The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

O’BRIEN, FLANN; pseudonym of Brian O Nuallain, (1911-1966) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Third Policeman (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-711521-0, Apr 2001, £4.99, 229pp, pb) Reprint (MacGibbon & Kee 1967) satirical literary fantasy novel of a murderer’s circular journey through a strange, familiar land. O’Brien was a pseudonym of Brian O’Nolan. A “Flamingo Sixties Classic”.

O’BRIEN, GERRY (1954- ) (chron.)

• * +Planting Out (Dufour/Colin Smythe 0-86140-440-8, Dec 2001, $29.95, 255pp, hc, cover by John Ireland) [Borough] Humorous fantasy novel, set in the same world of “The Borough” introduced in Cleaning Up. An Abbot has unholy plans involving a corpse. This is the Colin Smythe UK edition, with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005; email: [Dufour8023@aol.com]; website: [http://go.to/Dufour].

O’BRIEN, JOYCE BOOTH, ed. (chron.)

• * *Winning Tales of the Supernatural (Chatelaine Studio 0-9538935-0-2, Dec 2000, no price, 99pp, spiral-bound, cover by Joyce Booth O’Brien) Original anthology of 11 supernatural stories. Curiously these are labelled as “prize-winning” stories, although there is no hint of what prize they are supposed to have won. (Contents)

ODOM, MEL(vin Lewis, III) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Angel: Bruja (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0701-6, Aug 2001, $5.99, 325pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV series, a spin-off of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Might and Magic: The Sea of Mist (HarperEntertainment 0-06-103163-1, Sep 2001, $6.99, 325pp, pb) Fantasy novelization, the first based on the computer game. Copyrighted by The 3DO Company.
• * *The Rover (Tor 0-312-87882-6, Aug 2001, $25.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Rover] Fantasy novel. A halfling librarian’s life of adventure starts when he is sold into slavery in a far land.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Dream Boat (Pocket Archway 0-7434-1812-3, Dec 2001, $4.99, 130pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 40th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Pirate Pandemonium (Pocket Archway 0-671-04072-3, Feb 2001, $4.99, 177pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 35th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

OFNER, TERRY, ed. (chron.)

• * _The Sci-Fi Factor (with Julie A. Schumacher) See entry under Julie A. Schumacher

OGDEN, MARGARET (Astrid Lindholm) (1952- ); see under Lindholm, Megan (stories) (chron.)

O’GREEN, JENNIFER MITCHELL ROBERSON; see under Roberson, Jennifer (stories) (chron.)

O’LAUGHLIN, TIM (chron.)

• * *Phoenix Fire (Bodhidharma Publishing 0-615-11165-3, Apr 2001, $15.00, 343pp, tp, cover by James Osborne) Fantasy novel. Strangers united in California by past-life memories fight to save old-growth forests from their ancient foe. A first novel. This is copyrighted 1999, but did not appear until now. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.bodhidharmapublishing.com] or from Bodhidharma Publishing, 10849 Ambassador Drive, Rancho Cordova CA 95670.

OLDHAM, JUNE (chron.)

• * *The Raven Waits (Hodder Silver 0-340-79211-6, Jan 2001, £4.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Young-adult fantasy adaptation of Beowulf.

O’LEARY, PATRICK (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Impossible Bird (Tor 0-765-30337-X, Jan 2002, $25.95, 366pp, hc) Quasi-SF novel. Two estranged brothers who were abducted by aliens as children have weird encounters when they try to find each other again.
• * *Other Voices, Other Doors (Fairwood Press 0-9668184-3-1, Nov 2000, $17.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Rick Leider) Collection of eight stories, nine essays, and 28 poems. Foreword by Gene Wolfe. Order from Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn WA 98092; [www.fairwoodpress.com]. (Contents)

OLIPHANT, TRACY; see pseudonym Kate Jacoby (chron.)

