The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

O’KERRY, JANEEN (chron.)

• * *Goddess of Eire (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52587-9, Feb 2006, $5.99, 337pp, pb) Celtic fantasy romance. The new high king of Ireland courts the goddess Eriu, who sets him tests to prove his worthiness.

OLANDER, JOSEPH, ed. (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Treasury (with Isaac Asimov & Martin Greenberg) See entry under Isaac Asimov.

OLSEN, LANCE (Martin) (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Nietzsche’s Kisses (FC2 1-57366-127-9, Mar 2006, $15.95, 244pp, tp) Fictionalized, surreal/hallucinatory account of Friedrich Nietzsche’s last night. Order from Northwestern University Press, Chicago Distribution Center, 11030 South Langley Ave, Chicago IL 60628; 800-621-2736; [http://nupress.northwestern.edu].

O’NEIL, DENNY; [i.e., Dennis Joseph O’Neil] (1939- ) (chron.)

• * *DC Universe: Helltown (Warner 0-446-61658-3, Nov 2006, $6.99, 330pp, pb, cover by James Jean) Novelization based on the world of the comics. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

OPPEL, KENNETH (Kerry) (1967- ) (chron.)

• * _Silverwing (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-74348-4, Jul 2006, £4.99, 274pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (HarperCollins Canada 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Skybreaker (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87858-4, Sep 2006, £5.99, 458pp, tp, cover by David Gaadt) Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2005) young-adult SF novel, second in a series after Airborn.
• * _Skybreaker (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-053229-1, Jan 2007, $6.99, 544pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 2005) young-adult fantasy adventure, sequel to Airborn.

OSBORNE, CARY G. (chron.)

• * *The Fountain and Other Stories (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-73-2, Nov 2006, $6.00, 54pp, ph, cover by Debora Dastabrooks-Pellicano) Chapbook collection of five stories, two original. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com].

OSBORNE, MARY POPE (1949- ) (chron.)

• * _Haunted Waters (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2995-2, Aug 2006, $14.99, 147pp, hc) Reprint (Candlewick 1994) young-adult dark fantasy based loosely on the story of Undine. This has been revised.

OSBORNE-McKNIGHT, JUILENE (chron.)

• * *Song of Ireland (Tor/Forge 0-765-31243-3, Apr 2006, $24.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) Historical fantasy novel about the arrival of the Celts in Ireland and their encounters with the Danu people.

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

OSTENTATIOUS, JOHNNY (chron.)

• * *Afterlife Battlefield (Active Bladder 0-9761729-3-3, Oct 2006, $10.00, 249pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel. Zack Fury kills himself and ends up in a realm where good and evil will fight the ultimate battle. Active Bladder, PO Box 24607, Philadelphia PA 19111; [www.ActiveBladder.com].

OWEN, JAMES A. (chron.)

• * *Here, There Be Dragons (Simon & Schuster 1-4169-1227-4, Oct 2006, $17.95, 326pp, hc, cover by James A. Owen) Young-adult fantasy novel. The Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas of imaginary places, leads three young men in 1917 on fantastic adventures — young men who turn out to be J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. Illustrated by the author.

OWENS, ROBIN D. (chron.)

• * *Heart Quest (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21084-7, Sep 2006, $6.99, 336pp, pb) Futuristic science fantasy romance set on the planet of Celta.
• * _HeartMate (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21240-8, Aug 2006, $6.99, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 2001) futuristic science fantasy romance set on the planet of Celta.
• * *Sorceress of Faith (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80221-8, Feb 2006, $13.95, 505pp, tp) Contemporary fantasy novel, second in The Summoning trilogy.

OYEYEMI, HELEN (chron.)

• * _The Icarus Girl (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7886-9, Jan 2006, £7.99, 323pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) fantasy novel.

PAASILINNA, ARTO (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Year of the Hare (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1277-2, Jun 2006, £8.99, 135pp, tp, cover by Alexander Parsonage) Reissue (Peter Owen 1995) picaresque novel with fantasy elements, based on an ecological theme, and some legends of Finland. Translated by Herbert Lomas from Jäniksen vuosi (1975). Fourth printing.

PAGE, SHARON (chron.)

