Ends
Encyclopedia
Ends is a collection of science fiction
stories and poems by Gordon R. Dickson
. It was first published by Baen Books
in 1988 and as a companion volume to Dickson's Beginnings
. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Analog Science Fiction and Fact
, Astounding, If
, Galaxy Science Fiction
, Destinies, Science Fiction Stories and Amazing Stories
The poems first appeared in The Final Encyclopedia.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
stories and poems by Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author.- Biography :Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1937...
. It was first published by Baen Books
Baen Books
Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by long time science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen. It is a science fiction and fantasy publishing house that emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, military science fiction, and fantasy...
in 1988 and as a companion volume to Dickson's Beginnings
Beginnings (collection)
Beginnings is a collection of science fiction stories and poems by Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by Baen Books in 1988. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding, Future, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Fantastic, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy Science...
. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, Astounding, If
If (magazine)
If was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. Quinn hired Paul W. Fairman to be the first editor, but early circulation figures were disappointing, and Quinn fired Fairman after only three issues. Quinn then took over the...
, Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...
, Destinies, Science Fiction Stories and Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
The poems first appeared in The Final Encyclopedia.
Contents
- Foreword
- "A Outrance"
- "Computers Don’t Argue"
- "By New Hearth Fires"
- "Ancient, My Enemy"
- "Turnabout"
- "An Honorable Death"
- "Lost DorsaiLost DorsaiLost Dorsai is a science fiction novella by Gordon R. Dickson. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1981 and was also nominated for the Nebula Award in 1980.-Plot summary:...
" - "Last Voyage"
- "Call Him Lord"
- "And Then There Was Peace"
- "Whatever Gods There Be"
- "Minotaur"
- "Enter a Pilgrim"
- "Armageddon"