The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

PAOLINI, CHRISTOPHER (chron.) (continued)

• * _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) [Scion Dominion] 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) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] 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) [White Tiger] 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) [White Tiger] 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) [Engineer] 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) [Engineer] 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) [Dark Shadows] 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) [Dominion] 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) [Twilight of the Past] 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) [Maximum Ride] 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) [Maximum Ride] 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) [Maximum Ride] 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) [Maximum Ride] 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) [DragonSpell] 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) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] 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) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] 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) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] 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) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] 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) [Chronicles of Ancient Darkness] 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) [Chronicles of Westria] 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) [Avalon] 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) [Drift House] 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) [Drift House] 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.

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) [Diadem: Worlds of Magic] 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) [Diadem: Worlds of Magic] 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)
• * *Dark Arts (CD Publications 1-58767-124-7, Sep 2006, $35.00, 293pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) (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) [Myths] 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) [Khadaji] 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) [Frankenstein] 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) [Timetripper] Young-adult SF novel, the first in a series based on the world of the author’s comic book Squalor. Harry Keller learns he can 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) [Timetripper] 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) [Timetripper] 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) [Life As We Knew It] 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) [Rockman] 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) [Rockman] 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) [Rockman] Post-holocaust fantasy novel, the third in a series. Port Town Publishing, 5909 Tower Avenue, Superior WI 54880; [www.porttownpublishing.bigstep.com].