Maude Leola (a teacher) Dickson. Education: University of Minnesota, B.A., 1948, graduate study, 1948-50. Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Army, 1943-46. Memberships: Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Mystery Writers of America, Science Fiction Writers of America (president, 1969-71), Science Fiction Research Association, Minnesota Science Fiction Society.

SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY NOVELS

• Alien from Arcturus (bound with The Atom Curtain, by Nick Boddie Williams), Ace Books (New York, NY), 1956, revised edition published as Arcturus Landing, 1979.
• Mankind on the Run (bound with The Crossroads of Time, by Andre Norton), Ace Books (New York, NY), 1956, published as On the Run, 1979.
• Time to Teleport [and] The Genetic General, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1960, expanded edition of the latter published as Dorsai! (also see below), DAW Books (New York, NY), 1976.
• Delusion World [and] Spacial Delivery, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1961, reprinted, 1978.
• Naked to the Stars, Pyramid Publications (New York, NY), 1961, reprinted, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1980.
• Necromancer (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1962, published as No Room for Man, Macfadden, 1963, reprinted under original title, DAW Books (New York, NY), 1978.
• The Alien Way, Bantam (New York, NY), 1965.
• Mission to Universe, Berkley Publishing (New York, NY), 1965, revised edition, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1977.
• (With Keith Laumer) Planet Run, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1967.
• Soldier, Ask Not, Dell (New York, NY), 1967.
• The Space Swimmers, Berkley Publishing (New York, NY), 1967.
• None but Man, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1969, reprinted, Baen Books (New York, NY), 1989.
• Spacepaw, Putnam (New York, NY), 1969.
• Wolfling, Dell (New York, NY), 1969.
• Hour of the Horde, Putnam (New York, NY), 1970.
• Sleepwalker's World, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1971.
• Tactics of Mistake (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1971.
• The Outposter, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1972.
• The Pritcher Mass, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1972.
• The R-Master, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1973 , revised edition published as The Last Master, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1984.
• Three to Dorsai! (contains Necromancer, Dorsai!, and Tactics of Mistake), Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1975.
• (With Harry Harrison) The Lifeship, Harper (New York, NY), 1976, published as Lifeboat, Futura (London, England), 1978.
• The Dragon and the George, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1976.
• Time Storm, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1977, reprinted as Timestorm, Baen (New York, NY), 1992.
• The Far Call, Dial (New York, NY), 1978.
• Pro, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1978.
• Home from the Shore, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1978.
• Spirit of Dorsai, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1979.
• Masters of Everon, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1980.
• Lost Dorsai, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1980, revised edition, Sphere (London, England), 1988, new revised edition published as Lost Dorsai: The New Dorsai Companion, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1993.
• The Cloak and the Staff (novelette), published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Stanley Schmidt, 1980.
• Love Not Human, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1981.
• (With Roland Green) Jamie the Red, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1984.
• Beyond the Dar al-Harb, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1985.
• The Dorsai Companion, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1986.
• The Forever Man, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1986.
• Way of the Pilgrim, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1987.
• The Chantry Guild, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1988.
• The Earth Lords, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1988.
• (With Troy Denning and Cory Glaberson) Dorsai's Command, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1989.
• Wolf and Iron, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• The Dragon Knight, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• Young Bleys, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1991.
• The Dragon on the Border, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• The Dragon at War, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1994.
• Other, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1994.
• The Magnificent Wilf, Baen (New York, NY), 1995.
• The Dragon and the Djinn, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1996.
• The Dragon and the Gnarly King, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1997.
• The Dragon in Lyonesse, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1998.
• Hokas Pokas!, Alibris (Emeryville, CA), 1999.
• The Right to Arm Bears (collection including Special Delivery, Spacepaw, and "The Law-Twister Shorty"), Baen (New York, NY), 2000.
• The Dragon and the Fair Maid of Kent, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2000.
• Dorsai Spirit, Tor (New York, NY), 2002.
• The Human Edge, Baen (Riverdale, NY), 2003.
• (With David W. Wixon) Antagonist, Tor (New York, NY), 2007.

• Secret under the Sea (also see below), Holt (New York, NY), 1960.
• Secret under Antarctica (also see below), Holt (New York, NY), 1963.
• Secret under the Caribbean (also see below), Holt (New York, NY), 1964.
• Space Winners, Holt (New York, NY), 1965.
• Alien Art, Dutton (New York, NY), 1973.
• (With Ben Bova) Gremlins, Go Home!, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1974.
• (With Poul Anderson) Star Prince Charlie, Putnam (New York, NY), 1975.
• Secrets of the Deep (includes Secret under the Sea, Secret under Antarctica, and Secret under the Caribbean), Critic's Choice Paperbacks (New York, NY), 1985.
• (With Ben Bova) Hour of the Gremlins, Baen (Riverdale, NY), 2002.

• (With Poul Anderson) Earthman's Burden, Gnome Press (New York, NY), 1957.
• (With others) Five Fates, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1970.
• Danger--Human, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1970, published as The Book of Gordon R. Dickson, DAW Books (New York, NY), 1973.
• Mutants: A Science Fiction Adventure, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1970.
• (With Poul Anderson and Robert Silverberg) The Day the Sun Stood Still: Three Original Novellas of Science Fiction (contains A Chapter of Revelation by Anderson, Thomas the Proclaimer by Silverberg, and Things Which Are Caesar's by Dickson), Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1972.
• The Star Road, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1973.
• Ancient, My Enemy, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1974.
• Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best, Dell (New York, NY), 1978, revised edition published as In the Bone: The Best Science Fiction of Gordon R. Dickson, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1987.
• In Iron Years, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1980.
• (With Poul Anderson) Hoka!, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1983.
• The Man from Earth, Tor (New York, NY), 1983.
• Survival!, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1984.
• Dickson!, NESFA (Boston, MA), 1984, revised edition published as Steel Brother, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1985.
• Forward!, Baen (New York, NY), 1985.
• Invaders!, Baen (New York, NY), 1985.
• The Last Dream, Baen (New York, NY), 1986.
• The Man the Worlds Rejected, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1986.
• Mindspan, Baen (New York, NY), 1986.
• Stranger, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1987.
• Beginnings, Baen (New York, NY), 1988.
• Ends, Baen (New York, NY), 1988.
• Guided Tour, Baen (New York, NY), 1988.

• Rod Serling's Triple W: Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves, Bantam (New York, NY), 1963.
• Rod Serling's Devils and Demons, Bantam (New York, NY), 1967.
• (With Poul Anderson and Robert Silverberg) The Day the Sun Stood Still, Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1972.
• 1975 Annual World's Best Science Fiction, DAW Books (New York, NY), 1975.
• Combat SF, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1975.
• Nebula Award Winners Twelve, Harper (New York, NY), 1979.
• The Harriers, Baen (New York, NY), 1991.
• (With Martin G. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh) Robot Warriors, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1991.
• (With Martin Harry Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh) Bootcamp 3000, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• (With Martin Harry Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh) Space Dogfights, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• Harriers #2: Blood and Honor, Baen (Riverdale, NY), 1993.

• Dickson!, NESFA Press (Cambridge, MA), 1984.
• The Final Encyclopedia, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1984.
• (Creator, with David Drake, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Christopher Stasheff) Blood and War, Baen (Riverdale, NY), 1993.

Author of about 200 short stories and novelettes, some of which appear in anthologies. Also author of radio plays.