Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon R. Dickson (1923-2001) was an American science fiction author best known for his Childe Cycle (Dorsai series) including Dorsai!, Soldier, Ask Not, and Lost Dorsai, and the Dragon Knight series beginning with The Dragon and the George. ("Soldier, Ask Not" 1965, "Lost Dorsai" and "The Cloak and the Staff" 1981), a Nebula Award ("Call Him Lord" 1966), and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2000.