The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

PINKWATER, JILL (stories)

• * _Wallpaper from Space (with Daniel M. Pinkwater) See entry under Daniel M. Pinkwater

PINN, PAUL E. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Scattered Remains (Tanjen 1-901530-05-1, Oct ’97, £6.99, 209pp, tp) Collection of 21 stories, five of which seem to be original. (Contents) [Not seen]

PIPER, H(enry) BEAM (1904-1964) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Complete Fuzzy (Ace 0-441-00581-0, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $15.00, 454pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Fuzzy] SF omnibus of three “Fuzzy” novels: Little Fuzzy (Avon 1962), Fuzzy Sapiens (Avon 1964 as The Other Human Race), and Fuzzies and Other People (Ace 1984). (Contents)
• * _Empire (Ace 0-441-20558-5, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 242pp, pb) [Terra-Human Future History] Reissue (Ace 1981) collection, Book Two of the “Terra-Human Future History” series. Fifth printing.
• * _Federation (Ace 0-441-23191-8, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 284pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1981) collection of 5 stories, with a preface by Jerry E. Pournelle and editorial notes by John F. Carr.
• * _Four-Day Planet & Lonestar Planet (Ace 0-441-24892-6, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.95, 340pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1979) omnibus edition of Four-Day Planet (1961) and Lonestar Planet (originally A Planet for Texans, written with John J. McGuire, 1958).
• * *Fuzzies and Other People (Ace 0-441-26176-0, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 216pp, pb) [Fuzzy] The famous “lost” novel, third in the “Fuzzy” series.
• * _Fuzzies and Other People (SFBC #2759, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $4.98, 183pp, hc) [Fuzzy] Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel, first hardcover edition.
• * _Fuzzy Sapiens (Ace 0-441-26195-7, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.75, 235pp, pb) [Fuzzy] Reissue (Avon 1964 as The Other Human Race) sf novel, sequel to Little Fuzzy. 8th Ace printing. The copyright page falsely claims Ace as the original publisher of the series.
• * _Little Fuzzy (Ace 0-441-48497-2, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.75, 174pp, pb) [Fuzzy] Reissue (Avon 1962) sf novel, first in the “Fuzzy” series; 9th Ace printing.
• * _Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (Ace 0-441—49055-7, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.75, 215pp, pb) [Kalvan; Paratime Police] Reissue (Ace 1965) sf novel.
• * _Murder in the Gunroom (Old Earth Books 1-882968-02-6, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $15.00, 243pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1953) associational mystery novel. A facsimile edition of Piper’s first book, with a long biographical introduction and a complete bibliography by L. Fred Ramsey. There were 955 copies printed. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951. Please add $3.00 for shipping.
• * _Paratime (Ace 0-441-65171-2, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 295pp, pb) [Paratime Police] Reissue (Ace 1981) collection; 5th printing.

PIRANHA, CHAD (stories)

• * *Pointless Horror (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-67082-7, Oct ’96, £3.50, 217pp, pb) Pseudonymous young-adult collection of two spoof horror novels. (Contents)

PIRANI, ADAM

• * *The Complete Gerry Anderson Episode Guide (Titan 1-85286-216-5, Nov ’89, £8.99, 168pp, tp) Complete guide to all the Gerry Anderson series from Twizzle to Dick Spanner.

PIRINCCI, AKIF (1959- )

PIRINÇCI, AKIF

• * *Felidae (Villard 0-679-42069-X, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $19.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Jim Warren) [Felidae] Literary fantasy thriller featuring a house cat named Francis determined to discover who has been decapitating cats in his neighborhood. Translated from the German by Ralph Noble. Originally published in Germany by Wilhelm Goldmann in 1989.
• * *Felidae (Fourth Estate 1-85702-207-6, Jul ’94, £4.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) [Felidae] Surreal murder story narrated by a cat. Translated from the German (Goldmann 1989) by Ralph Noble.
• * *Felidae on the Road (Fourth Estate 1-85702-204-1, Jul ’94, £13.99, 246pp, hc, cover by Jim Warren) [Felidae] Second in the surreal mysteries narrated by a cat. Sequel to Felidae. Translated from the German (Goldmann 1994) by Anthea Bell.

