The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

DICKINSON, PETER (Malcolm de Brissac) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories (Dell/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22690-2, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $4.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) young-adult collection of four supernatural stories.
• * *Merlin Dreams (Delacorte 0-440-50067-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $19.95, 167pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy collection of stories connected through Merlin’s dreams. Illustrated in color and b&w by Alan Lee. A gorgeous book. Simultaneous with a British edition from Gollancz. (Contents)
• * *Merlin Dreams (Gollancz 0-575-03962-0, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], £9.95, 167pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy collection of stories connected through Merlin’s dreams. Illustrated in color and b&w by Alan Lee. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Simultaneous with a US edition from Delacorte.
• * _Merlin Dreams (Gollancz 0-575-05370-4, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], £7.99, 169pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) Reprint (Delacorte; Gollancz 1988) young-adult fantasy collection of stories connected through Merlin’s dreams, illustrated by Alan Lee. Recommended (PSP).
• * +Shadow of a Hero (Delacorte 0-385-32210-4, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $15.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Brad Schemehl) Associational young-adult novel. The aging descendent of a legendary hero takes advantage of the breakup of Eastern Europe to fight for his (fictional) country’s independence. First American edition (Gollancz 1994).
• * _Shadow of a Hero (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21963-9, Dec ’95, $3.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Brad Schemehl) Reprint (Gollancz 1994) associational young-adult novel. The aging descendent of a legendary hero takes advantage of the breakup of Eastern Europe to fight for his (fictional) country’s independence.
• * _Shadow of a Hero (Corgi Freeway 0-552-52844-7, Aug ’96, £3.99, 299pp, pb, cover by David Farren) Reprint (Gollancz 1994) young-adult associational novel.
• * *Skeleton in Waiting (The Bodley Head 0-370-31355-0, Sep ’89 [Nov ’89], £10.95, 154pp, hc, cover by L. Goldstrom) [King and Joker] Sf novel about a parallel world in which George V did not ascend the British throne. Sequel to King and Joker.
• * +Skeleton-in-Waiting (Pantheon 0-394-58002-8, Jan ’90, $16.95, 154pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [King and Joker] Mystery novel set in an alternate-world England, sequel to King and Joker. First American edition (Bodley Head 1989).
• * _Skeleton-in-Waiting (Arrow 0-09-973650-0, Aug ’90, £3.50, 154pp, pb) [King and Joker] Reprint (Bodley Head 1989) mystery novel set in a parallel world where Edward, Duke of Clarence succeeded to the British throne as King Victor I. Sequel to King and Joker.
• * +Time and the Clockmice, Etc. (Delacorte 0-385-32038-8, May ’94 [Mar ’94], $16.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Emma Chichester-Clark) Young-adult Thurberesque short novel/picture book with illustrations by Emma Chichester-Clark, a fable about clocks, time, and sentient mice. First American edition (Doubleday UK 1993).
• * *Time and the Clockmice, Etcetera (Doubleday UK 0-385-40365-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £9.99, 128pp, hc, cover by Emma Chichester-Clark) Young-adult fantasy novel about a family of intelligent mice living in a clock tower. Illustrated by Emma Chichester-Clark.
• * _Tulku (Tempo 0-441-82630-X, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.25, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1979) young-adult fantasy novel. A stirring adventure set in 19th-century Tibet. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Tulku (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21489-0, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $3.99, 286pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1979) young-adult fantasy novel set in 19th-century Tibet.
• * _Tulku (Corgi Freeway 0-552-52812-9, May ’95, £3.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Paul Robinson) Reprint (Gollancz 1979) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Walking Dead (Arrow 0-09-960310-1, Aug ’90, £3.99, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1977) thriller with elements of voodoo.
• * _The Weathermonger (Delacorte 0-385-29450-6, 1986 [May ’86], $14.95, 190pp, hc) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1969) young-adult fantasy novel, Book 3 of the “Changes Trilogy”.
• * _The Weathermonger (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20003-2, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $2.95, 190pp, pb) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1969) young-adult sf novel, third in “The Changes” series.
• * +The Yellow Room Conspiracy (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-556-8, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $18.95, 261pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Associational mystery novel. First American edition (Gollancz 1994).

DICKS, TERRANCE (1935- ); see house pseudonym Maria Palmer (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Ambassadors of Death (W.H. Allen 0-491-03712-0, May ’87, £7.50, 144pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 121 in the Doctor Who series.
