''Ends'' is a collection of
science fiction
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stories and poems by American writer
Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by
Baen Books
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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
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William ...
'', ''
Astounding
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...
'', ''
If'', ''
Galaxy Science Fiction
''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Editi ...
'', ''Destinies'', ''Science Fiction Stories'' and ''
Amazing Stories
''Amazing Stories'' is 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. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances ...
'' 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 Dorsai
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Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
*Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
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"
* "Last Voyage"
* "
Call Him Lord
"Call Him Lord" is a novelette by the American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various title ...
"
* "And Then There Was Peace"
* "Whatever Gods There Be"
* "Minotaur"
* "Enter a Pilgrim"
* "Armageddon"
References
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1988 short story collections
Short story collections by Gordon R. Dickson
American poetry collections
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