The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

PEAKE, MERVYN (Laurence) (stories) (continued)

• * _Gormenghast (Mandarin 0-7493-0052-3, Aug ’89, £3.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1950) literary fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Gormenghast” trilogy.
• * _Gormenghast (Overlook Press 0-87951-426-4, Apr ’92 [Feb ’92], $13.95, 409pp, tp, cover by Mervyn Peake) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1950) fantasy novel, second book of the “Gormenghast” trilogy. With the original illustrations by the author and a 1946 magazine article by Quentin Crisp, used as an introduction.
• * _Gormenghast (Random House/Vintage UK 0-7493-9482-X, Feb ’98, £7.99, 511pp, tp, cover by Nick Robertson) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1950) fantasy novel. Book two in the eponymous series.
• * _The Gormenghast Novels (Overlook/Tusk 0-87951-628-3, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], $23.95, 1173pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) [Gormenghast] Revised (Overlook 1988 as The Gormenghast Trilogy) omnibus of the three restored “Gormenghast” novels, with introductions by Anthony Burgess (from the 1988 edition) and Quentin Crisp (from 1996), plus 12 critical essays, and the few extant pages from the unfinished fourth novel, Titus Awakes.
• * *The Gormenghast Trilogy (Viking Overlook 0-87951-974-6, Aug ’88, $25.00, 1023pp, hc) [Gormenghast] Fantasy omnibus, reprint of the famous “Titus Groan” series: Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950), and Titus Alone (1959, 1970). The first two have the text of the original editions; the third has the 1970 revised text (all originally Eyrie & Spottiswoode). All have the illustrations from the 1968 Ballantine edition. The introduction by Anthony Burgess is from the individual Overlook editions. (Contents)
• * _The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mandarin 0-7493-1426-5, Oct ’92, £9.99, 953pp, tp, cover by Stephen Player) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Overlook 1988) fantasy omnibus. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mandarin 0-7493-1426-5, Mar ’95 [May ’95], £9.99, 953pp, tp, cover by Stephen Player) [Gormenghast] Reissue (Viking Overlook 1988) fantasy omnibus of the three classic novels. (Contents)
• * +Mr. Pye (Overlook 0-87951-955-X, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $15.95, 278pp, hc) Fantasy novel “of sin and salvation”, with illustrations by the author. This may be the first U.S. edition (Heinemann 1953), though the British paperback has been available here.
• * _Mr. Pye (Penguin 0-14-003372-6, Feb ’86, £3.95, 254pp, tp) Reissue (Heinemann 1953) fantasy novel.
• * _Titus Alone (Mandarin 0-7493-0053-1, Aug ’89, £3.50, 263pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1959) literary fantasy novel. This contains the reconstructed version of the text done by Langdon Jones (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1970). Volume three in the “Gormenghast” trilogy.
• * _Titus Alone (Overlook Press 0-87951-427-2, Apr ’92 [Feb ’92], $13.95, 362pp, tp, cover by Mervyn Peake) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1959) fantasy novel, third book of the “Gormenghast” trilogy. With the original illustrations by the author and the revised text of the 1970 Eyre & Spottiswoode edition. There are also 12 critical essays, selected and with an introduction by G. Peter Winnington plus the brief fragment “Titus Awakes” with an introduction by John Watney.
• * _Titus Alone (Random House/Vintage UK 0-7493-9487-0, Feb ’98, £7.99, 263pp, tp, cover by Nick Robertson) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1970) fantasy novel. Book three in the “Gormenghast” series; this is the 1970 version completed by Langdon Jones.
• * _Titus Groan (Mandarin 0-7493-0051-5, Aug ’89, £3.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1946) literary fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Gormenghast” trilogy.
• * _Titus Groan (Overlook Press 0-87951-425-6, Apr ’92 [Feb ’92], $13.95, 396pp, tp, cover by Mervyn Peake) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1946) fantasy novel, first book in the “Gormenghast” trilogy, with an introduction by Anthony Burgess from a 1988 Overlook edition. Includes the 14 black and white illustrations by Peake first used as part of the Ballantine edition.
• * _Titus Groan (Random House/Vintage UK 0-7493-9492-7, Feb ’98, £7.99, 506pp, tp, cover by Nick Robertson) [Gormenghast] Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1946) fantasy novel. Book one in the “Gormenghast” series.

