Richard Alan Dickson

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  • Bibliography:
    88 Books (7 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2010
  • Latest Book:
    September 2014
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Full Series List in Order

Castaway Kops

1 - A Birthday Surprise (Sep-2010)
2 - Suitcase Switcheroo (Mar-2012)
3 - The Girl and the Dragon Eyes (Mar-2012)

Cat Patrol Delta

1 - Earthfall (Feb-2011)
2 - Cracking the Iceberg (Feb-2011)
3 - Traitor in the Mist (Feb-2011)
4 - Enemy of My Enemy (Feb-2011)
5 - A Brand New War (Oct-2011)
6 - A Purrfect Plan (Jun-2012)
7 - Rescue! (Jul-2012)
8 - Revenge of the Malamute (Aug-2013)
9 - The Reaper Strikes (Sep-2013)
10 - Hail to the Chief (May-2014)

Gateway

1 - Outward Bound (Apr-2012)
2 - The Europa Connection (May-2012)

Helgretta the Hag

1 - The Hag's Handbook to the Tastiest Trick-or-Treaters (Oct-2011)
2 - The Hag's Handbook to a Trouble-Free Thanksgiving Tot-Roast (Nov-2011)

Mister Majestor

1 - Mister Majestor's Magnificent Menagerie (Oct-2011)
2 - Demon Crown (Sep-2013)
3 - The Devil You Know (Oct-2012)

Nova Warriors

1 - The Return (Apr-2012)
2 - Darkness Falls (May-2012)

Sci Fi Tales

1 - From the Edge (Apr-2011)
2 - On the Mark (May-2012)
3 - Crisis Mode (Jul-2012)

Book List in Order: 88 titles

  • The Case of the Missing Cookies

    When good cookies go missing, the doggie detective goes to work. With his trusty nose to help him sniff out trouble, he tracks down the one question that will break the case: in a room packed with mystery writers. whodunit? &...

  • The Dawn of Spring

    For a teen with no magic, storming the castle of an evil Ice Mage is a dangerous and daunting task, but when Old Man Winter kidnaps his sister, that's exactly what the son of Jack Frost decides to do. especially once his father forbids it....

  • No Guts, No Glory

    Eternal life as a cyborg sounded good to Brandon Elliott Keagan, but when science proves the existence of an eternal afterlife, his own eternity sours. Now, BeK must find a way to wiggle out of his contract, despite the fact that neither his...

  • A Birthday Surprise

    Castaway Kops - 1

    When his brother bumbles a burglary, Finn Bates blasts into space with the cops hot on his heels and his brother's DNA broadcast to every spaceport around. With the number of places he can land approaching zero, Finn must plan one final scor...

  • The Eidolon Offramp

    Gary knows to stay out of the PFAST lane. He's heard all the tales, seen all the stores, learned all the risks. One highway phased into a million roads, the perfect solution to gridlock. except for those who never make it to the othe...

  • Road Rage

    For one elderly couple, a familiar drive takes an unfamiliar turn when a towering rage threatens to carry them into a dread future that will change the world forever.Richard Alan Dickson, author of G-Blade and Gateway: Left Behind, returns with anoth...

  • Joatman!

    With MiddleBoy Blue back in action, the city needs a superhero. Too bad none can come. Fortunately, Joatman is on the job! Can the dastardly villain survive the special brand of justice dispensed by a Jack of All Trades, Master at None? Better ye...

  • The Crimson Teardrop

    When Sawyer Ellis learns of a cold divorce waiting for him in New York after a decade of long-distance marriage, he delays retiring from his job on Mars. They'd always planned to be together on Mars, hadn't they? If he can only get her...

  • Cracking the Iceberg

    Cat Patrol Delta - 2

    Cat Patrol Delta, now stranded on a backwater planet known as Earth, takes jobs as mercenaries to get the money to fix its ship. Their first job? Rescue a rebel princess. Freeing one cat from a pack of mangy mutts should be kitten's play for space...



  • Earthfall

    Cat Patrol Delta - 1

    For generations, the Canine Cartel and the Space Cat Alliance have warred across the galaxy. While investigating an enemy signal, Cat Patrol Delta crashes on the little-known planet Earth. Delta discovers a war between cats and dogs there, too, and...

