Morris, Dave

Entry updated 4 May 2026. Tagged: Author.

(1957-    ) UK author who began to publish genre work with Gamebooks mostly written for children, the first being Crypt of the Vampire (1984), opening the Golden Dragon Fantasy Gamebooks sequence. Of direct sf interest is Dinobot War (1985 chap), the first of five Transformers Adventure Game Books Ties to the Transformers franchise. Morris has also written several ties to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise [see Checklist below] and three sequences of ties to Gerry Anderson's and Sylvia Anderson's SuperMarionation puppet Television series: Thunderbirds beginning with The Uninvited (1991 chap), Stingray beginning with Trapped in the Depths (1992 chap) and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons beginning with The Mysterons (1993 chap). [DRL]

Dave Morris

born UK: 1957

works

series

Golden Dragon Fantasy Gamebooks

• Crypt of the Vampire (London: Granada/Dragon, 1984) [Golden Dragon Fantasy Gamebooks: pb/Bruno Elettori]
• The Temple of Flame (London: Granada/Dragon, 1984) with Oliver Johnson [Golden Dragon Fantasy Gamebooks: pb/Bruno Elettori]
• The Eye of the Dragon (London: Granada/Dragon, 1985) [Golden Dragon Fantasy Gamebooks: pb/Bruno Elettori]
• Castle of Lost Souls (London: Granada/Dragon, 1985) with Yve Newnham [Golden Dragon Fantasy Gamebooks: pb/Bruno Elettori]

Dragon Warriors

• Dragon Warriors (London: Corgi, 1985) [Dragon Warriors: pb/Alan Craddock]
• The Way of Wizardry (London: Corgi, 1985) [Dragon Warriors: pb/]
• Out of the Shadows (London: Corgi, 1986) [Dragon Warriors: pb/]
• The Lands of Legend (London: Corgi, 1986) [Dragon Warriors: pb/]

Transformers Adventure Game Books

• Dinobot War (London: Young Corgi, 1985) [chap: Transformers Adventure Game Books: pb/]
• Peril from the Stars (London: Young Corgi, 1985) [chap: Transformers Adventure Game Books: pb/]
• Island of Fear (London: Young Corgi, 1986) [chap: Transformers Adventure Game Books: pb/]
• Highway Clash (London: Young Corgi, 1986) [chap: Transformers Adventure Game Books: pb/]
• Swamp of the Scorpion (London: Young Corgi, 1987) [chap: Transformers Adventure Game Books: pb/]

Blood Sword

• Blood Sword (London: Hodder and Stoughton/Knight Books, 1987) [Blood Sword: pb/]
• The Kingdom of Wyrd (London: Hodder and Stoughton/Knight Books, 1987) with Oliver Johnson [Blood Sword: pb/]
• The Demon's Claw (London: Hodder and Stoughton/Knight Books, 1987) with Oliver Johnson [Blood Sword: pb/]
• Doomwalk (London: Hodder and Stoughton/Knight Books, 1988) with Oliver Johnson [Blood Sword: pb/]
• The Walls of Spyte (London: Hodder and Stoughton/Knight Books, 1988) with Oliver Johnson and Jamie Thomson [Blood Sword: pb/]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

• Buried Treasure (New York: Dell Yearling, 1990) [chap: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: pb/]
• Red Herrings (New York: Dell Yearling, 1990) [chap: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: pb/Phil Jacobs]
• Six-Guns and Shurikens (New York: Dell Yearling, 1990) [chap: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: pb/]
• Sky-High (New York: Dell Yearling, 1990) [chap: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: pb/]
• Dinosaur Farm (New York: Dell Yearling, 1991) [chap: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: pb/Phil Jacobs]
• Splinter to the Fore (New York: Dell Yearling, 1991) [chap: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: pb/Phil Jacobs]

Thunderbirds

• The Uninvited (London: Young Corgi, 1991) [chap: tie to Thunderbirds: Thunderbirds: pb/]
• Brink of Disaster (London: Young Corgi, 1992) [chap: tie to Thunderbirds: Thunderbirds: pb/]
• Sub Probe (London: Young Corgi, 1992) [chap: tie to Thunderbirds: Thunderbirds: pb/]
• Atlantic Inferno (London: Young Corgi, 1992) [chap: tie to Thunderbirds: Thunderbirds: pb/]

Stingray

• Trapped in the Depths (London: Young Corgi, 1992) [chap: tie to Stingray: Stingray: pb/]
• Marineville Traitor (London: Young Corgi, 1992) [chap: tie to Stingray: Stingray: pb/]
• The Disappearing Ships (London: Young Corgi, 1992) [chap: tie to Stingray: Stingray: pb/]
• The Lighthouse Dwellers (London: Young Corgi, 1992) [chap: tie to Stingray: Stingray: pb/]

Captain Scarlet

• The Mysterons (London: Young Corgi, 1993) [chap: tie to Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Captain Scarlet: pb/Arkadia]
• Noose of Ice (London: Young Corgi, 1993) [chap: tie to Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Captain Scarlet: pb/Arkadia]
• Lunarville 7 (London: Young Corgi, 1993) [chap: tie to Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Captain Scarlet: pb/Arkadia]
• The Launching (London: Young Corgi, 1993) [chap: tie to Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Captain Scarlet: pb/Arkadia]

Chronicles of the Magi

• The Sword of Life (London: Hodder Children's Books, 1997) [pb/Kevin Jenkins]
• The Kingdom of Dreams (London: Hodder Children's Books, 1997) [pb/Kevin Jenkins]
• City of Stars (London: Hodder Children's Books, 1997) [pb/Kevin Jenkins]

individual titles

• Knightmare (London: Young Corgi, 1987) with Tim Child [Knightmare: pb/]
• The Crystal Maze: Adventure Gamebook (London: Mammoth, 1991) [pb/]
• HeroQuest (London: Corgi, 1993) [HeroQuest: pb/]
• Taurus – Mirror Image (London: Mammoth, 1995) [Horrorscopes: pb/]
• A Minotaur at the Savoy (place not known: Mirus Entertainment, 2011) [pb/Martin McKenna]
• Workshop of the Gods (place not given: Fabled Lands Publishing, 2024) [pb/]
• The Gift of Mulligans: Sometimes All You Need Is a Second Chance (place not given: Power of Mulligans LLC, 2019) [pb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

previous versions of this entry

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