Detzer, Diane
Entry updated 25 May 2026. Tagged: Author.
(1930-1992) Birth name of US author used for some of her sf, though she has also published much material as Adam Lukens, and some as Jorge de Reyna, the surnames being those of her second husband Arthur Lukens and her third husband Rudy de Reyna. Detzer began publishing sf with "The Tomb" in Science Fiction Stories for November 1958, and soon released a number of novels, from The Sea People (1959) to Eevalu (1963), as Adam Lukens. These are varied in subject matter but are generally routine Space Opera. As Jorge de Reyna she published The Return of the Starships (1968), about an isolated City where a plan for the better life has turned into Dystopia. The Planet of Fear (1968) appeared as by Diane Detzer. [JC]
Diane Detzer
born Ridgefield, Connecticut: 13 May 1930
died Ridgefield, Connecticut: 1992
works
works
- The Sea People (New York: Avalon Books, 1959) as by Adam Lukens [hb/]
- Conquest of Life (New York: Avalon Books, 1960) as by Adam Lukens [hb/Ed Emshwiller]
- Sons of the Wolf (New York: Avalon Books, 1961) as by Adam Lukens [hb/Ed Emshwiller]
- The Glass Cage (New York: Avalon Books, 1962) as by Adam Lukens [hb/]
- The World Within (New York: Avalon Books, 1962) as by Adam Lukens [hb/]
- Alien World (New York: Avalon Books, 1963) as by Adam Lukens [hb/]
- Eevalu (New York: Avalon Books, 1963) as by Adam Lukens [hb/Ed Emshwiller]
- Planet of Fear (New York: Avalon Books, 1968) [hb/]
- The Return of the Starships (New York: Avalon Books, 1968) as by Jorge de Reyna [hb/Gray Morrow]
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