OLIVERI, MICHAEL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *4X4 (with Geoff Cooper, Brian Keene & Michael T. Huyck, Jr.) (Delirium Books 1-929653-20-4, Nov 2001, $18.00, 182pp, hc, cover by GAK) Original anthology of eight stories, one a reprint, a mix of solo and collaborative work by the author/editors. The afterword by the authors discusses why they write horror, and how these stories came to be. Introduction by Ray Garton. Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; e-mail: [deliriumbooks@kconline.com]; website: [www.deliriumbooks.com]. (Contents)

OLSEN, KIRSTIN (chron.)

• * *Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (Greenwood Press 0-313-30723-7, Jun 2000, $39.95, 212pp, hc) Non-fiction guide to William Golding’s classic novel, part of the “Literature in Context” series, providing literary, cultural, and historical background; the SF premise of the story is largely disregarded. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com].

OLSON, JOHN B. (chron.)

• * *Oxygen (with Randall Ingermanson) (Bethany House 0-7642-2442-5, May 2001, $11.99, 368pp, tp) [Oxygen] Near-future Christian SF novel. A mission to Mars is sabotaged. Order from Bethany House, 11400 Hampshire Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55438; [www.bethanyhouse.com]; credit card orders: 800-328-6109; add $4.00 postage.

OLTION, JERRY (Brian) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Getaway Special (Tor 0-312-87777-3, Dec 2001, $26.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Getaway Special] SF novel. A scientist is dismayed by the chaos caused by his newly invented hyperdrive.

O NUALLAIN, BRIAN (1911-1966); see pseudonym Flann O’Brien (stories) (chron.)

ORDOVER, JOHN J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: S.C.E. Book One: Have Tech, Will Travel (Pocket 0-7434-3996-1, Jan 2002, $6.99, 392pp, pb) [Star Trek: S.C.E.] Anthology of four Star Trek novellas about the Starfleet Corp of Engineers, all previously published as e-books. Authors are Dean Wesley Smith, Christie Golden, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds IV (with Paula M. Block & Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.

ORDWAY, FREDERICK I., III (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Visions of Spaceflight: Images from the Ordway Collection (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-181-5, Sep 2001, $50.00, 176pp, hc, cover by Chesley Bonestell) Art book of five centuries of art presenting humans in space, with text by Ordway. Introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. Includes numerous illustrations by Chesley Bonestell and Fred Freeman originally published in Collier’s and This Week in the 1950’s.

ORMAN, KATE (1968- ) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: The Year of Intelligent Tigers (BBC Books 0-563-53831-7, Jun 2001, £5.99, 274pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 46 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

ORTEGA, JOSHUA (chron.)

• * *((Frequencies)) (Omega Point Productions 0-9671120-2-8, Oct 2001, $17.76, 319pp, tp) SF novel of Seattle in 2051. A first novel. A limited local first edition (the “beta version”) was previously available. Omega Point Productions, PO Box 85690, Seattle WA 98145-1690; 206-729-6509; [info@omegapp.com]; [www.omegapp.com]; add $2.00 shipping.

O’SHAUGHNESSY, DARREN; see pseudonym Darren Shan (chron.)

PACE, E. L. (chron.)

• * *The Whitler (Hampton Roads 1-57174-259-X, May 2001, $13.95, 207pp, tp, cover by Cecelia Chejne) Visionary fantasy novel. An accident sends a boy into a strange dimension where the mysterious Whittler shapes reality. A first novel.

PAGEL, STEPHEN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bending the Landscape: Horror (with Nicola Griffith) See entry under Nicola Griffith.
• * _Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction (with Nicola Griffith) See entry under Nicola Griffith.

PANGBORN, EDGAR (1909-1976) (chron.)

• * _West of the Sun (Old Earth Books 1-882968-20-4, Aug 2001, $25.00, 242pp, hc, cover by Rob Alexander) Reprint (Doubleday 1953) SF novel. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951.

PARDOE, BLAINE LEE (chron.)

• * *BattleTech: Call of Duty (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45856-7, Oct 2001, $5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Ed Cox) [Battletech] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, #53 in the series. Copyrighted by FASA.

