Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance, Luck & Destiny | 1975 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 2 | City of Gold and Other Stories from the Old Testament | 1980 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 3 | The Lion Tamer’s Daughter: And Other Stories | 1997 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 4 | The Weir | 2007 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
| 5 | A Closer Look At Me | 2019 | Peter Dickinson | Buy |
Peter Dickinson’s collections showcase the variety of his writing across four decades. Chance, Luck & Destiny (1975) mixes stories, facts, and puzzles about probability and fate. City of Gold and Other Stories from the Old Testament (1980) retells biblical narratives for younger readers with Dickinson’s own interpretations. The Lion Tamer’s Daughter (1997) collects original fantasy stories for children and young adults.
The Weir (2007) and A Closer Look At Me (2019) are later additions. A Closer Look At Me, published four years after Dickinson’s death in 2015, is a personal memoir. Dickinson was one of the most decorated British children’s authors, winning the Carnegie Medal twice and the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger twice. His collections offer a cross-section of the imagination that produced nearly fifty books for both children and adults.