In the Bone

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In the Bone: The Best Science Fiction of Gordon R. Dickson
Cover of the first edition
Author	Gordon R. Dickson
Cover artist	Richard Corben
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	1987
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	228 pp
ISBN	0-441-37049-7
OCLC	15339637

In the Bone: The Best Science Fiction of Gordon R. Dickson is a collection of science fiction stories by Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by Ace Books in 1987 and expandsupon Dickson's upon earlier collection, Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best (1978), published by Dell in 1978 and was edited by James R. Frenkel. Most of the stories had appeared in the magazines Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Satellite and If.

Contents

Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best

Cover of the first edition of Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best

Introduction - The Quiet Giant, by Spider Robinson
Foreword, by James R. Frenkel
"Hilifter"
"Brother Charlie"
"Act of Creation"
"Idiot Solvant"
"Call Him Lord"
"Tiger Green"
"Of the People"
"Dolphin’s Way"
"In the Bone"
Gordon R. Dickson Bibliography

In the Bone

"Twig"
"God Bless Them"
"Hilifter"
"Brother Charlie"
"Act of Creation"
"Idiot Solvant"
"Call Him Lord"
"Tiger Green"
"Of the People"
"Dolphin’s Way"
"In the Bone"

Sources

Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Retrieved 2008-01-21.
"Internet Speculative Fiction Database". Retrieved 2008-01-21.
Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 332. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
McMuray, Clifford R. (March 1979), "Review of Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best", Science Fiction Review, 8 (2): 54
Robinson, Spider (June 1978). "The Reference Library". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 98 (6). Condé Nast Publications, Inc.: 174.
"Internet Speculative Fiction Database". Retrieved 2008-01-17.

Works by Gordon R. Dickson

Main novels	Dorsai! (1959) Necromancer (1962) Soldier, Ask Not (1967) Tactics of Mistake (1971) The Final Encyclopedia (1984)
Collections	Lost Dorsai (1980) The Spirit of Dorsai (1979) The Dorsai Companion (c1986)
Short works	"Amanda Morgan" (1979) Lost Dorsai (1980)

The Dragon Knight

The Dragon and the George (1976)
The Dragon Knight (1990)

Hoka series
(with Poul Anderson)

Other novels

The Outposter (1972)
The Forever Man (1986)

Collections

Danger—Human (1970)
Mutants (1970)
The Star Road (1973)
Ancient, My Enemy (1974)
In Iron Years (1980)
Love Not Human (1981)
The Man from Earth (1983)
Dickson! (1984)
Survival! (1984)
Forward! (1985)
Beyond the Dar Al-Harb (1985)
Invaders! (1985)
Steel Brother (1985)
The Man the Worlds Rejected (1986)
Mindspan (1986)
The Last Dream (1986)
The Stranger (1987)
In the Bone (1987)
Guided Tour (1988)
Beginnings (1988)
Ends (1988)
The Right to Arm Bears (2000)
The Human Edge (2003)

Other short works

Anthologies edited

Rod Serling's Triple W: Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves (1963)
Rod Serling's Devils and Demons (1967)
Combat SF (1975)
Nebula Winners Twelve (1978)
The Harriers (1991)
Blood and War (1993)

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