Children’s Books
One of the real masters of children's literature.
Philip Pullman
Peter Dickinson is a national treasure.
The Guardian
Unfailingly erudite and inventive, he possesses an intriguing and unpredictable imagination.
Independent
Adult Novels
He is the true original, a superb writer who revitalises the traditions of the mystery genre . . . incapable of writing a trite or inelegant sentence . . . a master.
P.D.James
The Tolkien of the crime novel.
H.R.F.Keating
He sets new standards in the mystery field that will be hard to live up to.
Ruth Rendell
He has an eye and a mind and a voice like no other.
Donald E. Westlake
A stylist of subtle brilliance
New York Times
I think Peter Dickinson is hands down the best stylist as a writer and the most interesting storyteller in my genre.
Sara Paretsky