The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

PEEL, JOHN (Ronald) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Diadem: Worlds of Magic: Book of Doom (Llewellyn 0-7387-0842-9, Jun 2006, $4.99, 161pp, tp, cover by Bleu Turrell) Young-adult fantasy novel, tenth in the series.
• * *Diadem: Worlds of Magic: Book of Reality (Llewellyn 0-7387-0843-7, Feb 2006, $4.99, 205pp, tp, cover by Bleu Turrell) Young-adult fantasy novel, ninth in the series.

PELAN, JOHN C., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Alone on the Darkside: Echoes from the Shadows of Horror (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46105-3, Sep 2006, $7.99, 355pp, pb) Original anthology of 16 horror stories, fifth in the Darkside series. Authors Brian Hodge, Gerard Houarner, Lucy Taylor. (Contents)
• * _Darker Tides: The Weird Tales of Eric Frank Russell See entry under Eric Frank Russell.

PELEVIN, VICTOR (1962- ) (chron.)

• * +The Helmet of Horror (Grove/Canongate U.S. 1-84195-760-7, Apr 2006, $18.95, 274pp, tp, cover by Sara Fanelli) Fantasy novel in the Myths series, this time retelling the story of Theseus and the minotaur. First US edition (Canongate 3/06).

PELOSO, DOMINIC (chron.)

• * *Adopted Son (Invisible College Press 1-931468-26-5, Jun 2006, $15.95, 329pp, tp, cover by Julie Peloso) Near-future SF thriller. Children are born with non-human DNA, and authorities fear an alien invasion. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.invisipress.com], or from Invisible College Press, PO Box 209, Woodbridge VA 22194-0209.

PENDLE, GEORGE (chron.)

• * _Strange Angel (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603179-5, Feb 2006, $15.00, 350pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 2005) associational biography of a rocket scientist and SF fan who became interested in the occult. He’s the victim in Boucher’s Rocket to the Morgue. [Parsons]

PERRY, STEVE(n Carl) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *The Musashi Flex (Ace 0-441-01361-9, Jan 2006, $7.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) SF novel, a prequel to the Matador series.

PERSLEY, NIKKI (chron.)

• * *Serpent of Eternity (WingSpan Press 1-59594-047-2, May 2006, $16.95, 250pp, tp, cover by Rickie Du Burke) Urban fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. New Yorker Anya Alan learns she may be an African Earth goddess reborn, pursued by an ancient force that threatens humanity. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wingspanpress.com].

PETRUCHA, STEFAN (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Frankenstein: The Shadow of Frankenstein (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-037-X, Jul 2006, $6.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Novelization based on the Universal Studios movie version of Mary Shelley’s monster. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
• * *Timetripper Book One: Yestermorrow (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-076-X, Apr 2006, $5.99, 231pp, pb) Young-adult SF novel, the first in a series based on the world of the author’s comic book Squalor. Harry Keller learns he to see A-Time, a place where time is different, and he can change the past and future.
• * *Timetripper Book Three: Blindsighted (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-079-4, Nov 2006, $5.99, 234pp, pb) Young-adult science fiction novel, third in a series based on the world of Petrucha’s comic Squalor.
• * *Timetripper Book Two: InRage (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-077-8, Apr 2006, $5.99, 214pp, pb) Young-adult science fiction novel, second in a series based on the world of Petrucha’s comic Squalor. Harry Keller uses his time abilities to stop the sudden attacks of rage plaguing his high school.

PFEFFER, SUSAN BETH (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Life As We Knew It (Harcourt 0-15-205826-5, Oct 2006, $17.00, 337pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel, told through a young woman’s journal entries. A meteor knocks the moon closer to the Earth, causing a chain of natural disasters.

PHILLIPS, HOLLY (1969- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Burning Girl (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5065-2, Mar 2006, $29.95, 295pp, hc, cover by Timothy Lantz) Dark fantasy novel about a woman with a mysterious past, a cop, and a cross-reality conflict. A first novel. Wildside Press/Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.primebooks.net].
• * _In the Palace of Repose (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-5623-5, Feb 2006, $14.95, 222pp, tp, cover by Linda Bergkvist) Reprint (Prime Books 2005) collection of nine stories. The copyright page indicates this has been revised, but no textual changes are apparent. Introduction by Sean Stewart. Wildside Press/Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr., #234, Rockville, MD 20850; [www.primebooks.net].