• * *Blood Red (Kensington/Aphrodisia 0-7582-1543-6, Jan 2007, $12.95, 339pp, tp) Erotic Regency vampire romance.

PAINE, MICHAEL; pseudonym of John Michael Curlovich (chron.)

• * *The Night School (Berkley 0-425-20916-4, Apr 2006, $6.99, 325pp, pb) Horror novel. Attempts to renovate an abandoned school raises ghosts. Paine is a pen name for John Michael Curlovich.
• * *Stage Fright (Berkley 0-425-21282-3, Nov 2006, $6.99, 265pp, pb) Horror novel. Spooky things happen when a theater company renovates an opera house and stages a play based on the building’s grisly history. Paine is a pen name for John Michael Curlovich.

PALENCAR, JOHN JUDE (chron.)

• * *Origins: The Art of John Jude Palencar (Underwood Books 1-59929-004-9, Nov 2006, $27.00, 128pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Art book with over 100 paintings and drawings. Foreword by Christopher Paolini, afterword by Arnie Fenner. Edited by Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1919, Nevada City CA 95959; [www.underwoodbooks.com].

PALMATIER, JOSHUA (chron.)

• * *The Cracked Throne (DAW 0-7564-0403-7, Nov 2006, $24.95, 436pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Fantasy novel, sequel to The Skewed Throne. Varis takes the Throne of Amenkor as the city faces famine and invasion by an unknown enemy.
• * *The Skewed Throne (DAW 0-7564-0331-6, Jan 2006, $23.95, 338pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Fantasy novel. A street girl with a peculiar talent learns the assassin’s arts in a city with a mad Mistress. A first novel.
• * _The Skewed Throne (DAW 0-7564-0382-0, Nov 2006, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel.

PALMIERI, MARCO, ed. (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Constellations (Pocket 0-7434-9254-4, Sep 2006, $15.00, 382pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Star Trek original anthology of 12 stories. Introduction by David Gerrold. This is a 40th-anniversary edition. Copyrighted by CBS Studios. (Contents)

PANCHUK, LARRY (chron.)

• * *The Devil’s Magnet (Trinity Publishing 1-897306-20-2, Aug 2006, $17.95, 429pp, tp) Thriller involving Navy Seals, Nikola Tesla, Nazis, and evidence of an extraterrestrial device. A first novel. Trinity Enterprise, 105 Prince William St., Saint John, New Brunswick Canada E2L 2B2; [www.trinityenterprises.ca].

PAOLINI, CHRISTOPHER (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Eldest (Random House/Knopf 0-375-84060-5, Sep 2006, $24.00, 706pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Inheritance] Reprint (Knopf 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Inheritance trilogy. This is a deluxe edition with an excerpt from book three, a fold-out poster, and new supplemental material.
• * _Eldest: Inheritance: Book Two (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55211-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 677pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Inheritance] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Eragon (Random House/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-23848-X, Oct 2006, $6.99, 754pp, pb) [Inheritance] Reprint (Paolini International 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the Inheritance trilogy. This is a movie tie-in edition with eight unpaginated pages of full-color stills.
• * _Eragon (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55371-9, Nov 2006, £6.99, 503pp, tp) [Inheritance] Reprint (Paolini International 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. A film tie in edition; includes eight pages of film stills.

PAPADEMETRIOU, LISA (chron.)

• * *The Wizard, the Witch, & Two Girls from Jersey (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-074-3, May 2006, $8.99, 273pp, tp, cover by Rick Sardinha) Young-adult humorous fantasy. Teens get transported to the world of the fantasy novel they were fighting over.

PAQUETTE, JEAN-CLAUDE (chron.)

• * *The Power of the Emperor (Leftwing Enterprises 0-9680688-2-0, Dec 2006, C$20.00, 285pp, tp, cover by Paul Sherstobitoff) SF novel, volume on in the first trilogy of The Scion Dominion. Leftwing Enterprises, PO Box 93552, Nelson Park R.P.O., Vancouver BC Canada V6E 4L7.

