Dickson!

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Dickson!

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Gordon R. Dickson
Cover artist	Frank Kelly Freas
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	NESFA Press
Publication date	1984
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	xii, 193 pp
ISBN	0-915368-27-7
OCLC	11676814
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 19
LC Class	PS3554.I328 D5 1984

Dickson! is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by NESFA Press in 1984 and was issued in honor of Dickson's appearance as guest of honor at the 42nd World Science Fiction Convention. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines SFWA Bulletin, Astounding, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Science Fiction Stories. The book contains introduction to each story by Sandra Miesel.

Contents[edit]

• Introduction, by Poul Anderson
• "Childe Cycle: Status 1984"
• "The Law-Twister Shorty"
• "Steel Brother"
• "The Hard Way"
• "Out of the Darkness"
• "Perfectly Adjusted"

References[edit]

• Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Retrieved 2008-01-20.
• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 457.
• Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 331. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
• Coulson, Robert (September 1985), "Book Reviews", Amazing Stories, 59 (3), TSR, Inc.: 8
• Soltys, Keith (February 1984), "Weak Dickson Collection, Mostly a Memento", Fantasy Review, 8 (2): 14, ISSN 0747-234X