Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.
I'm more interested in science fiction than in fantasy, but this fantasy collection from a science fiction writer I've enjoyed a lot contained a good number of well-written and entertaining stories. I did not find any of them to be a disappointment.