DICKINSON, Peter

DICKINSON, Peter. British (born Rhodesia), b. 1927. Genres: Novels, Mystery/Crime/Suspense, Science fiction/Fantasy, Children's fiction, Young adult fiction, Poetry. Career: Punch mag., London, assistant editor, 1952-69. Society of Authors, chairman, 1979-80. Publications: Skin Deep, 1968 (in US as The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest); The Weathermonger, 1968; A Pride of Heroes (in US as The Old English Peep-Show), 1969; Heartsease, 1969; The Seals (in US as The Sinful Stones), 1970; The Devil's Children, 1970; Sleep and His Brother, 1971; Emma Tupper's Diary, 1971; The Lizard in the Cup, 1972; The Dancing Bear, 1972; The Green Gene, 1973; The Gift, 1973; The Iron Lion, 1973; The Poison Oracle, 1974; Chance, Luck and Destiny, 1975; The Lively Dead, 1975; The Blue Hawk, 1976; King and Joker, 1976; Annerton Pit, 1977; Walking Dead, 1977; Hepzibah, 1978; One Foot in the Grave, 1979; Tulku, 1979; The Flight of the Dragons, 1979; City of Gold, 1980; A Summer in the Twenties, 1981; The Last House-Party, 1982; Healer, 1983; Hindsight, 1983; Death of a Unicorn, 1984; A Box of Nothing, 1985; Tefuga, 1986; Perfect Gallows, 1988; Merlin Dreams, 1988; Eva, 1988; Skeleton-in-Waiting, 1989; AK, 1990; Play Dead, 1991; A Bone from a Dry Sea, 1992; Time and the Clock-mice, etc, 1993; The Yellow Room Conspiracy, 1996; Shadow of a Hero, 1994; Chuck and Danielle, 1996; The Lion Tamer's Daughter and Other Supernatural Stories, 1997; The Kin, 4 vols., 1998; Some Deaths before Dying, 1999; The Ropemaker, 2001; The Tears of the Salamander, 2003; The Gift Boat (in US as Inside Grandad).