• * _The Ambassadors of Death (Target 0-426-20305-4, Oct ’87, £1.95, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) juvenile sf novel. Volume 121 in the Doctor Who series.
• * *Blood Harvest (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20417-4, Jul ’94, £4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Bill Donohoe) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who and The Carnival of Monsters (Target 0-426-11025-0, May ’93, £3.50, 125pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Wingate; Target 1977) young-adult sf novelization. Volume eight in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who and The Face of Evil (Target 0-426-20006-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £3.50, 126pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1978) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 25 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who and The Keeper of Traken (Target 0-426-20148-5, Jun ’93, £3.50, 124pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen; Target 1982) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 37 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who and The Time Warrior (Target 0-426-20023-3, Jun ’93, £3.50, 144pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1978) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 65 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who Classics: The Daemons and The Time Monster (with Barry Letts) See entry under Barry Letts.
• * *Doctor Who Classics: The Face of Evil and The Sunmakers (Star 0-352-32417-1, May ’89, £2.95, 251pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf tv series novelization omnibus. Volume Seven in the “Doctor Who Classics” series. (Contents)
• * *Doctor Who Classics: The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos (Lyle Stuart/Star 0-352-32381-7, 1989 [Aug ’89], $5.95, 144/141pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Omnibus of two young-adult sf novelizations, The Mind of Evil (1985) and The Claws of Axos (1977). This is a worldwide edition carrying the names of the publisher and its US, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand distributors.
• * *Doctor Who Classics: The Mind of Evil and The Claws of Axos (Star 0-352-32381-7, Mar ’89, £2.95, 281pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization omnibus. Volume 4 in the “Doctor Who Classics” series. (Contents)
• * _Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child (Target 0-426-20144-2, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £2.50, 128pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1981) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 68 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity (Target 0-426-19342-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £2.99, 117pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1983) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 80 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * *Doctor Who: Catastrophea (BBC Books 0-563-40584-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], £4.99, 248pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV series. Book 11 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.
• * _Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks (Target 0-426-20042-X, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £2.50, 125pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1978) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 20 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (Target 0-426-20096-9, Jul ’92, £2.99, 110pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen; Target 1979) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 21 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Dr. Who and the Daleks #1 (Pinnacle 1-55817-188-6, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 139pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Universal Tandem 1974) sf novelization of the British television series. This edition contains an introduction by Harlan Ellison from the 1979 W.H. Allen edition. Sixth printing.
• * _Doctor Who: Dr. Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (Pinnacle 1-55817-191-6, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Universal Tandem 1976) sf novelization of the British television series. Contains an introduction by Harlan Ellison from the 1979 W.H. Allen edition. Sixth printing, Number 4 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Dr. Who and the Loch Ness Monster (Pinnacle 1-55817-193-2, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 140pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Universal Tandem 1976) sf novelization of the British tv series. Contains an introduction by Harlan Ellison from the 1979 W.H. Allen edition. Seventh printing, number 6 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Dr. Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (Pinnacle 1-55817-192-4, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 139pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Universal Tandem 1976) sf novelization of the British tv series. This edition contains an introduction by Harlan Ellison from the 1979 W.H. Allen edition. Seventh printing, number 5 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday (Target 0-426-19334-2, Jun ’91, £2.50, 128pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1983) young-adult sf novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (Target 0-426-11260-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £2.50, 140pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Wingate; Target 1976) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 27 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Kinda (Target 0-426-19529-9, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £2.99, 126pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1983) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 84 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Meglos (Target 0-426-20136-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £3.50, 126pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1983) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 75 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (Target 0-426-20345-3, Jan ’90, £1.99, 112pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 145 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (Target 0-426-11252-0, Jul ’92, £2.99, 125pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Wingate 1976) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 46 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (Target 0-426-10655-5, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £2.50, 121pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1975) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 48 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen (Target 0-426-10997-X, May ’91, £2.50, 128pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Wingate; Target 1976) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 51 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Robot (Target 0-426-20371-2, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £2.99, 124pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1975 as Doctor Who and The Giant Robot) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 28 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * *Doctor Who: Shakedown (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20459-X, Dec ’95 [Feb ’96], £4.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons (Target 0-426-20391-7, Mar ’93, £3.50, 127pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Wingate; Target 1976 as Doctor Who: The Loch Ness Monster) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 40 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death (Target 0-426-20305-4, Mar ’91 [May ’91], £2.50, 144pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 121 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Auton Invasion (Target 0-426-11295-4, Mar ’91, £2.50, 156pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1974) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 6 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (Target 0-426-11674-7, Jan ’91, £2.50, 140pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Wingate 1977) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 7 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (Target 0-426-19959-6, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £2.99, 135pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 92 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (Target 0-426-11244-X, Aug ’90 [Oct ’90], £2.50, 142pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1977) young-adult sf novelization. This is a world-wide edition. Volume 17 in the series.
