The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

DICKENS, CHARLES (John Huffam) (stories) (continued)

• * *The D. Case or the Truth About the Mystery of Edwin Drood (with Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini) (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-113732-3, Jun ’92 [Sep ’92], $23.95, 587pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) Mystery/fantasy novel of a gathering of famous fictional detectives using the text of The Mystery of Edwin Drood to solve the mystery of Charles Dickens’ murder. This includes the complete text of Dickens’ unfinished novel, thus the coauthor credit. Translated from the Italian by Gregory Dowling.
• * *The Signalman and Other Ghost Stories (Academy Chicago 0-89733-307-1, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 138pp, pb) Collection of 13 ghost stories. Although the stories are, of course, old, this seems to be a new compilation. (Contents)
• * _The Signalman and Other Ghost Stories (Alan Sutton 0-86299-858-1, Feb ’96, £5.99, 256pp, tp) Reprint (Alan Sutton 1990) collection of ghost stories.

DICKENS, DORA, [ref.]

• * _Dracula See entry under Bram Stoker.

DICKENS, DORIS, ed.

• * _The Phantom of the Opera See entry under Gaston Leroux.

DICKENS, MONICA; [i.e., Monica Enid Dickens Stratton] (1915-1992) (stories)

• * *The Haunting of Bellamy 4 (Collins 0-00-191120-1, Mar ’86, £5.95, 123pp, hc) [Messenger] Juvenile fantasy novel, volume 3 in the “Messenger” series.
• * *The Haunting of Bellamy 4 (Collins/Armada 0-00-692646-0, Mar ’86, £1.75, 128pp, pb) [Messenger] Paperback edition of the above.

DICKERSON, MATTHEW T. (1963- )

• * *The Finnsburg Encounter (Crossway Books 0-89107-604-2, Feb ’91, $9.95, 352pp, tp, cover by Chris Hopkins) Christian fantasy novel set during the Dark Ages. A first novel. Available from Crossway Books, 9825 West Roosevelt Road, Westchester IL 60154.

DICKERSON, VANESSA D.

• * *Victorian Ghosts in the Noontide: Women Writers and the Supernatural (University of Missouri Press 0-8262-1081-3, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], $34.95, 166pp, hc) Non-fiction; an examination of women’s changing roles in the face of technological advance in the Victorian period, an analysis of “women’s spirituality in a materialistic age” as reflected in supernatural fiction. Available from the University of Missouri Press, 2910 LeMone Blvd, Columbia MO 65201; 800-828-1894.

DICKINSON, JOY

• * _Haunted City: An Unauthorized Guide to the Magical, Magnificent New Orleans of Anne Rice (Carol Publishing Group/Citadel 0-8065-1994-0, Aug ’98, $15.95, 290pp, tp) Reprint (Citadel 1995) non-fiction literary travel guide to New Orleans, with photos, maps, and walking tours to places mentioned in Rice’s works. This edition has been revised and updated to cover later books, with expanded coverage of the booming business in ghost-vampire tours, and activities of Anne Rice’s Vampire Lestat Fan Club. Carol Publishing/Citadel, 120 Enterprise Ave, Secaucus NJ 07094; credit card orders 800-866-1966.

DICKINSON, OLIVER (stories)

• * *The Collected Griselda (Reaching Moon Megacorp 1-898190-00-3, Aug ’93 [Oct ’93], £6.99, 157pp, tp) [Griselda] Collection of stories set in the role-playing world of Glorantha, with a foreword by the game’s creator, Greg Stafford. Order from 21 Stephenson Court, Osborne St., Slough, SL1 1TN. (Contents)