  • Enemy of My Enemy

    Cat Patrol Delta - 4

    The space cats gear up for war. With the Reaper's resonance chamber ready to destroy Katlantis, the cats race to put it out of action. But before they reach the Iceberg and the costly battle begins, Growler the Mutt stops them with a sneaky and tem...

  • Traitor in the Mist

    Cat Patrol Delta - 3

    Cat Patrol Delta must break into the dog fortress known as the Iceberg to free hundreds of catnapped Earth cats. With a traitor still in the rebel alliance, breaking into the fortress for a third time might be hard, but finding a way out with the ot...

  • Bull's-eye Red

    You know it's a bad day when you're wearing bull's-eye red, but lunar target drones don't have a choice. It's an occupational hazard. For one target drone with secret dreams of a different career, a change of color may be the ultimate reward... but...

  • Doom Cows from Outer Space

    Zabba Zoom, the Calf of Doom, must conquer a planet to become a full-fledged Doom Cow. It's not her fault she gets distracted. There's always something better to do. But when the Great and Terrible Leader shows up to discover why...

  • G-Blade

    When the Confederation needs a scapegoat, Fleet Admiral Meredith Donovan gets kicked to an isolated outpost. With no real power, she must keep the Confederation from falling to the enemy, head off a political coup, and avert a looming civil war. Her ...

  • Cats and Dogs and Little Green Men, But No Humans Allowed

    Let's face it... humans hog all the good stories. That's just the way they are. Even in Science Fiction and Fantasy, where we expect writers to push the limits, we still see those pesky humans horning in and taking the spotlight. But heroes come in a...

  • From the Edge

    Sci Fi Tales - 1

    Good science fiction lives at the edge of the boundary, pushing the limits to see what might be on the other side. But not all boundaries exist at the edge of the universe. Some of the strongest live much closer to home.

    This collection of fi...

  • Love, Venusian Style

    When a groggy Martian forgets the toilet seat after a wild wedding night, his new bride-the Queen of Venus-promptly declares war. So much for the honeymoon. Forgetting his pants, he flees his dripping bride in a dash for the safety of Mars, but the w...

  • The Fifth Horseman

    The one man who can stop Armageddon is... a boy? On a quest, the Horseman who wields Divine Retribution finds hope of man's salvation in a sassy girl with a passion for puppy-dog causes. When she runs afoul of a secret satanic cult, however, both the...



  • Gateway: Left Behind

    When a Gateway station explodes, Rupert Cole races to find the cause. With terror factions already ruling the Earth, only Gateway keeps them from those who've fled to the safety of space. If the factions have finally discovered a way t...

  • Gentlemen's Accord

    When George Adams bumps into a planetary blockade, he knows he should turn around and scamper back the other way. When he recognizes the blockading buccaneer, however, he accepts an offer of safe passage. It's not foolish. George has pressing busi...

  • Devil Dogs

    For anyone but the youngest son of the Clan Chief, slaying the fiercest flying beast on the twelve planets would be an impressive task. Not for Dras'unat. He must do so using a temperamental flying chariot from a long-dead race....

  • The Lucky Charm

    Sailors in the South Pacific needed all the luck they could get. Alex Todd needed more. With four boats already shot out from beneath his feet, he collects every lucky charm he can find. But when one goes missing before a night p...

  • The Best First Date Ever

    When Johnny asked Debbie Coyle to the Homecoming game, he never thought she'd accept. He had no idea what Fate was thinking. But as the engine to his dad's tired Oldsmobile began to sputter on the way to pick her up for the most important Friday ni...

  • A Brand New War

    Cat Patrol Delta - 5

    Bert sneaks away from the team to slip deep into the heart of Growler the Mutt's empire. He chases rumors of a repair part for their ship, but Pinky fears a trap. She and the others race to follow Bert into enemy territory to warn him of the danger...

  • Cat Patrol Delta, Episode #1 thru Episode #5

    For generations, the Canine Cartel and the Space Cat Alliance have warred across the galaxy. On a mission to investigate an enemy signal, Cat Patrol Delta crashes on the little-known planet Earth. Delta discovers a war between cats and dogs there, to...