PIRONE, JAMES

• * *Jake Montana: A Matter of Destiny (with Paula Sweeney) (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-072-6, 1993 [Apr ’98], $5.00, 123pp, tp) [Jake Montana] Young-adult fantasy mystery, first in the series featuring Jake Montana, a young Native American with shamanistic powers. Jake’s visions help stop development of an ancient burial ground. This is dated 1993, but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Royal Fireworks. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; (914) 726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.
• * *Mystery at Deep Ravine (with Paula Sweeney) (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-295-8, 1997 [Apr ’98], $7.99, 155pp, tp, cover by Ned Butterfield) [Jake Montana] Young-adult fantasy mystery featuring Jake Montana, a young Native American with shamanistic powers; third in the series. Jake’s dreams and visions help discover what happened to missing soldiers from the Battle of Little Big Horn. This is dated 1997 but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Royal Fireworks. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; (914) 726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.

PIRTLE, CALEB

• * +Last Deadly Lie (Paperjacks 0-7701-0909-8, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 306pp, pb) Horror novel. First U.S. edition (McLennan 1986).

PISERCHIA, DORIS (Elaine) (1928- ) (stories)

• * _Star Rider (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4071-2, May ’87, £3.95, 219pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1974) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

PITCHER, CAROLINE (stories)

• * *Mine (Mammoth 0-7497-2875-2, Sep ’97, £4.50, 120pp, tp, cover by Holly Warburton) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young girl hears the voices of other girls in history whose lives echo her own.

PITTMAN, JOSEPH, ed. (stories)

• * _The Best of the Best (with Elaine Koster) See entry under Elaine Koster.

PITTS, MICHAEL R. (1947- )

• * _The Great Science Fiction Films II (with James Robert Parish) See entry under James Robert Parish.

PIZIKS, STEVEN (stories)

• * *In the Company of Mind (Baen 0-671-57776-X, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Charles Keegan) [In the Company of Mind] SF novel. Lance Blackstone is a fugitive from his billionaire father, whose illegal experiments gave him multiple personalities.

PJERROU, MARY (1945- )

• * *Coz (Spinsters/Aunt Lute 0-933216-70-X, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], $9.95, 224pp, tp) Feminist fantasy novel featuring a midwife heroine and the conflict between an astronomer and a witch who can manipulate time. A first novel.

PLAICE, STEPHEN, ed. (stories)

• * _The Printer’s Devil A Magazine of New Writing: Issue D (with Eva Salzman & Sean O’Brien) See entry under Sean O’Brien.

PLANK, ROBERT (1907-1983)

• * *George Orwell’s Guide Through Hell (Borgo Press 0-89370-299-4, Dec ’86 [Jul ’88], $7.95, 123pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical work, a psychological study of 1984. The book is dated 1986, distributed in 1987, not seen until 1988. [Orwell]
• * _George Orwell’s Guide Through Hell (Borgo Press 0-89370-413-X, 1994 [Mar ’95], $17.00, 136pp, tp) Reprint (Borgo 1986) non-fiction, critical work, a psychological study of 1984. This has a 1994 copyright date, but not seen until now. There seem to minor revisions from the earlier edition. A hardcover edition (-313-3, $27.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942. [Orwell]

PLANTE, EDMUND (stories)

• * *Alone in the House (Avon Flare 0-380-76424-5, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $2.99, 166pp, pb, cover by Mark Fresh) Young-adult horror novel. A vampire stalks a young girl while her parents are out of town.
• * *Garden of Evil (Leisure 0-8439-2683-X, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 368pp, pb) [Seed of Evil] Horror novel about evil plants. Sequel to Seed of Evil.
• * *Seed of Evil (Leisure 0-8439-2581-7, Feb ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 367pp, pb) [Seed of Evil] Horror novel of a demonic child.
• * *Transformation (Leisure 0-8439-2490-X, May ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Horror novel of a woman pregnant with “inhuman seed.”
• * *Trapped (Leisure 0-8439-2877-8, Dec ’89 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 355pp, pb) Horror novel. Carnivorous creatures trap family in isolated cabin.