PARK, SEVERNA (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Annunciate (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80502-2, Dec 2001, $6.99, 294pp, pb, cover by D. M. Bowers) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) SF novel.

PARKER, K. J. (chron.)

• * *Shadow (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-019-9, Jun 2001, £10.99, 572pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Scavenger Trilogy] Fantasy novel, first in “The Scavenger Trilogy”. A man with amnesia pretends to be a god to gain food and shelter, always pursued by fragmented, ominous dreams.

PARKIN, LANCE (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Father Time (BBC Books 0-563-53810-4, Jan 2001, £5.99, 281pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 41 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.

PARKS, TIM(othy Harold) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * +Mimi’s Ghost (Arcade Publishing 1-55970-556-6, Jan 2001, $24.95, 314pp, hc) [Juggling the Stars] Ghost novel, sequel to Juggling the Stars. First US edition (Secker & Warburg 1995).

PARRINDER, (John) PATRICK, ed. (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _H.G. Wells’s Perennial Time Machine: Selected Essays from the Centenary Conference “The Time Machine: Past, Present, and Future" (with Danièle Chatelain & George E. Slusser) See entry under George E. Slusser
• * *Learning from Other Worlds: Estrangement, Cognition, and the Politics of Science Fiction and Utopia (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-584-8, Nov 2000, £16.95, viii+312pp, tp, cover by Helmut K. Wimmer) Critical non-fiction anthology of 11 essays on SF and Utopias, focusing on “Theory and Politics” and “Social, Cultural and Philosophical Contexts”. Authors include Gérard Klein, David Ketterer, and Marleen S. Barr. Introduction by Parrinder; afterword by Darko Suvin, who also provided a checklist of his critical works on the topic. A hardcover edition (-574-0, £35.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * +Learning from Other Worlds: Estrangement, Cognition, and the Politics of Science Fiction and Utopia (Duke University Press 0-8223-2773-2, Aug 2001, $18.95, 312pp, tp) Critical non-fiction, a gathering of 11 essays on SF and utopias, with an introduction by Parrinder and an afterword by Darko Suvin, who also provides a checklist of printed matter on the subject. Includes bibliography and index. A hardcover edition (-2776-7, $54.95) was announced but not seen. First US edition (Liverpool University Press 2000). Order from Duke University Press, Box 90660, Durham NC 27708-0660.

PARTRIDGE, NORMAN (John) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Man with the Barbed-Wire Fists (Night Shade Books 1-892389-11-8, May 2001, $27.00, 429pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of 24 stories, two original, with a lengthy introduction in which Partridge explains how drive-in movies inspired him to become a writer. A signed, slipcased edition of 100 (-12-6, $55.00), which includes an exclusive chapbook, is also available. Night Shade Books, 560 Scott #304, San Francisco CA 94117; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)

PASSARELLA, JOHN (G.) (chron.)

• * *Angel: Avatar (Pocket Pulse 0-7434-0698-2, Mar 2001, $5.99, 309pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV series, a spin-off of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

PATER, ROGER; pseudonym of Gilbert Roger Huddleston, (1874-1936) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Mystic Voices: Being Experiences of the Revd Philip Rivers Pater, Squire and Priest, 1834-1913 (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-019-0, Feb 2001, C$53.00, xv+187pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Collection of stories about Father Pater, an Anglican monk who hears voices that solve ghostly and contemporary mysteries. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00. (Contents)

PATTERSON, JAMES (Brendan) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Cradle and All (Warner 0-446-60940-4, Feb 2001, $7.99, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Little, Brown 2000) religious/supernatural thriller, a reworking of Virgin (McGraw-Hill 1980). Two pregnant virgins carry the Savior and the devil’s child, but no one knows which is which.

PATTERSON, TERESA (chron.)

• * _The World of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time (with Robert Jordan) See entry under Robert Jordan.
• * _The World of Shannara (with Terry Brooks) See entry under Terry Brooks.

PATTERSON, WILLIAM H., Jr. (chron.)