  • Gateway

    When a Gateway station explodes, Rupert Cole races to find the cause. With terror factions already ruling the Earth, only Gateway keeps them from those who've fled to the safety of space. If the factions have finally discovered a way to escape, there...

  • Ten Tales from the Bookshelf, Volume One

    A collection of ten fantasy and science fiction short stories, including:Cat Patrol Delta, Episode #1: EarthfallDevil DogsA Birthday SurpriseDoom Cows from Outer SpaceBull's-Eye RedThe Dawn of SpringThe Case of the Missing CookiesJoatman!Gentlemen's...

  • Unfinished Business, Volume One

    We love to fight. Whether cats, pirates, computers, elves, or plain old people, we all love a good fight. Or, for those of us who bruise easily, we love to watch others square off in a good fight, putting up their dukes to finally take care of that...



  • The Hag's Handbook to the Tastiest Trick-or-Treaters

    Helgretta the Hag - 1

    In a world where unruly brats push innocent Hags into their own ovens, one woman dares to put children back on the menu. With the proper handling, those pesky Trick-or-Treaters don't need to be a dangerous delicacy. Now, the secrets ca...

  • Mister Majestor's Magnificent Menagerie

    Mister Majestor - 1

    The day Perry's grandfather rescues him from a foster home is the happiest of his life... until he learns he'll be cleaning cages at some stupid traveling curio show, a place where animals in cheesy props pretend to be griffins, centaurs and creature...

  • Diver Down!

    When Gil Adams runs from the life that his too-proper parents picked for him, he never expects to find himself searching for an impossible sunken treasure. He never expects a girl to complicate his carefree life, either. But mostly, he never expects ...

  • For Sale: One Planet, Gently Used

    Selling a doomed planet is a tough job, but in Earth's final days that's exactly what we must do... sell it and move on. With a thousand generations of used-car salesmen in our blood, how can we possibly fail? As the saying goes, there's a sucker b...

  • The Hag's Handbook to a Trouble-Free Thanksgiving Tot-Roast

    Helgretta the Hag - 2

    In a world where rotten little brats push innocent crones into their own ovens, one woman dares to put children back on the menu. With the proper care, that plump Tot-Roast can once again grace every Hag's Thanksgiving table. For one l...

  • The Last Great Case of the Sunny Hills Detective Agency

    Jim and Jon Bruce enjoy a summer break filled with television, videos, and online gaming in their dark bedroom sanctuary... until they're blamed for some stupid brush fire. Grounded from their room, they must catch the real fire starters or remain ba...

  • Hank the Happy Snowman

    When Hank the Happy Snowman gets his new foam finger, he can finally wave to all the happy people he passes from the back of his pickup truck. It's the happiest winter ever... until his new foam finger topples over the side. Hank the Happy Snowman'...

  • Crash Cogburn

    Tomorrow he learns the stunning truth. Magic is real. Science is the lie.

    Dragons, wizards, swords and spells. For centuries, the sorceress Morgan le Fey teaches magic disguised behind a word of her own creation: science. When an evil army re...

  • The Last Great Lemonade-Stand Showdown

    Southern California. Summer, 1962. With "Big Al" Torres and his squirt-gun-toting goons moving to corner the Thirty-Ninth Street lemonade-stand racket, Bobbie Johnston gears up for war. This summer, he has help: a kid w...

  • Ten Tales from the Bookshelf, Volume Two

    A collection of ten fantasy and science fiction short stories, including:Cat Patrol Delta, Episode #2: Cracking the IcebergThe Best First Date EverFor Sale: One Planet, Gently UsedThe Crimson TeardropThe Hag's Handbook to the Tastiest Trick-or-Treat...



  • Workshop Stories, Volume One

    What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but we meet in Oregon. When authors gather and dare each other to write, story happens. Once, those stories served that purpose and faded away, but now you can read them too. This volume includes the following...