DICKINSON, PETER (Malcolm de Brissac) (1927- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *AK (Gollancz 0-575-04894-8, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £9.95, 204pp, hc, cover by Lyn Bruce) Young-adult novel set in an imaginary African state during the throes of independence.
• * _AK (Corgi Freeway 0-552-52719-X, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £2.99, 220pp, pb, cover by David Scutt) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) associational young-adult novel set in an imaginary African state during the throes of independence.
• * +AK (Delacorte 0-385-30608-3, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $15.00, 229pp, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Associational young-adult adventure novel about a teenage African guerilla. There are alternate endings to the book, but it’s not really fantasy. First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * _AK (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21897-7, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $3.99, 229pp, pb, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) associational young-adult adventure novel about a teenage African guerilla. There are alternate endings to the book, but it’s not really fantasy.
• * _Annerton Pit (Puffin 0-14-031042-8, Mar ’87, £1.95, 172pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Annerton Pit (Gollancz 0-575-06375-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £3.99, 172pp, pb, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *A Bone from a Dry Sea (Gollancz 0-575-05306-2, Jun ’92, £10.99, 192pp, hc, cover by Anthea Toorchen) Young-adult fantasy novel, alternating between an archaeological excavation and the prehistoric tribe being excavated.
• * +A Bone from a Dry Sea (Delacorte 0-385-30821-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $16.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Kazu Sanu) Associational young-adult novel contrasting the life of a young girl in prehistoric times with that of a teenager visiting her paleontologist father who’s investigating the fossil remains of the first girl’s civilization. The stories do not meet except thematically. First American edition (Gollancz 1992).
• * _A Bone from a Dry Sea (Corgi Freeway 0-552-52797-1, May ’94 [Oct ’94], £2.99, 219pp, pb, cover by Mark Entwistle) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) young-adult associational novel.
• * _A Bone from a Dry Sea (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21928-0, Jun ’95, $3.99, 200pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1992) associational young-adult novel of archaeology and prehistoric life.
• * *A Box of Nothing (Gollancz 0-575-03530-7, May ’85 [Apr ’85], £5.95, 128pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy adventure novel, with illustrations by Ian Newsham.
• * _A Box of Nothing (Magnet 0-416-96630-6, Feb ’87, £1.75, 128pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) juvenile fantasy novel who wants nothing and gets a box full of it. Illustrated throughout by Ian Newsham. Strongly recommended. (PS-P)
• * _A Box of Nothing (Lythway Large Print 0-7451-0547-5, Jul ’87, £6.95, 208pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * +A Box of Nothing (Delacorte 0-385-29664-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $14.95, 110pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about astronomy. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1985).
• * *The Changes Trilogy (Puffin 0-14-031846-1, 1985 [Oct ’85], £2.95, 348pp, pb) [Changes] Omnibus edition of three young-adult fantasy novels. An excellent group of related books about England under an anti-technological magic spell. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * +The Changes: A Trilogy (Dell 0-440-50413-9, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $12.00, 427pp, tp, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Changes] Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels, The Devil’s Children (Gollancz 1970), Heartsease (Gollancz 1969), and The Weathermonger (Gollancz 1969). First American edition of the omnibus (Puffin 1985 as The Changes Trilogy).
• * *Chuck and Danielle (Delacorte 0-385-32118-0, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $14.95, 115pp, hc, cover by Kees de Kiefte) Associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog, who tries to become a hero. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte. (Contents)
• * _Chuck and Danielle (Doubleday UK, Apr ’96, 115pp, hc, cover by Kees de Kiefte) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories.
• * _Chuck and Danielle (Dell Yearling 0-440-41087-8, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $3.99, 115pp, tp, cover by Kees de Kiefte) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog.
• * _Chuck and Danielle (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86355-4, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], £3.99, 136pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational children’s collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog.
• * _The Dancing Bear (Dell Yearling 0-440-40033-3, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $4.95, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1972) fifth century historical adventure novel for young adults, with elements of fantasy (saints, miracles, etc.).
• * _The Devil’s Children (Delacorte 0-385-29449-2, 1986 [May ’86], $14.95, 187pp, hc) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1970) young-adult fantasy novel, first of an excellent trilogy. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _The Devil’s Children (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20082-2, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 187pp, pb) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1970) fantasy novel; chronologically first in the “Changes” trilogy.
• * _Emma Tupper’s Diary (Dell Yearling 0-440-40080-5, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.25, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1971) young-adult fantasy novel involving a Scottish loch, an unruly family, and monsters.