PHILLIPS, JULIE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon (St. Martin’s 0-312-20385-3, Aug 2006, $27.95, 469pp, hc) Biography. Includes bibliography, notes, index, and 16 unpaginated pages of b&w photos. [Tiptree]

PHILLIPS, RICHARD (chron.)

• * *The Second Ship: Book One (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-3620-5, Oct 2006, $19.95, 381pp, tp) Contemporary SF thriller. Teens find the alien spacecraft that was fighting the one that crashed at Roswell. Infinity Publishing.com, 1094 New DeHaven Street, Suite 100, West Conshohocken PA 19428-2713; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].

PICACIO, JOHN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio (MonkeyBrain Books 1-932265-16-3, May 2006, $39.95, 200pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Art book showing over 75 of Picacio’s illustrations and cover art, with preliminary sketches and comments by the artist on his inspiration for each. Includes an interview with Picacio conducted by Joseph McCabe. Introduction by Michael Moorcock. A limited edition (-19-8, $79.95) is also available. Order from MonkeyBrain Books, 11204 Crossland Drive, Austin TX 78726; [info@monkeybrainbooks.com]; [www.monkeybrainbooks.com].

PICCIRILLI, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Edward Piccirilli] (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Dead Letters (Bantam 0-553-38407-4, Oct 2006, $5.99, 363pp, pb) Associational non-supernatural horror novel.
• * *Headstone City (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58721-8, Mar 2006, $5.99, 302pp, pb) Horror novel. A Brooklyn cabdriver who talks to the dead is under a death threat from the mob.

PICKVET, MARK (chron.)

• * *Rockman (Port Town Publishing 1-59466-021-2, 2004, $10.95, 189pp, tp) DROP per CNB — too old. Post-holocaust fantasy novel, the first in a series. Port Town Publishing, 5909 Tower Avenue, Superior WI 54880; [www.porttownpublishing.bigstep.com].
• * *Rockman: The Battle (Port Town Publishing 1-59466-071-9, 2005, $10.95, 170pp, tp) DROP per CNB - too old Post-holocaust fantasy novel, the second book in a series. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Port Town Publishing, 5909 Tower Avenue, Superior WI 54880; [www.porttownpublishing.bigstep.com].
• * *Rockman: The Dark Rider (Port Town Publishing 1-59466-079-4, May 2006, $10.95, 168pp, tp) Post-holocaust fantasy novel, the third in a series. Port Town Publishing, 5909 Tower Avenue, Superior WI 54880; [www.porttownpublishing.bigstep.com].

PIERCE, TAMORA (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Beka Cooper: Terrier (Random House 0-375-81468-X, Oct 2006, $18.95, 582pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Young-adult fantasy, the first in the Beka Cooper or Provost’s Dog trilogy about a street girl trained to be a city guard in Tortall 200 years before Alanna: The First Adventure.
• * _Circle of Magic: Daja’s Book (Scholastic/Point 0-590-55410-7, Nov 2005, $5.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reissue (Scholastic 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the quartet; 14th printing.
• * _Circle of Magic: Sandry’s Book (Scholastic/Point 0-590-55408-5, Nov 2005, $5.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reissue (Scholastic 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, first in the quartet; 18th printing.
• * _Cold Fire: The Circle Opens 3 (Scholastic UK 0-439-96817-8, Mar 2006, £4.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Liselotte Watkins) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in the series.
• * _Shatterglass: The Circle Opens 4 (Scholastic UK 0-439-96819-4, Mar 2006, £4.99, 323pp, tp, cover by Liselotte Watkins) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2003) young-adult fantasy novel. Book four in the series.
• * _The Will of the Empress (Scholastic 0-439-44172-2, Oct 2006, $8.99, 550pp, tp, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (Scholastic Press 2005) young-adult fantasy novel reuniting characters from the first two Circle series.

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• * _Young Warriors (with Josepha Sherman) (Random House 0-375-82963-6, Sep 2006, $8.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Barbara Corbeil) Reprint (Random House 2005) young-adult original anthology of 15 stories about warriors in their teens.

PIERSON, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: Trail of the Black Wyrm (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3979-6, Apr 2006, $6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second volume in the Taladas trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

PIKE, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

• * *The Shaktra (Tor Teen 0-765-34961-2, Sep 2006, $6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Reprint (Starscape 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Alosha trilogy.
• * *The Yanti (Tor Teen 0-765-31100-3, Oct 2006, $18.95, 398pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Alosha series.