PEARCE, HOWARD D(ouberley), ed. (1931- )

• * _Forms of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Third International Conference on the Fantastic in Literature and Film (with Jan Hokenson) See entry under Jan Hokenson.
• * _The Scope of the Fantastic: Culture, Biography, Themes, Children’s Literature (with Robert A. Collins) See entry under Robert A. Collins
• * _The Scope of the Fantastic: Theory, Technique, Major Authors (with Robert A. Collins) See entry under Robert A. Collins

PEARCE, JOSEPH

• * *Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton (Ignatius Press 0-898-70629-7, May ’97 [Apr ’98], $29.95, 522pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. There are eight unpaginated pages of photos. Includes notes and index. First US edition (Ignatius Press 1996). This was scheduled to appear in the US in 1997, but was not seen until now; it appears to be the 1996 UK edition, not previously listed. Ignatius Press, PO Box 1339, Ft. Collins CO 80522; 800-651-1531; $5.00 postage. [Chesterton]

PEARCE, (Ann) PHILIPPA (Christie) (1920-2006) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Ghost Stories (Viking UK 0-670-80907-1, Oct ’86, £8.95, 64pp, hc) Collection of juvenile tales.
• * _Tom’s Midnight Garden (Windrush 1-85089-914-2, 1987 [Oct ’87], $12.95, 256pp, hc) Reprint (Oxford 1958) juvenile fantasy novel, large print edition. U.S. distribution of British edition from Windrush. Order from ABC-Clio.
• * _Tom’s Midnight Garden (Dell Yearling 0-440-48819-2, Jan ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.50, 232pp, tp, cover by Tom Newsom) Reissue (Oxford 1958) young-adult ghost fantasy, with an afterword by Zilpha Keatley Snyder; fifth printing.
• * _Tom’s Midnight Garden (Harper Trophy 0-06-440445-5, Oct ’92 [Dec ’92], $4.95, 229pp, tp, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Reprint (Oxford 1958) juvenile fantasy novel, a Carnegie Medal winner.
• * _Tom’s Midnight Garden (Puffin 0-14-030893-8, Aug ’98, £4.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Louise Brierley & Sarah McDonald) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1958) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. 32nd printing.
• * *Who’s Afraid? and Other Strange Stories (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80907-1, Oct ’86 [1986], £6.50, 128pp, hc) Young adult ghost/horror collection. [Not seen]
• * +Who’s Afraid? and Other Strange Stories (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-06895-2, Apr ’87, $10.25, 152pp, hc) Collection of young-adult “spooky stories.” First U.S. edition (Kestrel Penguin 1986). (Contents)
• * _Who’s Afraid? and Other Strange Stories (Puffin 0-14-032057-1, Apr ’88, £1.75, 121pp, pb) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1986) young-adult horror/occult collection.

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• * *Dread and Delight: A Century of Children’s Ghost Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-212605-9, Oct ’95 [Dec ’95], £17.99, xx+348pp, hc, cover by Frederick Smallfield) Young-adult anthology of 40 ghost stories, several original, plus a critical introduction and lengthy background notes on the stories and their authors. (Contents)
• * +Dread and Delight: A Century of Children’s Ghost Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-212605-9, Feb ’96, $25.00, 348pp, hc, cover by Frederick Smallfield) Young-adult anthology of 40 ghost stories from the 20th century. Authors include M.R. James, Walter de la Mare, Margaret Mahy, and Joan Aiken. First US edition (Oxford 1995). This appears to be the UK edition with the British price left off the jacket.

PEARLMAN, DANIEL (stories)

• * *The Final Dream & Other Fictions (Permeable Press 1-882633-05-9, Jul ’95 [Sep ’95], $14.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Ellen Alva Hales) Collection of 12 SF stories, with an introduction by George Zebrowski and illustrations by Jill Tyler. Available from Permeable Press, 47 Noe Street, Suite 4, San Francisco CA 94114-1017. (Contents)

PEARSON, KIT (1947- ) (stories)

• * +Awake and Dreaming (Viking 0-670-86954-6, 1997 [Mar ’97], $13.99, 228pp, hc, cover by Ron Lightburn) Young-adult ghost novel. Theo wants a family so bad she dreams one that becomes real. This appears to be the 1996 Viking Canada edition with a US price sticker.
• * +A Handful of Time (Viking Kestrel 0-670-81532-2, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], $11.95, 186pp, hc) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. A girl goes back to her mother’s childhood and comes to understand her better. First U.S. edition (Penguin Books Canada 1987).
• * _A Handful of Time (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-032268-X, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 186pp, pb, cover by Laura Fernandez) Reprint (Penguin Canada 1987) young-adult time-travel fantasy.