  • Crossed Signals

    First dates are hell, no question about it. But when Derek Adams finally wins that lucky first date with the girl of his dreams, he believes -- for one brief instant -- that he's finally got it made. Let the misadventure begin.Richard Alan Dickson,...

  • The Girl and the Dragon Eyes

    Castaway Kops - 3

    When Finn and Clyde Bates are framed for kidnapping a tong boss's daughter and stealing his jewels, the bumbling pair must find the girl and the true crooks before his patience comes to an end. Robbing a crime lord on a prison planet is never wise. ...

  • Song of the Canary

    For a robin with an attitude, turning songbird against a pigeon hawk crime lord is a bad idea. When a murder of crows joins the action to hunt him down, the feathers begin to fly. Can he organize his dogs and meet the crows on the mean...

  • Suitcase Switcheroo

    Castaway Kops - 2

    When a simple delivery for the mob turns into a nasty double cross, Finn and Clyde Bates race to find the real goods. Crossing the mob on a planet of mobsters might be bad for their continued health, but it'll be worse for the mobster who actually p...

  • Outward Bound

    Gateway - 1

    After failing to stop chaos from sweeping the planet, Deputy Marshal Griffin Douglas flees Earth for a quiet posting at a sleepy lunar colony. But when pirates raid the frontier mining camps, his ship diverts to the asteroid belt.The miners want just...

  • The Return

    Nova Warriors - 1

    When an asteroid on a collision course turns into a surprise alien invasion, Captain Alan Lane and Pollywog Squadron must defend the Earth from attack. But how can a bunch of military misfits at a submarine base succeed when the best military minds ...

  • Shooting Stars and Electric Sheep

    The elite troops of the Fifth Infantry Division lead every planetary invasion -- a proud tradition and centuries of success for the iron-fisted Empire. When one hardened veteran freezes in the field, Doctor Bill Morris races to find the seed to the ...

  • Atlantis, B.C.E.

    For Cyd Euripides, parking cars for Venusian goddesses on Atlantis might not be the most challenging work, but the former serf enjoys the career change. Fresh air, sunshine, an occasional flight through the air after being swatted by a displ...

  • Darkness Falls

    Nova Warriors - 2

    Colonel Alan Lane patrols the seas after an invasion by a race of alien dinosaurs, looking for the first signs of trouble. Three weeks after dropping into the Great Oceanic Rift, the aliens have yet to reappear.But a mystery of missing fishermen soon...



  • The Europa Connection

    Gateway - 2

    With gangsters rousting the casinos and pirates raiding the mines, frontier marshal Griffin Douglas goes undercover to nail the bad guys. As a mob enforcer, he discovers a larger operation on Europa than anyone expected, but soon faces a forbidden li...

  • Heroes, Hags and Wise Guys

    Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, from the superhero stepping in front of a bullet to the teenager screwing up his courage to ask a girl out on that dreaded first date. Wise guys come in all shapes and sizes too, but most don't drive cars or carry...

  • Red, White and Retirement Blues

    After sighting a supposedly-dead terrorist that the young security agents are busy ignoring, undercover officer Roger Turner crashes through the Oakland security gate in hot pursuit. The man will not escape justice again, even when the boneh...

  • The Wizard's First Foolish Kiss

    When a young wizard tries to steal a kiss from a dryad and the moon begins to fall from the sky, he realizes that the plan has gone slightly awry. If he can't fix things fast, his dad's gonna kill him... if the moon doesn't do it first. Fortunately...

  • On the Mark

    Sci Fi Tales - 2

    Five science fiction tales of pure entertainment, in a strap-on-your-ray-gun-and-hang-on-tight kind of way... or whatever approximation for a ray gun the heroes of each tale might happen to have. The stories include:Nova Warriors: The ReturnDevil Dog...

  • Prometheus Denied

    When a stunning blonde hops into his car and shouts, "Drive," John Keagan does as he's told. When she tells him of aliens and conspiracies, he nudges the car toward the off-ramp in spite of her great looks. But when the guys...

  • A Purrfect Plan

    Cat Patrol Delta - 6

    Cat Patrol Delta chases rumors to the location of its stolen spaceship. Without a ship, the cats can't get home. But the Reaper has a plan for the ship -- a plan that doesn't include simply handing it back... a perfect plan to destroy Katlantis, bu...