PILINOVSKY, HELEN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Cabinet des Fées: a fairy tale journal (with Erzebet Barthold-YellowBoy) (Wildside Press/Prime Books 0-8095-6233-2, Jun 2006, $10.00, 113pp, tp, cover by Charles Vess) Original anthology/magazine of nine stories and three articles exploring fairy tales. Authors include Mike Allen, Sonya Taaffe, and Catherynne M. Valente. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.prime-books.com] or from Prime Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850. (Contents)

PINBOROUGH, SARAH (chron.)

• * *Breeding Ground (Leisure 0-8439-5741-7, Sep 2006, $6.99, 339pp, pb) Horror novel. Women give birth to spidery creatures that use humans as hosts.

PINEAU, GISELE (chron.)

• * *Devil’s Dance (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-8784-4, Oct 2006, $20.00, tp) Dark fantasy novel of a woman haunted by her sister’s ghost. Translated from the French Chair piment (Mercure de France 2002) by C. Dickson. A hardcover edition (-3749-9, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Order from University of Nebraska Press, PO Box 84555, Lincoln NE 68501-4555; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].hc

PINES, EZRA (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Sense of Falling (Spilt Milk Press no ISBN, Dec 2006, $5.00, 62pp, ph, cover by Mark Rich) Chapbook collection of 11 stories, two original, and two collaborations with Richard Bowes. Introduction by Hal Duncan. Spilt Milk Press, PO Box 5014, Somerset NJ 08873; [http://spiltmilkpress.pbwiki.com]. (Contents)

PINIERO, CARIDAD (chron.)

• * *Death Calls (Harlequin/Silhouette Nocturne 0-373-61753-4, Nov 2006, $5.25, 298pp, pb) Paranormal romance, sequel to Darkness Calls in The Calling series about FBI agent Diana Reyes and her vampire lover.

PINKWATER, DANIEL M(anus) (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *The Artsy Smartsy Club (HarperCollins 0-06-053557-1, May 2005, $15.99, 165pp, hc, cover by Jill Pinkwater) Middle-grade fantasy novel, third in the series begun in The Hoboken Chicken Emergency about kids and a six-foot superchicken in New Jersey. Illustrated by Jill Pinkwater. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.

PIÑOL, ALBERT SÁNCHEZ (chron.)

• * *Cold Skin (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-18239-6, Nov 2005, $20.00, 182pp, hc) Surreal anthropological SF novel. A solitary weather researcher on an Antarctic island discovers he has neighbors: Vicious humanoid reptilian sea creatures, and an anti-social German who has tamed one of the “monsters”. Translated by Cheryl Leah Morgan from the Catalán La pell freda (La Campana 2002). A first novel.

PIPER, H(enry) BEAM (1904-1964) (chron.)

• * *Flight from Tomorrow (Wildside Press 1-55742-664-3, 2006, $12.95, 111pp, tp) Collection of five stories. This is a print-on-demand edition. Wildside Press, 9710 Travile Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.wildsidepress.com].
• * _Little Fuzzy (Wildside Press 0-8095-6282-0, 2006, $10.00, 176pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Avon 1962) classic SF novel.
• * _Null-ABC (with John J. McGuire) (Wildside Press 1-55742-932-4, Jul 2006, $29.95, 129pp, hc) Reprint (Ace Double 1957 as Crisis in 2140) SF novel; this follows the original version serialized in Astounding Feb-Mar 1953, which was revised for book publication.

PLUMMER, RACHEL (chron.)

• * *Dungeons & Dragons: Mystery of the Wizard’s Tomb (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-3990-7, Feb 2006, $5.99, 176pp, tp, cover by Emily Fiegenschuh) Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying game world, the 11th in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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

• * _The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-53031-4, Oct 2006, $5.95, 395 + xvi, pb) Reissue (Signet Classic 1960) collection of 15 classic horror stories. This has a new afterword by Regina Marler.
• * _Fiction and Poetry (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-8221-0, 2006, $12.95, 1027 + xi, hc) Reprint collection of 72 stories and 64 poems. Introduction by Dawn B. Sova.
• * _Major Tales and Poems (Borders Classics 1-58726-342-4, 2006, $6.95, 365pp, tp, cover by Gustave Dore) Reprint collection of 24 stories and 15 poems.

POGUE, WILLIAM R. (chron.)

• * _The Trikon Deception (with Ben Bova) See entry under Ben Bova.