PEARSON, MAGGIE

• * *Alien Dawn (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68077-6, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], £3.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) Young-adult SF novel.
• * *Dark of the Moon (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-70966-9, Sep ’98 [Dec ’98], £3.99, 253pp, pb) [Owl Light] Juvenile fantasy novel, sequel to Owl Light.
• * *Night People (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68076-8, Mar ’97, £3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Tim Clarey) Young-adult supernatural novel.

PEARY, DANNIS; see under Peary, Danny (stories)

PEARY, DANNY; [i.e., Dannis Peary] (1949- ) (stories)

• * _Cult Movies 2 (Delta 0-385-29753-X, Jul ’89, $12.95, 181pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1983) associational guide to 50 cult films, with many stills and intelligent criticism. Nearly half of the films included have fantasy or science fiction content.
• * _Cult Movies: The Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird, and the Wonderful (Delta 0-385-28186-2, Jul ’89, $14.95, 401pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1981) associational guide to 100 cult movies, with many stills and intelligent criticsm. Nearly one third of the films included have fantasy or science fiction content.

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• * *Omni’s Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies: The Future According to Science Fiction Cinema (Doubleday 0-385-19199-5, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $35.00, 310pp, hc) Non-fiction, group of articles by Asimov, Sheckley, Bloch, Silverberg, and others, plus numerous illustrations and a film checklist. There is a long introduction by Harlan Ellison. Also available in tp (-19202-9, $17.95).

PECK, CLAUDIA (1952-1996) (stories)

• * *Spirit Crossings (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27641-7, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 312pp, pb, cover by Mick McGinty) Fantasy novel. A house in rural Tennessee is haunted by the spirits of the past. A first novel.

PECK, RICHARD (Wayne) (1934- ) (stories)

• * *Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death (Delacorte 0-385-29433-6, 1986 [Jul ’86], $14.95, 185pp, hc) [Blossom Culp] Young-adult fantasy novel, #4 in the “Blossom Culp” series.
• * _Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death (Dell/Yearling 0-440-40676-5, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $2.95, 185pp, tp) [Blossom Culp] Reprint (Delacorte 1986) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Blossom Culp” series.
• * _Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death (Dell Yearling 0-440-40676-5, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $3.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Blossom Culp] Reissue (Delacorte 1986) young-adult ghost/fantasy novel in the “Blossom Culp” series; fifth printing.
• * _The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp (Dell/Yearling 0-440-42154-3, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 183pp, tp) [Blossom Culp] Reprint (Delacorte 1983) humorous young-adult fantasy/sf novel of psychic powers and time travel, third in the “Blossom Culp” series.
• * _The Ghost Belonged to Me (Dell/Yearling 0-440-42861-0, Apr ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Blossom Culp] Reprint (Viking 1975) young-adult humor/horror novel in the “Blossom Culp” series.
• * _The Ghost Belonged to Me (Dell Yearling 0-440-42861-0, Feb ’94, $3.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Blossom Culp] Reissue (Viking 1975) young-adult ghost/fantasy novel in the “Blossom Culp” series. The copyright page lists this as a first printing, but it is at least the second.
• * _Ghosts I Have Been (Dell/Yearling 0-440-42864-5, May ’87, $2.95, 214pp, pb) [Blossom Culp] Reissue (Viking 1977) young-adult fantasy in the “Blossom Culp” series. 2nd Laurel Leaf printing.
• * _Ghosts I Have Been (Dell Yearling 0-440-42864-5, Feb ’94, $3.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Blossom Culp] Reissue (Viking 1977) young-adult ghost/fantasy novel in the “Blossom Culp” series; sixth printing.
• * *The Great Interactive Dream Machine (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1989-2, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $14.99, 149pp, hc, cover by Broeck Steadman) [Lost in Cyberspace] Young-adult humorous SF, sequel to Lost in Cyberspace. Josh and Aaron turn a computer into a wish-granting machine.
• * _The Great Interactive Dream Machine (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038264-X, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], $4.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) [Lost in Cyberspace] Reprint (Dial 1996) young-adult humorous SF, sequel to Lost in Cyberspace.
• * *Lost in Cyberspace (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1931-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $14.99, 151pp, hc, cover by Broeck Steadman) [Lost in Cyberspace] Young-adult humorous SF. Josh’s best friend thinks he can time-travel via computer — and really disappears.
• * _Lost in Cyberspace (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037856-1, Sep ’97, $4.99, 151pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) [Lost in Cyberspace] Reprint (Dial 1995) young-adult humorous SF.
• * *Voices After Midnight (Delacorte 0-385-29779-3, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $14.95, 181pp, hc) Young-adult time-travel fantasy. Two brothers travel back to New York City during the blizzard of 1888.
• * _Voices After Midnight (Dell Yearling 0-440-40378-2, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.50, 181pp, tp, cover by Stuart Kaufman) Reprint (Delacorte 1989) time-travel fantasy about two boys who go back to the great blizzard of 1888.
• * _Voices After Midnight (Macmillan UK 0-333-53446-8, Feb ’91, £4.99, 181pp, tp, cover by David Mitcheson) Reprint (Delacorte 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Voices After Midnight (Piper 0-330-32448-9, Jun ’92, £3.50, 181pp, pb, cover by David Mitcheson) Reprint (Delacorte 1989) young-adult fantasy novel.