• * *Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Crusaders (with David Whitaker) (W.H. Allen Target 0-352-32264-0, Aug ’88, £2.95, 296pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Omnibus of two Doctor Who novelizations. Volume 1 in the “Doctor Who Classics” series. (Contents)
• * _Doctor Who: The Day of the Daleks (Target 0-426-10380-7, Apr ’91, £2.50, 126pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1974) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 18 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Dominators and The Kryptons (with Ian Marter) See entry under Ian Marter.
• * *Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors (BBC Books 0-563-40563-5, Jun ’97, £4.99, 280pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (Target 0-426-19510-8, Feb ’91, £2.50, 128pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen; Target 1983) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 81 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Krotons (Target 0-426-20189-2, Jul ’91, £2.50, 121pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1985) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 99 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon (Target 0-426-20132-9, Jun ’92, £2.99, 124pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1980) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 43 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20319-4, Apr ’88, £1.99, 127pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 127 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Pyramids of Mars (Target 0-426-11666-6, Mar ’93, £3.50, 125pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1976) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 50 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (Target 0-426-20061-6, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £3.99, 108pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen; Target 1979) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 53 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * _Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom and The Deadly Assassin (with Philip Hinchcliffe) See entry under Philip Hinchcliffe.
• * *Doctor Who: The Smugglers (W.H. Allen 0-491-03148-3, Jun ’88, £7.95, 128pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 133 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Smugglers (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20328-3, Nov ’88, £1.99, 128pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult TV sf series novelization. Volume 133 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Smugglers (Target 0-426-20328-3, Feb ’93, £3.50, 128pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 133 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (Target 0-426-20346-1, Mar ’90, £2.50, 132pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf tv series novelization. Volume 147 in the series.
• * +Doctor Who: The Space Pirates (Lyle Stuart/Target 0-426-20346-1, Apr ’90, $3.95, 132pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization, Doctor Who #147. This is a worldwide edition.
• * _Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (Target 0-426-11973-8, Mar ’94, £3.99, 140pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1977) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 61 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (Target 0-426-11578-3, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £2.50, 127pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1975) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 64 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Time Monster (W.H. Allen 0-491-03870-4, 1985, £6.25, 151pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young adult sf novelization. [Not seen]
• * _Doctor Who: The Web of Fear (Target 0-426-11084-6, Dec ’93, £3.50, 127pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Wingate; Target 1976) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 72 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space (W.H. Allen 0-491-03356-7, Mar ’88, £7.95, 144pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Distributed in the US by Lyle Stuart. Volume 130 in the series. [Not seen]
• * _Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20321-6, Aug ’88, £1.99, 143pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 130 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep (Target 0-426-19561-2, Aug ’92, £2.99, 126pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 87 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * *The Faceless Ones (W.H. Allen 0-491-03692-2, Dec ’86, £7.25, 140pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel, Dr. Who #116.
• * _The Faceless Ones (Target 0-426-20294-5, May ’87, £1.75, 140pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1986) juvenile sf novel. Volume 116 in the Doctor Who series.
• * *The Further Adventures of Doctor Who (SFBC #01067, Jan ’86, $5.50, 245pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Omnibus edition of three novelizations from the tv scripts. (Contents)
• * _Horrorscopes: Aries - Blood Storm [as by Maria Palmer] See entry under Maria Palmer.
• * *Jonathan’s Ghost (Piccadilly 1-85340-462-4, 1997 [Nov ’97], £4.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Andrew Skilleter) Young-adult omnibus of three ghost novellas: Spitfire Summer (1989); The School Spirit (1989), and Jonathan and the Superstar (1991). Illustrated by Adriano Gon. A hardcover edition (-428-4) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (Target 0-426-20063-2, Jan ’87, £1.60, 80pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1980) juvenile sf novel based on the tv series.