POHL, FREDERIK (George, Jr.) (1919- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Gateway (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07899-5, Aug 2006, £7.99, vii+283pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1977) Hugo and Nebula Award-winning SF novel, the first in the Heechee series. This has a new introduction by Alastair Reynolds. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series. (Contents)
• * _Platinum Pohl (SFBC #1198278, Jan 2006, $13.99, 463pp, hc, cover by David Gallo) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF collection of 30 stories. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Platinum Pohl (Tor/Orb 0-312-87527-4, Jan 2007, $16.95, 463pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF collection of 30 stories by Frederik Pohl.

POOLE, RICHARD (chron.)

• * _The Book of Lowmoor: Jewel and Thorn (Simon & Schuster UK Children’s Books 0-689-87290-9, Feb 2006, £6.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a trilogy.
• * *The Brass Key (Simon & Schuster UK Children’s Books 0-689-87548-7, Feb 2006, £12.99, 403pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Young-adult fantasy novel. The second book in the Lowmoor trilogy.

POORTVLIET, RIEN; [i.e., Marien Poortvliet] (1933?- ) (chron.)

• * _Gnomes: 30th Anniversary Edition (with Wil Huygen) (Abrams 0-8109-5498-2, Aug 2006, $24.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Will Huygen) Reprint (Abrams 1977) art book, originally published in Dutch Leven en werken van de kabouter (Van Holkema & Warendorf 1976). This is a 30th Anniversary edition with a new afterword and sketches by the author.

POPP, ROBIN T. (chron.)

• * *Seduced by the Night (Warner Forever 0-446-61627-3, May 2006, $6.50, 327pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Vampire romance novel, second in the Night Slayer series. A biochemist pursued by vampires is helped by a changeling vampire hunter.
• * _Seduced by the Night (SFBC #1214368, Sep 2006, $10.99, 349pp, hc, cover by Craig White) Reprint (Warner Forever 2006) supernatural romance novel. This has ISBN 978-07394-6787-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

POURNELLE, JERRY E(ugene) [Ph.D] (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _Burning Tower (with Larry Niven) See entry under Larry Niven.

POW, TOM (chron.)

• * +The Pack (Roaring Brook Press 1-59643-159-8, Jun 2006, $16.95, 228pp, hc) Young-adult post-holocaust SF novel about kids surviving in a devastated city. A Neal Porter Book. First US edition (Definitions 8/04).

POWERS, RICHARD M(ichael Gorman) (1921-1996) (chron.)

• * *The Echo Maker (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-14635-7, Oct 2006, $25.00, 451pp, hc) Associational literary novel about science. An accident leaves a man with a strange brain disorder.

POWERS, TIM(othy Thomas) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Anubis Gates (SFBC #1206505, Apr 2006, $10.99, 371pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Ace 1983) fantasy novel. Winner of the Philip K. Dick Award. This is #26 in the 50th Anniversary Collection; it has ISBN 0-7394-6593-7, lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *A Soul in a Bottle (Subterranean Press 1-59606-075-1, Dec 2006, $22.00, 83pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Dark fantasy novelette about a used bookseller, a book of poems, and a mysterious girl. Illustrated by J.K. Potter. A signed, leatherbound, limited edition of 500 (-074-3, $45.00) with different dustjacket art and is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * *Three Days to Never (Subterranean Press 1-59606-049-2, Jul 2006, $80.00, 344pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Fantasy time-travel conspiracy thriller. Illustrated by J.K. Potter. This is a signed, limited edition of 474; a lettered edition of 26 is also available. Subterranean Press,PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * _Three Days to Never (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97653-6, Aug 2006, $25.95, 420pp, hc, cover by Bradford Foltz) Reprint (Subterranean Press 7/06) fantasy time-travel/conspiracy thriller.
• * _Three Days to Never (SFBC #1213739, Aug 2006, $12.99, 420pp, hc, cover by Bradford Foltz) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2006) fantasy time-travel thriller. this is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

POZZESSERE, HEATHER GRAHAM (1953- ); see pseudonym Heather Graham (chron.)

PRATCHET, TERRY (chron.)

• * _The Colour of Magic (Hill House no ISBN, Mar 2006, $40.00, 205pp, hc) Reprint (Colin Smythe 1983) humorous fantasy novel, the first book in the Discworld series. This is a facsimile of the Smythe first edition, with two dust jackets, one from the first edition, one from the 1989 reissue with art by Josh Kirby. Available from Hill House Publishers, 491 Illington Road, Ossining NY 10562; [hillhousepublishers.com].