  • Ringing True

    At first, wearing a wedding band that read his wife's moods was a godsend, but when Hank McCoy found that he couldn't take it off, the deal began to sour. and when he filed for divorce, the consequences of the fine print that he never bothered t...

  • Ten Tales from the Bookshelf, Volume Three

    Ten short stories by Richard Alan Dickson, including the following popular titles:- The Last Great Lemonade-Stand Showdown- Atlantis, B.C.E.- Cat Patrol Delta, Episode #3: Traitor in the Mist- Crossed Signals- Outward Bound- Song of the Canary- Shoot...

  • The Wizard's Second Foolish Kiss

    When his friend tries to steal a kiss from a nymph, a young wizard feels the full wrath of the Queen of the Water Sprites. With the frozen waters of her enchanted pool spreading downstream, he must halt the next Ice Age by completing her quest to fi...

  • Crisis Mode

    Sci Fi Tales - 3

    Crisis Mode: the feeling of electrified panic that hits when you realize that things aren't just bad, they're way beyond that. Here are five tales with five different heroes who suddenly find themselves in Crisis Mode. The science fiction tales in th...

  • A Dish Best Served by the Side of a Roaring Fire

    Fairy City, one dark and stormy night. When someone tosses an annoying animated puppet beneath Jack's car to frame him for a hit-and-run murder, the giant killer's mood sours. Someone has forgotten a very important rule: never mess with the baddest...

  • The Garden of Eve

    In an overpopulated world, people retire to dream centers. When the system fails, the only way to wake them is to kill them within that dream. For Dream Taker Randall Faust, a key mission goes horribly wrong when he develops amnesia, b...

  • Lunar Command: Condition Orange

    When humans return to space, will the AIs they once left behind simply stand aside? Will humans accept the right of computer programs with forty billion nano-years of evolution to even exist, or will they try to reclaim the bases that were once thei...

  • Rescue!

    Cat Patrol Delta - 7

    Cat Patrol Delta's latest plan to whip the Earth dogs goes slightly awry. With Bert cut off and cornered by the dogs, all hope seems lost. But help arrives in the form of four swashbuckling Alpha cats... and it arrives just in time. The Reaper's r...

  • White Haul Wildcats

    When mistakes begin to plague the best team in the big-money game of recycling stars, Gordon Grant races to find the rivals responsible for the sabotage. The last thing he needs is to destroy a solar system with an ill-timed mistake. but t...

  • The Devil You Know

    Mister Majestor - 3

    With the universe about to be unmade, Perry Ellison must learn to fight the Demon King. Only a devil can teach the young man what he needs to know, but devils are no longer welcome in the Menagerie-especially the one who volunteers. a devi...

  • Mister Majestor

    When Perry Ellison learns that an angry demon lord searches for the most powerful artifact ever created, he decides the world might soon be in for one very bad day. Along with his talking cat, he sets off on an amazing adventure through otherworldly ...

  • The Last Great Case

    Jim and Jon Bruce enjoy a summer break filled with television, videos, and online gaming in their dark bedroom sanctuary... until they're blamed for some stupid brush fire they didn't start. When their punishment casts them from their room, they must...

  • The Night They Came Back

    Everyone laughed at Johnny five years ago when he told them he'd seen the aliens. He learned his lesson. Tonight, on the night they return, he won't go to the police. Tonight, he'll deal with them, himself. if he can just figur...

  • Revenge of the Malamute

    Cat Patrol Delta - 8

    When the evil space dogs hatch a diabolical plot far across the globe, Cat Patrol Delta dashes from Woofington City to spoil their plans. But the plot may be more deadly than it first appears. For the cats, the cold Siberian snow may hold a far gre...

  • Crash Cogburn and the Video Warriors

    Dragons, wizards, swords and spells. Jason Cogburn knows they aren't real. They only exist in nice, safe video games. But when his latest trip to the video games parlor goes terribly wrong, the young man's nice, safe world becomes the myth. Tonight, ...