PARDOE, BLAINE LEE (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Surrender Your Dreams (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46120-7, Dec 2006, $6.99, 294pp, pb) Novelization, the 23rd based on the computer game based on the Battletech roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

PARK, PAUL (Claibourne) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _A Princess of Roumania (Tor 0-765-34950-7, Jul 2006, $7.99, 460pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Tor 2005) contemporary fantasy novel, the first in a series.
• * *The Tourmaline (Tor 0-765-31441-X, Jul 2006, $24.95, 350pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Fantasy novel, second in the White Tiger series after The Princess of Roumania.

PARKER, K. J. (chron.)

• * _Devices and Desires (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-276-0, Jan 2006, £7.99, 706pp, pb) Reprint (Orbit 2005) fantasy novel. Book One of The Engineer Trilogy.
• * *Evil for Evil (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-277-9, Dec 2006, £12.99, 599pp, tp) Fantasy novel, book two of The Engineer trilogy.

PARKER, LARA (chron.)

• * *Dark Shadows: The Salem Branch (Tor 0-765-30457-0, Jul 2006, $12.95, 285pp, tp) Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Dan Curtis Productions.

PARKER, SHELLEY E. (chron.)

• * +Return to Allapatria (Dufour/Accent Press 0-9547-0929-2, May 2006, $12.95, 393pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. A 12-year-old boy finds himself pulled into another world and expected to fight as a champion. This first US edition is the Accent Press UK (2005) edition with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005; [www.dufoureditions.com].

PARKES, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *The Art of Michael Parkes (Swan King Editions 90-78460-01-6, 2006, $59.95, 215pp, hc, cover by Michael Parkes) Art book with reproductions of over 100 paintings and more than 60 lithographs, with an essay by Parkes on the challenges of stone lithography. Introduction by John Russell Taylor. This is an edition of 5,000, which includes six signed deluxe editions, from an edition of one with an original painting to a signed edition of 200 with a signed lithograph.

PARRISH, ROBIN (chron.)

• * *Relentless (Bethany House 0-7642-0204-9, Jul 2006, $18.99, 443pp, hc) Christian thriller, the first book in the Dominion Trilogy. A man suddenly gets a new face, and someone else has his face and life. Bethany House, 11400 Hampshire Ave. S., Bloomington MN 55438; [www.bethanyhouse.com]; 800-328-6109.

PARZIALE, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Twilight of the Past: A Rift in Time (Nightengale Press 1-933449-19-5, Dec 2005, $14.95, 232pp, tp) SF novel, first in the Twilight of the Past series. Newl Rift has his hands full as leader of the nation of Gutra De on the planet Aldurea. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.nightengalepress.com] or from Nightengale Press, 5250 Grand Avenue, Suite 14-110, Gurnee IL 60031.

PASSARELLA, JOHN (G.) (chron.)

• * *Kindred Spirit (Pocket Star 0-7434-8480-0, Jun 2006, $7.99, 387pp, pb) Horror novel. Reporter Hallie Moore has a psychic connection to her murdered twin.

PATEMAN, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * *The Aesthetics of Culture in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (McFarland 0-7864-2249-1, Jan 2006, $32.00, 276pp, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Non-fiction, a critical look at the TV show as a reflection of aesthetics in American culture. Includes bibliography and index. McFarland , Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

PATOU, EDITH (chron.)

• * _North Child (Usborne 0-7460-6837-9, Jan 2006, £6.99, 511pp, tp, cover by Stephen J. Johnston) Reprint (Harcourt Children’s Books 2003 as East) young-adult fantasy novel based on the fairy tale “East of the Sun, West of the Moon”: a young girl is transported to the far North and wooed by a mysterious admirer. [First U.K. edition]

PATTEN, FRED, ed. (chron.)

• * _Furry! The Best Anthropomorphic Fiction Ever (ibooks 1-59687-319-1, Feb 2006, $12.95, 445pp, tp) Reprint (Sofawolf 2003 as Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction) anthology of 26 stories about humanoid animals. This drops the illustrations of the Sofawolf edition and adds a foreword by the editor.

