Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tenth Ghost Book | 1974 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 2 | The Bumper Book of Ghost Stories | 1976 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 3 | Verdict of Thirteen | 1979 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 4 | Travellers in Time: Past, Present, and to Come | 1980 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 5 | The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories 12 | 1986 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 6 | Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection | 2003 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
Peter Dickinson’s anthology appearances reflect the breadth of his writing career. The earliest entries are ghost story collections from the 1970s, including The Tenth Ghost Book and The Bumper Book of Ghost Stories. Verdict of Thirteen (1979) is a crime fiction anthology, fitting for an author who won the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger twice in a row. Travellers in Time collects stories about journeys through past, present, and future.
Dickinson’s later anthology contributions appear in annual best-of collections for fantasy and horror. He was a writer who moved freely between children’s fiction, adult mystery novels, and speculative stories, and his anthology work shows all of those interests. Dickinson was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and received an OBE. He published nearly fifty books over his career and was a longtime staff member at Punch magazine before turning to fiction full time.