PLATT, CHARLES (Michael) (1945- ); see pseudonyms Robert Clarke & Charlotte Prentiss (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Dream Makers (Xanadu 0-947761-14-4, Nov ’86, £11.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Savoy 1980 as Who Writes Science Fiction?) non-fiction, book of interviews with sf authors.
• * *Dream Makers: SF and Fantasy Writers at Work (Revised) (Ungar/Crossroad/Continuum 0-8044-2745-3, Mar ’87 [Apr ’87], $17.95, 280pp, hc) Non-fiction, selection of interviews from Dream Makers (Berkley 1980, 15 of the 29 interviews) and Dream Makers, Volume II (Berkley 1983, 9 of the 28 interviews). There are no new interviews or revisions except a short introduction and afterword.
• * *Free Zone (Avon 0-380-75411-8, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 233pp, pb) Humorous sf novel, a spoof on most of the major themes in sf; it acknowledges ideas “stolen from...Wells, Heinlein, Kornbluth, Bester... etc.”
• * *How to Be a Happy Cat (with Gray Joliffe) (Gollancz 0-575-03902-7, Oct ’86, £3.50, 90pp, pb) Non-fiction, associational. A humorous instruction book “for cats who want to get ahead and stay ahead.”
• * +How to Be a Happy Cat (Main Street 1-55562-019-1, May ’87, $5.95, 94pp, tp) Non-sf, not quite fantasy; humor book, with cartoons by Gray Jolliffe. It’s told from the cat’s viewpoint and translated from the feline by Platt. Our promotional copy came with a free bag of catnip. This is the first U.S. edition. The 1986 Gollancz edition was a British best seller.
• * _Less Than Human (Grafton 0-586-07079-6, Sep ’87, £2.95, 238pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1986, as by Robert Clarke) humorous sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Piers Anthony’s Worlds of Chthon: Plasm (NAL/Signet 0-451-15015-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 284pp, pb) [*Piers Anthony’s Worlds of Chthon] Sf novel set in a world invented by Anthony; a sequel to his Chthon and Phthor.
• * _Piers Anthony’s Worlds of Chthon: Soma (Grafton 0-586-20440-7, Aug ’90, £3.50, 239pp, pb, cover by Bruno Elletori) [*Piers Anthony’s Worlds of Chthon] Reprint (NAL Signet 1989) sf novelization.
• * _Plasm (Grafton 0-586-07428-7, Dec ’88, £2.99, 236pp, pb) [*Piers Anthony’s Worlds of Chthon] Reprint (Signet 1987) sf novelization. In the “Piers Anthony’s Worlds of Chthon” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Protektor (AvoNova 0-380-78431-9, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) SF novel. A Protektor investigates computer system failures on a tech-dependent world.
• * *The Silicon Man (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28950-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 253pp, pb, cover by Jean Francois Podevin) Sf novel. An FBI agent discovers a scientific conspiracy dedicated to achieving immortality by placing human minds inside computers.
• * _The Silicon Man (Tafford Publishing 0-9623712-7-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $19.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Jean François Podevin) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) sf novel, with a new introduction by the author. First hardcover edition. Order from Tafford Publishing, PO Box 271804, Houston TX 77277. Phone: (713) 621-6876.
• * _The Silicon Man (Wired Books 1-888869-14-3, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $12.95, 327pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) SF novel. There is a new foreword by Gregory Benford.
• * *Soma (NAL Signet 0-451-15764-8, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 236pp, pb) [*Piers Anthony’s Worlds of Chthon] Science fiction novel, the second written by Platt and set in Piers Anthony’s Worlds of Chthon. A sequel to Plasm.

PLATT, JAMES (1861-1910) (stories)

• * _Tales of the Supernatural (Ghost Story Press no ISBN, 1994, £25.00, vii+147pp, hc, cover by Austin Osman Spare) Reprint (Simpkin & Marshall 1894) collection of six ghost stories, illustrated by Jim Cawthorn. Limited to 250 numbered copies. [Not seen]

PLATT, MARC (1914- ) (stories)

• * *Cat’s Cradle: Time’s Crucible (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20365-8, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Doctor Who] Original novelization based on the Doctor Who TV series. Volume one in the trilogy. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: Battlefield (Target 0-426-20350-X, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £2.50, 172pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95. Volume 152 in the series.
• * *Doctor Who: Ghost Light (Target 0-426-20351-8, Sep ’90, £2.50, 160pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 149 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $3.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Scripts: Ghost Light (Titan 1-85286-477-X, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £4.99, 135pp, tp, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Sf novelization. Script from a recent episode of Doctor Who, edited by John McElroy and with background articles by Stephen James Walker and by Marc Platt.
• * *Downtime (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20462-X, Jan ’96 [Feb ’96], £4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Paul Campbell) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. In “The Missing Adventures”.
• * *Lungbarrow (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20502-2, Mar ’97, £4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelisation based on the Doctor Who TV series. Volume 60 in “The New Adventures”.

PLATT, RANDALL BETH (1948- )

• * *Out of a Forest Clearing (John Daniel & Company 0-936784-89-X, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $9.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Rick Garcia) Fantasy novel, an “environmental fable” of all animals joining together to save the planet from human military technology.

