>9:00am ET, 1-February-01
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>Gordon R. Dickson Dies
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>Prolific SF author Gordon R. Dickson died Jan. 31 at his home in
>Richfield, Minn.
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>He was 77, according to Todd Davidson, director of the Morris Nilsen
>Funeral Chapel in Richfield.
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>In a career that spanned a half century, Dickson published more than 80
>novels and many short stories, and was publishing new work as late as
>last year, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America reported.
>His best-known work is the Childe Cycle series of novels that were
>intended to present an evolutionary blueprint for humanity's ultimate
>expansion throughout the galaxy, according to the Encyclopedia of
>Science Fiction. Dickson also collaborated frequently with SF author
>Poul Anderson, with whom he attended the University of Minnesota, most
>notably on the Hoka series, about a race of furry aliens who mimic human
>culture, according to the SFWA.
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>Dickson, a native of Canada who became a U.S. citizen after immigrating
>at age 13, was president of the SFWA from 1969 to 1971. In the course of
>his career, he received a Nebula Award and three Hugo Awards. Last year,
>he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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>Dickson is survived by a brother, Craig Dickson; three nephews; and one
>niece. Services will take place Feb. 3 at the Morris Nilsen Funeral
>Chapel in Richfield.
