''The Dingilliad'' is a series of science fiction novels by the author

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. The trilogy is published under the title ''The Far Side of the Sky''. It is also known as ''The Starsiders Trilogy'', although ''The Dingilliad'' is the name given by the author. The latter refers to Dingillian, the surname of the family of main characters, and is a pun on the ''

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Odys ...

''. The books are often compared to

Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein (; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accu ...

's juvenile novels. The books in the series include: ''Jumping Off the Planet'' (2000), ''Bouncing Off the Moon'' (2001) and ''Leaping to the Stars'' (2002). A fourth book, long mooted by the author, finally became 2020's ''Hella''.

''Jumping off the Planet''

It was originally written as a novella and was nominated for the Nebula Award and the HOMer Award. This novella was then expanded to a novel of the same title and won the Hal Clement (young adult)

Golden Duck Award The Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction were given annually from 1992 to 2017. The awards were presented every year at either Worldcon or the North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC). In 2018 they were replace ...

and the

Gaylactic Spectrum Award The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the awards were initially presented by the Gaylact ...

, and was also nominated for a

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for science fiction and a second HOMer award.The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees
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* 2000s science fiction novels Novels by David Gerrold Science fiction book series {{2000s-sf-novel-stub