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

• * _Maximum Ride: School’s Out - Forever (Hodder Headline 0-7553-2196-0, Jul 2006, £12.99, 403pp, hc) Reprint (Little, Brown 2006) young-adult SF novel, second in a series after Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Maximum Ride: School’s Out Forever (Little Brown 0-316-15559-4, May 2006, $16.99, 409pp, hc) Young-adult SF thriller, second in a series about six genetically altered kids with wings.
• * _Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (Warner 0-446-61779-2, May 2006, $6.99, 415pp, pb) Reprint (Little Brown 2005) young-adult SF thriller, first in a series about six genetically altered kids with wings.
• * _Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (Hodder Headline 0-7553-2194-4, Jul 2006, £5.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Corbis) Reprint (Little, Brown 2005) SF novel, the first in a series.

PAUL, DONITA K. (chron.)

• * *DragonKnight (Random House/WaterBrook Press 1-4000-7250-6, Jun 2006, $13.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Mark D. Ford) Young-adult Christian fantasy novel, the third in a series after DragonSpell and DragonQuest.

PAUL, LISSA, ed. (chron.)

• * _The Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature: The Traditions in English (with Lynne Vallone, Peter Hunt, Gillian Avery & Jack Zipes) See entry under Jack Zipes.

PAUL, SUSAN SPENCER (chron.)

• * *Touch of Desire (St. Martin’s 0-312-93389-4, Oct 2006, $6.99, 377pp, pb) Fantasy romance set in 1823 Wales. A Great Sorcerer from one of the secret magical Families tangles with a lady writer determined to investigate rumors of magic.

PAVER, MICHELLE (chron.)

• * *Chronicles of Ancient Darkness: Soul Eater (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5172-8, Sep 2006, £9.99, 262pp, hc, cover by John Fordham) Young-adult fantasy novel, the third of a six-part series. Interior illustrations by Geoff Taylor.
• * +Spirit Walker (HarperCollins 0-06-072828-0, Mar 2006, $16.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult prehistoric fantasy about a boy and his wolf companion, the second in the the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. First US edition (Orion 9/05).
• * _Spirit Walker (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5113-2, Jun 2006, £5.99, 295pp, tp, cover by John Fordham) Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Young-adult fantasy novel, second of the six-part Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.
• * _Spirit Walker (SFBC #1210326, Jul 2006, $9.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Reprint (Orion 2005) young-adult prehistoric fantasy about a boy and his wolf companion, the second in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Wolf Brother (HarperTrophy 0-06-072827-2, Mar 2006, $6.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Reprint (Orion 2004) young-adult prehistoric fantasy about a boy and his wolf companion, the first in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. This includes an “extras inside” section with author interview, etc.

PAVLOU, STEL (stories) (chron.)

• * _Gene (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0385-1, Oct 2005, £6.99, 433pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) historical fantasy novel of a centuries-long battle between reincarnated warriors.

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

• * *The Golden Hills of Westria (Tor 0-765-30889-4, Feb 2006, $24.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) Fantasy novel in the Chronicles of Westria. A prince captured by slavers struggles to survive.
• * _Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ancestors of Avalon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46114-2, Oct 2006, $7.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Viking 2004) pre-Arthurian fantasy novel.

PEARCE, (Ann) PHILIPPA (Christie) (1920-2006) (chron.)

• * _The Little Gentleman (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131839-2, Sep 2005, £4.99, 147pp, tp, cover by Patrick Benson) Reprint (Greenwillow 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.

PEARL, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * *The Poe Shadow (Harvill Secker 0-436-20545-9, May 2006, £12.99, 369pp, hc) Associational novel of Poe’s death and two possible originals for “Dupin” racing to solve the secret of his lost final hours. Simultaneous with the US (Random House) edition.

PEARSON, RIDLEY (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _Peter and the Shadow Thieves (with Dave Barry) See entry under Dave Barry.
• * _Peter and the Starcatchers (with Dave Barry) See entry under Dave Barry.

PECK, DALE (1967- ) (chron.)

• * _The Drift House: The First Voyage (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7751-X, Jul 2006, £6.99, 437pp, tp, cover by Martin Hargreaves) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Drift House: The First Voyage (Bloomsbury USA 1-59990-005-X, Nov 2006, $7.95, 437pp, tp, cover by Martin Hargreaves) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy.

PEEK, BEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth (Wheatland Press 0-9755903-8-3, Nov 2006, $14.95, 152pp, tp) Associational encyclopedic semi-fictional autobiography/meditation on the instability of truth, originally started as a blog meme. This is print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070.