PLAYFORD, NICHOLAS (1961- ) (stories)

• * *The Prisoner Gains a Blurred Skin (Australian Scholarly/Black Pepper 1-875606-19-X, 1994 [Sep ’95], A$14.95, 169pp, tp, cover by James Gleeson) Collection of 14 surreal and fantastic stories heavily influenced by J.G. Ballard. This has a 1994 copyright, but was not seen until now. Available from Australian Scholarly Publishing, PO Box 299, Kew, Victoria 3101, Australia; (03) 817-5208, fax -6431. (Contents)

PLOWRIGHT, TERESA (1952- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Dreams of an Unseen Planet (Arbor House 0-87795-863-7, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $16.95, 273pp, hc) Sf novel of stranded colonists and a dreamer. A first novel.
• * _Dreams of an Unseen Planet (Porcépic Press 0-88878-282-9, Feb ’90, $8.95, 267pp, tp, cover by Soren Henrich) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) sf novel of a dying human colony on an alien world. The text of this edition has been revised.
• * _Dreams of an Unseen Planet (Grafton 0-586-20932-8, Nov ’90, £3.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) sf novel.

PLUNKETT, ROBERT L. (1951- )

• * *A California Dreamer in King Henry’s Court (Silver Dawn Media 0-9623139-4-7, Jan ’90, $16.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Tim Solliday) Time-travel sf novel.

PODRUG, JUNIUS (1947- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Frost of Heaven (Dark Harvest 0-913165-70-0, May ’92, $19.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Gary Glover) Fantasy adventure thriller set in India about a mysterious hidden kingdom in the Himalayas. A first novel. Order from Dark Harvest, PO Box 941, Arlington Heights IL 60006.

POE, EDGAR ALLAN (1809-1849) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _A Collection of Stories (Tor 0-812-50455-0, Apr ’94, $2.50, 236pp, pb, cover by Paul Jennis) Reissue (Tor 1988) collection of 17 stories, with a foreword, introduction, and afterword by S.T. Joshi; second printing.
• * _Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Doubleday 0-385-07407-7, Mar ’91, $19.95, 821pp, hc, cover by Jackie Schuman) Reissue (Doubleday 1966) collection of 66 stories, the short novel “The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym of Nantucket”, and Poe’s complete poems; 21st printing.
• * _The Fall of the House of Usher (Target 0-426-20247-3, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £1.80, 143pp, pb) Reprint; collection. (Contents)
• * _The Fall of the House of Usher (Star 0-352-32053-2, Feb ’87, £1.95, 143pp, pb) Reprint collection of horror stories. This is identical to the Target (1986) edition.
• * _The Fall of the House of Usher (Books of Wonder 0-929605-66-7, 1997 [Feb ’98], $5.95, 57pp, tp, cover by William Sayer) Horror short story published as part of the “Classic Frights” line for young adults. Illustrated by William Sayer.
• * _The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52675-9, Apr ’98 [Jul ’98], $4.95, 384pp, pb) Reprint (Signet Classic 1960) collection of 15 classic horror stories. There is a new introduction by Stephen Marlowe, and an updated bibliography. (Contents)
• * _The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings (Penguin 0-14-043291-4, Apr ’86, £3.95, 539pp, pb) Reissue (Penguin 1967 as Selected Writings) collection.
• * *Ghostly Tales and Eerie Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Putnam/Grosset & Dunlap 0-448-40533-4, Aug ’93 [Sep ’93], $13.95, 249pp, hc, cover by Larry Schwinger) Collection of 14 stories & nine poems, aimed at young-adults, with full-color illustrations by Larry Schwinger. (Contents)
• * *The Gold-Bug and Other Tales (Dover 0-486-26875-6, Aug ’91, $1.00, 121pp, tp, cover by Paul E. Kennedy) Collection of nine classic stories. A “Dover Thrift Edition." (Contents)
• * _Murders in the Rue Morgue & other stories (Pulp Fictions UK 1-902058-02-X, Mar ’98 [Oct ’98], £4.99, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Lancer 1967 as Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Terror) collection of eight classic crime and horror stories. (Contents)
• * _Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories (Pulp Fictions UK 1-902058-02-X, Apr ’98 [Aug ’98], $9.95, 319pp, tp, cover by Tom Paddle) Reprint (Lancer 1967 as Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Terror) collection of eight classic horror stories. Published in the UK (£4.99); available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First St., Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-1434.