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Peter Dickinson

Dickinson, Peter Malcolm de Brissac

December 16, 1927 – December 16, 2015 (aged 88)

Birth place: Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia, British Empire

38 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
April 1955 73 Poem Grouse Are Scarce This Year The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1955
November 1960 Short Fiction Galsworthy in Space Punch, November 30, 1960
December 1975 17 Review The Green Gene The Science Fiction Review Monthly, December 1975
February 1976 23 Review The Green Gene Delap's F & SF Review, February 1976
September 1976 5 Review King and Joker Delap's F & SF Review, September 1976
January 1977 25 Review The Blue Hawk Delap's F & SF Review, January 1977
1978 92 Review The Blue Hawk Beyond the Fields We Know: Tales of Fantasy
January 1978 Review The Blue Hawk Vector 85
February 1978 22 Review The Blue Hawk The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1978
June 1979 96 Essay Flight of the Dragon Omni, June 1979
December 1983 171 Review The Blue Hawk Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1983
January 1985 44 Review Giant Cold Fantasy Review, January 1985
June 1985 8 Review A Box of Nothing White Dwarf, June 1985
April 1986 Review The Changes Trilogy Paperback Inferno, #59
December 1988 23 Review Merlin Dreams Locus, #335 December 1988
January 1989 21 Review Eva Locus, #336 January 1989
January 1989 40 Review Heartsease The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 1989
January 1989 5 Interview Peter Dickinson: SF Without the Science Locus, #336 January 1989
January 1989 40 Review The Devil's Children The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 1989
January 1989 40 Review The Weathermonger The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 1989
December 1989 181 Review Eva Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1989
December 1989 26 Review Eva The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1989
April 1990 23 Review Skeleton-in-Waiting Locus, #351 April 1990
April 1990 69 Serial Stone (Part 2 of 2) Cricket, the Magazine for Children, April 1990
October 1990 62 Serial Mountain of Pearl (Part 4 of 4) Cricket, the Magazine for Children, October 1990
April 1993 31 Review A Bone from a Dry Sea Locus, #387 April 1993
July 1994 64 Review Time and the Clockmice, Etcetera Locus, #402 July 1994
September 1998 32 Review The Flight of Dragons Vector 201
February 2002 33 Review The Ropemaker Locus, #493 February 2002
2003 109 Review Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits Foundation, #89 Autumn 2003
June 2003 15 Review The Ropemaker The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 2003
November 2003 35 Review The Tears of the Salamander Locus, #514 November 2003
January 2008 26 Review Angel Isle Locus, #564 January 2008
February 2010 17 Review Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits Locus, #589 February 2010
September 2012 228 Short Fiction Troll Blood The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September-October 2012
October 2012 51 Review Earth and Air Locus, #621 October 2012
October 2012 21 Review Earth and Air: Tales of Elemental Creatures Locus, #621 October 2012
July 2013 108 Review Earth and Air: Tales of Elemental Creatures Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2013

50 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1968 Novel The Weathermonger Peter Dickinson
1969 Novel Heartsease Peter Dickinson
1970 Novel The Devil's Children Peter Dickinson
1971 Novel Emma Tupper's Diary Peter Dickinson
1971 Novel Sleep and His Brother Peter Dickinson
1972 Novel Mandog Lois Lamplugh & Peter Dickinson
1973 Novel The Gift Peter Dickinson
1973 Novel The Green Gene Peter Dickinson
1974 Novel The Poison Oracle Peter Dickinson
1975 Omnibus The Changes: A Trilogy Peter Dickinson
1976 Novel King and Joker Peter Dickinson
1976 Novel The Blue Hawk Peter Dickinson
1977 Novel Annerton Pit Peter Dickinson
1977 Novel The Dancing Bear Peter Dickinson
1977 Novel Walking Dead Peter Dickinson
1979 Nonfiction The Flight of Dragons Peter Dickinson
1979 Novel Tulku Peter Dickinson
1983 Novel Healer Peter Dickinson
1984 Chapbook Giant Cold Peter Dickinson
1985 Novel A Box of Nothing Peter Dickinson
1985 Omnibus The Changes Trilogy Peter Dickinson
1988 Novel Eva Peter Dickinson
1988 Collection Merlin Dreams Peter Dickinson
1989 Novel Skeleton-in-Waiting Peter Dickinson
1992 Novel A Bone from a Dry Sea Peter Dickinson
1993 Novel Time and the Clock Mice, Etcetera Peter Dickinson
1994 Novel Shadow of a Hero Peter Dickinson
1997 Collection The Lion Tamer's Daughter and Other Stories Peter Dickinson
1998 Novel Noli's Story Peter Dickinson
1998 Novel Po's Story Peter Dickinson
1998 Novel Suth's Story Peter Dickinson
1998 Omnibus The Kin Peter Dickinson
1999 Novel Ko's Story Peter Dickinson
1999 Novel Mana's Story Peter Dickinson
1999 Novel The Lion Tamer's Daughter Peter Dickinson
1999 Collection Touch and Go Peter Dickinson
2001 Novel The Ropemaker Peter Dickinson
2002 Anthology Elementals: Water Peter Dickinson & Robin McKinley
2002 Anthology Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits Robin McKinley & Peter Dickinson
2003 Novel The Tears of the Salamander Peter Dickinson
2004 Novel Inside Grandad Peter Dickinson
2004 Novel The Gift Boat Peter Dickinson
2006 Novel Angel Isle Peter Dickinson
2007 Collection The Weir: Poems Peter Dickinson
2009 Anthology Fire: Tales of Elemental Spirits Robin McKinley & Peter Dickinson
2012 Collection Earth and Air: Tales of Elemental Creatures Peter Dickinson
2015 Novel King and Joker: A Crime Novel Peter Dickinson
2015 Novel Skeleton-in-Waiting: A Crime Novel Peter Dickinson
2015 Novel The Green Gene: A Crime Novel Peter Dickinson
2015 Novel Walking Dead: A Crime Novel Peter Dickinson

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1970 Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal The Devil's Children Nominee
1972 Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal The Dancing Bear Nominee
1974 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel The Green Gene Runner-up
1976 Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal The Blue Hawk Nominee
1979 Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal Tulku Winner
1980 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best International Long Fiction The Flight of Dragons Nominee
1980 Locus Poll Award Best Art or Illustrated Book The Flight of Dragons Nominee
1986 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Flight Nominee
1986 World Fantasy Award Best Novella Flight Nominee
1988 Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal Eva Nominee
1992 Carnegie Medal for Writing Carnegie Medal A Bone from a Dry Sea Nominee
2002 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature The Ropemaker Winner
2003 World Fantasy Award Best Collection Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits Nominee
2004 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book The Tears of the Salamander Nominee
2013 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Earth and Air: Tales of Elemental Creatures Nominee
2013 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Troll Blood Nominee

Husband of Robin McKinley. Finalist for the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
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