The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

PALMER, THOMAS (1955- )

• * *Dream Science (Houghton Mifflin/Ticknor & Fields 0-89919-858-9, Apr ’90 [Jun ’90], $19.95, 308pp, hc, cover by Chris Gall) Literary sf novel of parallel universes.
• * _Dream Science (Collins Harvill 0-00-271099-4, Mar ’91, £13.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Ian Craig) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1990) literary sf novel.
• * _Dream Science (Fontana 0-00-647190-0, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Ian Craig) Reprint (Ticknor & Fields 1990) literary sf novel.

PALMER, WARREN JAMES

• * *Dominator (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-02-5, Jun ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Warren James Palmer) [Dyason] SF novel, intertwining space opera and Arthurian myth. Book Two of “The Dyason”, after Minds of the Empire. Available from Macmillan Direct, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS.
• * *Minds of the Empire (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-00-9, May ’95 [Jul ’95], £4.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer) [Dyason] SF novel: humanity is enslaved by the alien Dyason race; a youth with exceptional mental powers emerges from the prison ghettos of London, and tries to escape from the Dyason and the Resistance. A homage to pulp fiction, this lavish adventure finally reveals an age-old mythic battle. A first novel, it is available from PO Box 286, Epsom, Surrey KT19 9YG.
• * *Third Player (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-08-4, Nov ’96 [Feb ’97], £5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Warren James Palmer) [Dyason] SF novel. Book Three of “The Dyason”.

PALUMBO, DONALD (Emanuel), ed. (1949- )

• * *Eros in the Mind’s Eye: Sexuality and the Fantastic in Art and Film (Greenwood 0-313-24102-3, Jun ’86 [Jul ’86], $35.00, xxvi + 290pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical studies ranging from Renaissance art to sexism in Star Trek.
• * *Erotic Universe: Sexuality and Fantastic Literature (Greenwood 0-313-24101-5, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], $35.00, xviii + 305pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical essays dealing with topics ranging from sexual comedy and “close encounters of the carnal kind” to feminist sf, The Left Hand of Darkness, and Star Trek Kirk/Spock fanzines.
• * *Spectrum of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Sixth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (Greenwood 0-313-25502-4, Apr ’88 [May ’88], $45.00, xx + 266pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical studies dealing with both literary and genre works, including films. These papers were presented at the 1985 conference.

PALWICK, SUSAN (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Flying in Place (Tor 0-312-85183-9, May ’92, $17.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Paul Stinson) Ghost story. A young girl is sexually abused by her father and only finds escape with the ghost of her dead sister, who had also been a victim. A beautifully written and disturbing book. Highly recommended (SW). A first novel.
• * _Flying in Place (SFBC #03397, Oct ’92, $8.98, 179pp, hc, cover by Paul Stinson) Reprint (Tor 1992) ghost story. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
• * _Flying in Place (Tor 0-812-51334-7, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 211pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1992) ghost story. A young girl is sexually abused by her father and only finds escape with the ghost of her dead sister, who had also been a victim. Winner of the Crawford Award.

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

• * _Davy (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-035620-X, Oct ’90, $4.95, 265pp, pb, cover by Paul Lehr) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1964) post-holocaust sf novel, with a new foreword by Peter S. Beagle. One of the best novels of its type. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _A Mirror for Observers (Bluejay 0-312-94305-9, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $5.95, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1954) sf novel, with a new afterword by Peter Beagle. Winner of the International Fantasy Award. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _A Mirror for Observers (SFBC #2299, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $4.98, 182pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1954) sf novel. One of the classics of science fiction. Highly recommended. (CNB)

