Gordon R. Dickson books available now in US

AnemicOak · 11-25-2013, 12:14 PM

I know someone was wondering when his books would come out in the US, Ken Maltby maybe? Anyway I just got an email from Nightshade announcing the release of some of his work in the US and thought I'd pass it along.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/B...id=plCc8W-5Z20

Title listed are...
Time to Teleport
Lost Dorsai
Wolf and Iron
Dorsai!
The Dragon The Earl & The Troll
Alien from Arcturus
Necromancer
Spirit of Dorsai

HarryT · 11-25-2013, 12:55 PM

All his books seem to be available outside the US from SF Gateway.

AnemicOak · 11-25-2013, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

All his books seem to be available outside the US from SF Gateway.

I know but there was a discussion a while back, I think it was about Zelazny, and someone brought up Dickson not being available in the US so I thought this news might be of interest.

bfisher · 11-25-2013, 01:38 PM

Thanks so much. I didn't know that the Dorsai books were now available as ebooks. He was a great sf writer.

pwalker8 · 11-25-2013, 05:32 PM

Hum, I bought Dorsai Spirit (Dorsai and Spirit of Dorsai), Necromancer and Tactics of Mistake as ebooks from Amazon some time ago. I guess they got pulled because of a question of who held the copyright. Glad to see them back. I would love to get a lot more of Dickson's books. The Dragon series was great. For that matter, I wouldn't mind getting the whole Childe Cycle.

Dickson, Poul Anderson, Heinlein and Azimov were the SF&F authors that I grew up reading.

kennyc · 11-26-2013, 07:16 AM

Cool! Thanks!

HarryT · 11-26-2013, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

For that matter, I wouldn't mind getting the whole Childe Cycle.

Take a (virtual) vacation to the UK and they are all available.

pwalker8 · 11-26-2013, 08:43 AM

Yea, I jumped through a few hoops to get a few books that way, but after picking up a few books, Amazon figured out that the credit card had a US address and shut me off from buying any more books on that account. I'm sure that I could get around it. For one thing, I have a friend in the UK, so I could probably send her a couple hundred bucks and get her to buy me a gift card there. Ultimately though, there is only so much hoop jumping that I'm willing to do.

It is an interesting question of why some of these dead authors ebooks are available in the UK but not the US. Eddings is the same way. I wonder if their contract to publish in the UK was different, or if the UK publisher just asserted the right to publish the ebooks and since the author is dead and the current copyright holder seems to be indifferent no one is challenging them.

DrNefario · 11-26-2013, 08:47 AM

As I understand it, SFGateway do try to get worldwide rights, and if they can't then it presumably means that someone else has them. Or they were too expensive.

HarryT · 11-26-2013, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwalker8

It is an interesting question of why some of these dead authors ebooks are available in the UK but not the US. Eddings is the same way. I wonder if their contract to publish in the UK was different, or if the UK publisher just asserted the right to publish the ebooks and since the author is dead and the current copyright holder seems to be indifferent no one is challenging them.

Yes, it's almost without doubt a case of different UK and US publishers. The majority of Gollancz (SF Gateway) material is available everywhere in the world except Canada and the USA. They appear to have Dickson's complete back catalogue, but unfortunately it's not available in the US. It's a real nuisance.

frahse · 11-26-2013, 08:58 PM

Once they were available in the US because I have a collection of them, though which bin they are in, I don't know.

"Soldier ask not now or ever where to war your banners go!"

davidfor · 11-27-2013, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Take a (virtual) vacation to the UK and they are all available.

Or try Norfolk Island in the Kobo store and the 95comic code. With that, The Dorsai! eBook Collection cost me $1.48. Not complete, but close.

pwalker8 · 11-27-2013, 07:28 AM

oddly, Dickson's "The Dragon and the George" the first in that series doesn't seem to be available. All the others are. Maybe I'm just missing something.

davidfor · 11-27-2013, 06:58 PM

I thought I had seen "The Dragon and the George", but the only thing I can find now is an omnibus from Gateway with it, "Tactics of Mistake" and "Time Storm". I can see it at Kobo.

pwalker8 · 11-28-2013, 07:09 AM

I get not available when I go to the link, so I guess it's not available in the US.

11-25-2013, 12:14 PM	#1
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Gordon R. Dickson books available now in US I know someone was wondering when his books would come out in the US, Ken Maltby maybe? Anyway I just got an email from Nightshade announcing the release of some of his work in the US and thought I'd pass it along. http://myemail.constantcontact.com/B...id=plCc8W-5Z20 Title listed are... Time to Teleport Lost Dorsai Wolf and Iron Dorsai! The Dragon The Earl & The Troll Alien from Arcturus Necromancer Spirit of Dorsai

11-26-2013, 08:58 PM	#11
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	Once they were available in the US because I have a collection of them, though which bin they are in, I don't know. *"Soldier ask not now or ever where to war your banners go!"* Last edited by frahse; 11-26-2013 at 09:03 PM.

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11-25-2013, 12:55 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	All his books seem to be available outside the US from SF Gateway.

11-25-2013, 01:38 PM	#4
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	Thanks so much. I didn't know that the Dorsai books were now available as ebooks. He was a great sf writer.

11-25-2013, 05:32 PM	#5
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Hum, I bought Dorsai Spirit (Dorsai and Spirit of Dorsai), Necromancer and Tactics of Mistake as ebooks from Amazon some time ago. I guess they got pulled because of a question of who held the copyright. Glad to see them back. I would love to get a lot more of Dickson's books. The Dragon series was great. For that matter, I wouldn't mind getting the whole Childe Cycle. Dickson, Poul Anderson, Heinlein and Azimov were the SF&F authors that I grew up reading.

11-26-2013, 07:16 AM	#6
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,891 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Cool! Thanks!

11-26-2013, 08:43 AM	#8
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Yea, I jumped through a few hoops to get a few books that way, but after picking up a few books, Amazon figured out that the credit card had a US address and shut me off from buying any more books on that account. I'm sure that I could get around it. For one thing, I have a friend in the UK, so I could probably send her a couple hundred bucks and get her to buy me a gift card there. Ultimately though, there is only so much hoop jumping that I'm willing to do. It is an interesting question of why some of these dead authors ebooks are available in the UK but not the US. Eddings is the same way. I wonder if their contract to publish in the UK was different, or if the UK publisher just asserted the right to publish the ebooks and since the author is dead and the current copyright holder seems to be indifferent no one is challenging them.

11-26-2013, 08:47 AM	#9
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,195 Karma: 12000000 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	As I understand it, SFGateway do try to get worldwide rights, and if they can't then it presumably means that someone else has them. Or they were too expensive.

11-27-2013, 07:28 AM	#13
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	oddly, Dickson's "The Dragon and the George" the first in that series doesn't seem to be available. All the others are. Maybe I'm just missing something.

11-27-2013, 06:58 PM	#14
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	I thought I had seen "The Dragon and the George", but the only thing I can find now is an omnibus from Gateway with it, "Tactics of Mistake" and "Time Storm". I can see it at Kobo.

11-28-2013, 07:09 AM	#15
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I get not available when I go to the link, so I guess it's not available in the US.

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