• * *The Martian Named Smith: Critical Perspectives on Robert A. Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land (with Andrew Thornton) (Nitrosyncretic Press 0-9679874-2-3, Jul 2001, $18.00, 209 + xi, tp) Non-fiction, an in-depth critical examination of Heinlein’s Hugo-winning SF novel. Includes an appendix analyzing the significance of names in the novel, along with bibliography, glossary, and index. Order from Nitrosyncretic Press, PO Box 4313, Citrus Heights CA 95611; [www.nitrosyncretic.com]. [Heinlein]

PATTON, FIONA (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Golden Sword (DAW 0-88677-921-9, Aug 2001, $6.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Brannion] Fantasy novel, the fourth about the kingdom of Brannion. Young Camden’s affinity for the Wind leads him into a group of outlaw heretics.

PAVLOU, STEL (chron.)

• * *Decipher (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-0857-9, May 2001, £12.99, 616pp, hc) SF novel. In 2012 Atlantis begins to wake, responding to its ancient commands. A first novel.

PAXSON, DIANA L(ucile) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Hallowed Isle, Books III & IV: The Book of the Cauldron and The Book of the Stone (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81759-4, Feb 2001, $6.50, 374pp, pb) [Hallowed Isle] Reprint (SFBC 2000 as part of The Hallowed Isle) omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Arthurian fantasy series: The Book of the Cauldron (1999) and The Book of the Stone (2000).
• * _Priestess of Avalon (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.

PEAKE, MERVYN (Laurence) (1911-1968) (chron.)

• * _Letters from a Lost Uncle (From Polar Regions) (Methuen 0-413-74590-2, Sep 2001, £12.99, 125pp, hc, cover by The Senate) Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1948) fantasy novel, written in letter form, and illustrated throughout by Peake.

PEARLMAN, DANIEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Best-Known Man in the World & Other Misfits (Aardwolf Press 0-9706225-0-3, Jul 2001, $14.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Frank Wu) Collection of 12 stories, two original. Available from Aardwolf Press, PO Box 14792, Durham NC 27709-4792; [www.aardwolfpress.com]. (Contents)

PEARSON, MAGGIE (chron.)

• * _Owl Light (Hodder Silver 0-340-79660-X, Apr 2001, £4.99, 243pp, tp, cover by Fred Preston) [Owl Light] Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 1996) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a series.

PECK, RICHARD (Wayne) (1934- ) (chron.)

• * _The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131094-4, Apr 2001, $5.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Mark Elliot) [Blossom Culp] Reissue (Delacorte 1983) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Blossom Culp” series. Blossom’s psychic talents send her from 1914 to the present.
• * _Ghosts I Have Been (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131096-0, Apr 2001, $5.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Mark Elliot) [Blossom Culp] Reissue (Viking 1977) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Blossom Culp” series. Blossom’s second sight puts her “on” the sinking Titanic.

PEIRCE, HAYFORD (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Chap Foey Rider: Capitalist to the Stars (Wildside Press 1-58715-196-0, Jan 2001, $13.95, 119pp, tp) [Chap Foey Rider] Collection of six humorous SF stories, one original, about the enterprising merchant Chap Foey Rider. An on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045. (Contents)
• * *Jonathan White: Stockbroker in Orbit (Wildside Press 1-58715-358-0, Aug 2001, $14.95, 196pp, tp) [Jonathan Welbrook White Ethical Broker & Bourseman] Collection of five humorous SF stories, one original, about the misadventures of broker Jonathan Welbrook White in the asteroid belt in 2278. An on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)
• * _Napoleon Disentimed (Wildside Press 1-58715-267-3, 2000, $16.95, 244pp, tp) [MacNair of MacNair] Reprint (Tor 1987) alternate world time-travel novel. This is dated 2000, but was not seen until now. An on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045.
• * *Sam Ferron: Time Scanner (Wildside Press 1-58715-378-5, Oct 2001, $14.95, 181pp, tp) Collection of six SF stories about Sam Ferron and the time scanner that lets the government look into the past. An on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)