PANSHIN, ALEXEI; [i.e., Alexis Adams Panshin] (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Rite of Passage (Methuen 0-413-15720-2, Sep ’87, £2.50, 254pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1978) sf novel.
• * _Rite of Passage (Easton Press no ISBN, Jul ’91, no price, 248pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1978) Nebula Award-winning sf novel, with an introduction by Edward Bryant and artwork by Debbie Hughes. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * *The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence (with Cory Panshin) (Elephant Books 0-87477-554-X, Aug ’89, $50.00, 685pp, hc) History of sf through the Campbell era with emphasis on its mythic elements. There is an awesome amount of original research and reevaluation here. Recommended (CNB). This is a signed, numbered, limited edition of 500 copies.
• * *The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence (with Cory Panshin) (Jeremy P. Tarcher 0-87477-436-5, Nov ’89 [Sep ’89], $29.95, 650pp, hc) Non-fiction; criticism. History of sf through the Campbell era with an emphasis on the philosophical and mythic elements. This contains a tremendous amount of research and reevaluation, though interpreted from a single viewpoint so exclusively as to be a tract rather than a work of scholarship. Nonethless, an important and impressive book. Recommended (SW). First trade edition after a 500 copy limited edition.
• * _The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence (with Cory Panshin) (Jeremy P. Tarcher 0-87477-573-6, Aug ’90, $16.95, 685pp, tp) Reprint (Tarcher 1989) non-fiction; reference. History of sf through the Campbell era with an emphasis on the philosophical and mythic elements. This book won the Hugo in 1990.

PANSHIN, CORY (Seidman) (1947- )

• * _The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence (with Alexei Panshin) See entry under Alexei Panshin.

PAPSON, STEPHEN

• * *...In a World Not of His Own Making (Blue Canary Publishing 0-9635722-0-2, Aug ’93, $7.95, 197pp, tp, cover by Mary Powers) Near-future dystopian sf novel. A first novel. Order from Blue Canary Publishing, PO Box 754, Canton NY 13617.

PAQUETTE, JEAN-CLAUDE

• * *The Wizard (Vantage Press 0-533-10220-0, Jan ’93, $15.95, 107pp, hc, cover by Paul Sherstobitoff) Fantasy novel of the single kingdom trying to hold out against the attack of an evil wizard. A first novel. Published by a vanity publisher. Order from Vantage Press, 516 West 34th St., New York NY 10001.

PARADIS, ANDREA, ed.

• * *Out of This World (Quarry Press/National Library of Canada 1-55082-150-4, May ’95 [Nov ’95], C$19.95, 264pp, tp, cover by Henri Julien) Non-fiction anthology of 26 essays on Canadian SF & F by authors incl. John Clute, Charles de Lint, Elisabeth Vonarburg, and Phyllis Gotlieb, with a foreword by Judith Merril, and an intro. by Allan Weiss and Hugh Spencer. This was part of the “Out of This World” exhibit of the Nat’l Library of Canada with the Merrill Collection of the Toronto Public Library, and includes a bibliography of books on exhibit. Copyrighted by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. A French-language edition (as Visions d’autres mondes) was announced but not seen. Order from Quarry Press, PO Box 1061, Kingston ON K7L 4Y5, Canada; 613-548-8429.

PARAGON, JOHN

• * _Elvira: Camp Vamp (with Elvira) See entry under Elvira.
• * _Elvira: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (with Elvira) See entry under Elvira.
• * _Elvira: Transylvania 90210 (with Elvira) See entry under Elvira.

PARDOE, BLAINE LEE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Battletech 18: Highlander Gambit (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45381-6, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Battletech] Novelization based on the SF role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech 30: Impetus of War (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45529-0, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech] Novelization based on the SF role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Battletech 33: Exodus Road (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45612-2, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 271pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech: Twilight of the Clans] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Book One of the “Twilight of the Clans”. Copyrighted by FASA.

PARDOE, ROSEMARY (Anne) (1951- ); see pseudonym Mary Ann Allen (stories)

• * *The James Gang (Haunted Library no ISBN, Dec ’91, £1.30, 16pp, ph, cover by Dallas Clive Goffin) Bibliography of writers in the tradition of M.R. James, with an introduction by Hugh Lamb.

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• * *Ghosts and Scholars (with Richard Dalby) (Crucible 1-85274-022-1, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £12.95, 272pp, hc) Collection of ghost stories, with at least one story original to this collection. (Contents)

PARENTE, AUDREY (1948- ) (stories)

• * *Pulp Man’s Odyssey: The Hugh B. Cave Story (Starmont 1-55742-038-6, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $9.95, 146pp, tp) Non-fiction, biography and bibliography of an early pulp writer. [Cave]
• * *Pulpmaster: The Theodore Roscoe Story (Starmont House 1-55742-169-2, May ’92 [Jul ’92], $11.95, 173pp, tp, cover by Patael) Non-fiction, biography. The story of the life and work of the classic pulp writer, with a preface by William B. Hart, an introduction by Richard A. Lupoff, and an afterword by Rocco Musemeche — plus a foreword and postscript by the subject. A hardcover edition (-170-6, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. [Roscoe]

PARETSKY, SARA (1947- ) (stories)

• * *Ghost Country (Delacorte 0-385-29933-8, May ’98, $24.95, 386pp, hc, cover by Honi Werner) Contemporary novel/fairy tale, with debatable fantasy elements, of a frustrated psychiatrist, goddess-worshippers, cold-blooded villains, and maybe a fairy godmother.