• * *Eva (Gollancz 0-575-04354-7, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], £8.95, 207pp, hc) Remarkable novel about a teenage girl whose personality is transferred to a chimpanzee after a fatal car crash and who must then learn to adapt to both human and chimpanzee societies. Possibly Dickinson’s best novel to date and certainly one of the best sf novels of 1988. Very strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * +Eva (Delacorte 0-440-50129-6, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $14.95, 219pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel with a human mind transferred to a chimp. Recommended (CNB). First American edition (Gollancz 1988).
• * _Eva (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20766-5, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.50, 219pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Eva (Corgi Freeway 0-552-52609-6, May ’91, £2.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Dan Woods) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) young-adult sf novel. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _The Flight of Dragons (with Wayne Anderson) (Paper Tiger 1-85028-411-3, Mar ’98, £13.99, 132pp, tp, cover by Wayne Anderson) Reprint (Pierrot 1979) art book that demonstrates how dragons could have existed. Profusely illustrated by Anderson.
• * *Giant Cold (Gollancz 0-575-03185-9, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], £4.95, 69pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novelette, illustrated by Alan E. Cober.
• * +Giant Cold (Dutton 0-525-44073-9, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $10.95, 69pp, hc) Illustrated juvenile fantasy novelette. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1984).
• * _The Gift (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21913-2, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Jean François Podevin) Reprint (Gollancz 1973) young-adult SF novel.
• * _The Gift (Gollancz 0-575-06297-5, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £3.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reprint (Gollancz 1973) young-adult SF novel.
• * *Healer (Gollancz 0-575-03314-2, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], £5.95, 184pp, hc) An excellent young-adult sf novel about a young girl with the power to heal, and a teenage boy who mistrusts the Foundation which takes her over. Fine, sensitive characterization, along with both subtle ideas and plenty of adventure. Recommended. (FCM)
• * +The Healer (Delacorte 0-385-29372-0, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $14.95, 184pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) young-adult sf novel. First American edition. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Healer (Puffin 0-14-031746-5, Jan ’86, £1.75, 187pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) novel about child with faith-healing powers.
• * _Healer (Heinemann Educational 0-435-12301-7, Apr ’86, £2.25, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) novel about child with faith-healing powers.
• * _Healer (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-93377-3, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) young-adult fantasy novel of a girl with special powers. As always, Dickinson is quirky, intelligent, and a pleasure to read. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Healer (Gollancz 0-575-06306-8, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £3.99, 187pp, pb, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reprint (Gollancz 1984) young-adult SF novel.
• * _Heartsease (Delacorte 0-385-29451-4, 1986 [May ’86], $14.95, 135pp, hc) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1969) fantasy novel. Book 2 of the “Changes Trilogy”.
• * _Heartsease (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20096-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 235pp, pb) [Changes] Reprint (Gollancz 1969) young-adult sf novel, Book 2 of “The Changes Trilogy”.
• * _The Iron Lion (Peter Bedrick/Blackie 0-911745-18-1, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $10.95, unpaginated, hc) Reprint (Blackie 1983) short juvenile fairytale with illustrations by Pauline Baynes. This is a completely rewritten version of the 1973 text. The copyright is 1983 but it apparently is now being distributed by Harper, starting in 1984.
• * *The Kin (Macmillan UK 0-333-73735-0, 1998 [Nov ’98], £14.99, 632pp, hc) [Kin] Omnibus of all four parts of the young-adult prehistoric series, being published in separate volumes in the US. At least two of the parts are original to this volume. (Contents)
• * *The Kin: Noli’s Story (Putnam/Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-41709-X, Aug ’98, $3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Kin] Young-adult novel in a new prehistoric series. Noli’s spirit guide deserts her just as disasters strike. A hardcover edition (0-399-23328-8, $14.99, 150pp) is also available.
• * *The Kin: Suth’s Story (Putnam/Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-41710-3, Aug ’98, $3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Nenad Jakesevic) [Kin] Young-adult prehistoric novel, second in a series. Suth and Noli run away to help abandoned orphans, but are captured by a strange tribe. A hardcover edition (0-399-23327-X, $14.99, 152pp) is also available.
• * _King & Joker (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40309-1, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1976) humorous thriller set in an alternate England about murder involving a very different royal family.
• * _King and Joker (Arrow 0-09-942380-4, May ’89, £2.99, 189pp, pb) [King and Joker] Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1976) humorous thriller set in a parallel world where King George V’s elder brother survived and succeeded to the throne. Recommended. (PSP)
• * +The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories (Delacorte 0-385-32327-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $15.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult collection of four supernatural stories, one a reprint, about kindred spirits, ghostly doubles, twins, etc. First US edition (Gollancz 1997).
• * _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)

• * *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.