Canadian-born author Douglas Hill was killed on 21 June when he was struck by a bus while crossing the street in London, England, where he had been living. Born Douglas Arthur Hill in Brandon, Manitoba, on 6 April 1935, he had recently finished writing a new fantasy trilogy to be published by MacMillan UK. He began publishing in 1965 with the novel The Supernatural. In addition to his writing, he was the Literary Editor of the socialist weekly Tribune from 1971 to 1984.
His series include:
Last Legionary [Galactic Warlord (1979), Deathwing over Veynaa (1980), Day of the Starwind (1980), Planet of the Warlord (1981), and Young Legionary (1982)]
Huntsman (The Huntsman (1982), Warriors of the Wasteland (1983), and Alien Citadel (1984)]
Colsec [Exiles of Colsec (1984), The Caves of Klydor (1984), and Colsec Rebellion (1985)]
Poisoner [Blade of the Poisoner (1987) and Master of Fiends (1987)]
Del Curb, Cosmic Courier [The Fraxilly Fracas (1989) and The Colloghi Conspiracy (1990)]
Apotheosis [The Lightless Dome (1993), The Leafless Forest (1994), and The Limitless Bridge (1996)]
Cade [Galaxy’s Edge (1996), The Moons of Lannamur (1996), and The Phantom Planet (1997)]
His stand-alone novels include: The Supernatural (1965); The Exploits of Hercules (1978); The Illustrated Faerie Queene (1980); Have Your Own Extra-terrestrial Adventure (1983); The Moon Monsters (1984); How Jennifer (and Speckle) Saved the Earth (1986); Goblin Party (1988); Penelope’s Pendant(1990); The Tale of Trellie the Troog (1991); The Unicorn Dream (1992); The Voyage of MudJack (1993); World of the Stiks (1994); The Magical Tree-castle (1995); Malcolm and the Cloud-Stealer (1995); Fireball and the Hero (1995); The Dragon Charmer (1997); Space Girls Don’t Cry (1998); Alien Deeps (2000); Melleron’s Monsters (2000); Monster Maze (2001); and Star Dragon (2002).
Hill also editied anthologies, including: Window on the Future (1966); Way of the Werewolf (1966); The Devil His Due (1967); Warlocks and Warriors (1971); The Shape of Sex to Come (1978); Alien Worlds (1980); and Planetfall (1986).
He was also a nonfiction author of history, biography, and sociology.
Edited 28 June 2007 to add this link to a full obiturary on The Independent and details on his birth.