PARISH, JAMES ROBERT (1946- )

• * *The Great Science Fiction Films II (with Michael R. Pitts) (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-2247-4, Oct ’90 [Jan ’91], $49.50, 488pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference. Includes discussions of over 400 sf/fantasy films.

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

• * +Celestis (Tor 0-312-85899-X, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $21.95, 287pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) SF novel of human and alien interaction. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1993 as Coelestis).
• * _Celestis (Tor 0-312-86285-7, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $13.95, 287pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993 as Coelestis) SF novel of human and alien interaction.
• * *Coelestis (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224175-7, Jun ’93, £14.99, 254pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) Sf novel about members of an alien race co-existing with a human colony.
• * _Coelestis (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21526-3, May ’94, £4.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel.
• * *The Cult of Loving Kindness (Morrow 0-688-10574-2, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $20.00, 312pp, hc, cover by Linda Burr) [Starbridge Chronicles] Sf novel, third book of the “Starbridge Chronicles”.
• * _The Cult of Loving Kindness (AvoNova 0-380-71819-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.50, 312pp, pb) [Starbridge Chronicles] Reprint (Morrow 1991) sf novel, third book of “The Starbridge Chronicles”.
• * _The Cult of Loving Kindness (Grafton 0-586-21261-2, Jan ’93, £4.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Starbridge Chronicles] Reprint (Morrow 1991) sf novel. Volume three in the “The Starbridge Chronicles” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Gospel of Corax (Soho Press 1-56947-061-8, Jun ’96, $25.00, 297pp, hc) Associational historical novel in the form of an apocryphal gospel about Jesus’ travels in India and Tibet. There are minor fantasy elements.
• * _The Gospel of Corax (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600517-4, Sep ’97, $13.00, 297pp, tp) Reprint (Soho 1996) associational historical novel about Jesus’ travels in India and Tibet, with minor fantasy elements.
• * *Soldiers of Paradise (Arbor House 0-87795-861-0, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $17.95, 280pp, hc) [Starbridge Chronicles] Sf novel, a first novel, of an intricate, brutal society, vividly presented. A sequel is planned. Park is a very promising new writer. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Soldiers of Paradise (Grafton 0-586-20419-9, Apr ’89, £3.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Starbridge Chronicles] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Soldiers of Paradise (Avon 0-380-70581-8, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 281pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Starbridge Chronicles] Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf novel, first book of “The Starbridge Chronicles”.
• * *The Sugar Festival (SFBC #14899, Jun ’89, $9.98, 568pp, hc) [Starbridge Chronicles] Omnibus of Soldiers of Paradise (Arbor House 1987) and Sugar Rain (Morrow 1989). (Contents)
• * *Sugar Rain (William Morrow 1-55710-029-2, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $19.95, 384pp, hc) [Starbridge Chronicles] Quirky literary sf novel with overtones of horror, sequel to Soldiers of Paradise; set on a world with generation-long seasons.
• * _Sugar Rain (Grafton 0-586-20889-5, Sep ’90, £5.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Starbridge Chronicles] Reprint (Morrow 1989) sf novel. Volume 2 in “The Starbridge Chronicles”.
• * _Sugar Rain (Avon 0-380-71179-6, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 384pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Starbridge Chronicles] Reprint (Morrow 1989) sf novel set on a world with generation-long seasons, sequel to Soldiers of Paradise.

PARK, RUTH; [i.e., Rosina Ruth Lucia Park Niland] (1923- ) (stories)

• * *My Sister Sif (Viking Kestrel 0-670-81524-1, Apr ’87, £5.95, 192pp, hc) Juvenile novel with a touch of the supernatural. [Not seen]
• * _My Sister Sif (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038475-8, Apr ’97 [May ’97], $4.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Mark Sifolas) Reprint (Viking Kestrel Australia 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Playing Beattie Bow (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-031460-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.50, 196pp, pb) Reprint (Nelson Australia 1980) young-adult fantasy novel, an award-winner.
• * +Things in Corners (Viking 0-670-82225-6, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $12.95, 197pp, pb) Collection of five young-adult horror stories. First American edition (Penguin Australia 1989).
• * _Things in Corners (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-032713-4, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $3.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Vivienne Goodman) Reprint (Penguin Australia 1989) collection of five young-adult horror stories.