  • Demon Crown

    Mister Majestor - 2

    When Perry Ellison learns that an angry demon lord searches for the most powerful artifact ever created, he decides the world might soon be in for one very bad day. Along with his talking cat, he sets off on an amazing adventure through othe...

  • The Reaper Strikes

    Cat Patrol Delta - 9

    When the space cats learn that Tom is trapped aboard the Reaper's Cosmic Castle, they scramble to get him back. With the help of a former Alpha cat, they race to the rescue before the fleet arrives to destroy the ship. But the Reaper m...

  • Boo? Boo who?

    On a night when the best costume gets the most free candy, one young man knows that his costume must be the very best. His only competition? His big sister Sally and Boo Boy, a mysterious kid from down the lane. But on this night...

  • The Halloween Hop

    For a kid in the seventh grade, skipping the Halloween Hop would normally be a bad choice. For Leo Rystrom, it might be the best decision around, especially when the most popular girl in school asks him to the dance. It's only after he...

  • Lookey Here, I Done Bagged Me A Deer

    When the worst hunter in the south goes deer hunting on Christmas Eve, the last thing he expects is for a big old target to drop in his lap. Unfortunately for Little Bobby Brown, there's just one minor catch. Richard A...

  • S.O.S. North Pole

    After centuries of delivering toys to all the good little girls and boys, an evil elf comes to the North Pole to bring it to an end. The reindeer spring into action to deliver a powerful plea to the children of the world: Save Our Santa.&nbs...

  • Taking the North Pole

    When the woodland elves strike north against the elves of the ice, a former prankster finds himself alone, the last of his kind. With an enemy castle now at his doorstep, he vows his revenge. One against many might be long odds, but ne...

  • Tom the Target-Tailed Turkey

    When a pair of feuding families call a Thanksgiving truce and start looking for a feast, Tom the Target-Tailed Turkey grows a little nervous. When he hears their plans to put him on the menu, he flies into a panic. The truce must be ca...

  • The Christmas Pest

    When Grot the Ogre discovers Rafael the Rat in his living room on Christmas Eve, his first thought is to toss the rat out the window. Grot dislikes pests, particularly pests with problems. But when those problems bring a pack of angry...

  • The Fourth Strike

    When Doyle Hunter received his third strike, he expected life in prison. He expected to disappear from society forever. He expected that they'd lock the door and throw away the key. He did not expect to be hauled out to some secr...

  • Kid Christmas

    When the Christmas present of the nicest girl in school goes missing, Paul Stevens suspects the school bully, a sixth-grader destined for a lump of coal on that magical morning. For a skinny little fourth-grader to tackle a schoolyard gang w...

  • The April Fool

    You can't believe everything you hear in high school, so when Leo hears he's going to the big dance with the Homecoming Queen, he laughs. It's no joke, though. For a computer geek, the favor she asks in return is a trifle. But if he's not careful,...

  • The Menace of the Unseen Terror

    When the whole school laughs at him after a Halloween prank, an embarrassed young man plots his revenge. They want tricks? Fine. Tomorrow night, on Halloween, James William Bruce will treat the schoolyard bullies to a prank they'...

  • The Mindanao Death Trap

    Fleeing through the night, recon pilot Ben Cobb races to warn MacArthur of a secret Japanese build-up on Mindanao. The marines must not invade! When a pack of trailing Zeroes flame him from the sky, Ben must find another way to deliver...

  • Hail to the Chief

    Cat Patrol Delta - 10

    While charging to the rescue of a rebel leader, Cat Patrol Delta crashes headlong into a diabolical plot aimed at every cat on Earth. With humans working as the dogs' pawns, the devious design proves difficult to destroy. But when the cats discover...

  • 3 Halloween Stories

  • Last Call

    On a night when things couldn't get any worse, Roger West discovers that they really can when a bar fight claims the life of the stranger who got in the way of his frustrated fist. He learns the true meaning of "worse," however, when the man's walle...

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Richard Alan Dickson has published 88 books.

Richard Alan Dickson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Last Call, was published in September 2014.

The first book by Richard Alan Dickson, The Dawn of Spring, was published in August 2010.

Yes. Richard Alan Dickson has 7 series.
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