PARK, SEVERNA (stories)

• * *Hand of Prophecy (Avon Eos 0-380-97639-0, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $14.00, 307pp, hc) [Speaking Dreams] SF novel of slaves and interstellar war, set in the same universe as Speaking Dreams.
• * *Speaking Dreams (Firebrand Books 1-56341-014-1, Apr ’92, $9.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Betsy Bayley) [Speaking Dreams] Feminist sf novel of a young woman with precognition sold into slavery where she becomes an important pawn in a galactic power game. A hardcover edition (-015-X, $20.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Firebrand Books, 141 The Commons, Ithaca NY 14850. Please add $2.00 for shipping and handling.
• * _Speaking Dreams (AvoNova 0-380-72924-5, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 258pp, pb) [Speaking Dreams] Reprint (Firebrand Books 1992) feminist SF novel. This edition has minor revisions.

PARKER, CHRIS

• * *Kyoki (Malvern 0-947993-31-2, Mar ’87, £10.95, 222pp, hc) Horror novel.

PARKER, HELEN N(ethercutt) (1947- )

• * *Biological Themes in Modern Science Fiction (UMI 0-8357-1577-9, 1984 [May ’85], $24.95 + postage, 109pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticism. This revision of a doctoral thesis appeared in 1984, but we did not see it until 1985.

PARKER, K. J. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Colours in the Steel (Orbit 1-85723-557-6, Jun ’98, £9.99, 503pp, tp, cover by Mick Van Houton) [Fencer Trilogy] Fantasy novel, volume one of the “Fencer” trilogy. A first novel.

PARKER, LARA

• * *Dark Shadows: Angelique’s Descent (HarperEntertainment 0-06-105751-7, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $6.99, 515pp, pb) [Dark Shadows] Novelization by the actress who originally played the character on TV.

PARKER, LAURA; pseudonym of Laura Ann Castoro, (1948- )

• * *For Love’s Sake Only (Dell 0-440-20918-8, Aug ’91 [Dec ’91], $4.50, 443pp, pb) Regency romance with two real ghosts who play matchmaker between a feisty widow and a brooding Marquess.

PARKER, LORD NATHANIEL, R.S.

• * *The Unprecedented Discovery of the Dragon Islands (Hamlyn 0-600-58966-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], £12.99, 48pp, hc, cover by John Kelly) Large format art book. Concept and art by John Kelly, concept and text by Kate Scarborough. A (preter)naturalist’s illustrated notebook, sub-titled “April-June 1819 HMS Argonaut,” depicting a lost voyage to the isles of griffins, unicorns, ten-legged spiders, and more unusual creatures.

PARKER, RONN

• * *Transform Node: Science Fiction Mystical Adventures (Vantage Press 0-533-08435-0, Apr ’90, $11.95, 115pp, hc) Mystical sf novel.

PARKER, ROSALIE, ed.

• * _Tales from Tartarus (with Raymond B. Russell) See entry under Raymond B. Russell

PARKES, MICHAEL

• * *Michael Parkes (Steltman 90-71867-07-2, 1993 [Mar ’94], $39.95, 187pp, tp, cover by Michael Parkes) Art book, a collection of full-color paintings by Parkes, one of the best surrealists working today, with an introduction by Hans Redeker. This book covers Parkes’ full career, reprinting some material from earlier books. His work has been used extensively in Omni. Recommended (CNB).
• * *Michael Parkes: Stone Lithographs and Bronze Sculptures 1982-1996 (Steltman 90-71867-11-0, 1996 [Dec ’96], $19.95, 93pp, tp, cover by Michael Parkes) Art book. A collection of reproductions of Parkes’ fantastic art. There is an introduction by John Russell Taylor.

PARKIN, LANCE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Beige Planet Mars (with Mark Clapham) (New Adventures 0-426-20529-4, Oct ’98, £5.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Bernice Summerfield] SF novelization, Doctor Who without the Doctor. Book 16 in the “Bernice Summerfield” series.