PECK, SYLVIA

• * *Seal Child (William Morrow 0-688-08682-9, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $12.95, 200pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. A little girl makes a new friend who is actually a selkie. A first novel.
• * _Seal Child (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15868-6, Apr ’91, $3.50, 192pp, pb, cover by Linda Benson) Reprint (Morrow 1989) young-adult fantasy about a little girl who befriends a selkie.

PEDERSEN, TED

• * *Cybersurfers 3: Ghost on the Net (with Mel Gilden) (Putnam/Price Stern Sloan 0-8431-3978-1, Apr ’96 [May ’96], $3.95, 141pp, pb, cover by Geoffrey Gove) [Cybersurfers] Young-adult cyber-adventure on the Internet. Series concept copyrighted by Price Stern Sloan; text copyrighted by the authors.
• * *Cybersurfers 4: Cybercops and Flame Wars (with Mel Gilden) (Putnam/Price Stern Sloan 0-8431-3979-X, Apr ’96 [May ’96], $3.95, 141pp, pb, cover by Geoffrey Gove) [Cybersurfers] Young-adult cyber-adventure on the Internet. Series concept copyrighted by Price Stern Sloan; text copyrighted by the authors.
• * _Cybersurfers: Cyberspace Cowboys (with Mel Gilden) See entry under Mel Gilden.
• * *Cybersurfers: Pirates on the Internet (with Mel Gilden) (Putnam/Price Stern Sloan 0-8431-3933-1, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $3.95, 143pp, pb, cover by Geoffrey Gove) [Cybersurfers] Young-adult cyber-adventure on the Internet. Series concept copyrighted by Price Stern Sloan; text copyrighted by the authors.
• * _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #4: The Pet (with Mel Gilden) See entry under Mel Gilden.

PEDERSON, JAY P., ed.

• * *St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers (St. James Press 1-55862-179-2, Dec ’95, $135.00, 1175pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A bio-bibliographical guide to over 600 science fiction writers. This is the fourth edition of the book previously titled Twentieth-Century Science Fiction Writers, with new editors, and extensively revised. Robert Reginald is Bibliographic Editor, and the entries are considerably more thorough than in previous editions. There is a preface by H. Bruce Franklin. Order from St. James Press, 835 Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold St., Detroit MI 48226; orders 800-877-4253.

PEDLER, KIT; [i.e., Christopher Magnus Howard Pedler] (1927-1981)

• * _Doctor Who: The Scripts: The Tomb of the Cybermen (with Gerry Davis) See entry under Gerry Davis.

PEDNEAU, DAVE; [i.e., David Elliott Pedneau] (1947-1990); see pseudonyms Marc Eliot & Lee Hawks

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

• * *Diadem #1: Book of Names (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-05947-5, Jul ’97 [Aug ’97], $3.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Michael Evans) [Diadem] Young-adult fantasy novel. Teens are transported to another dimension of mystery and danger.
• * *Diadem #2: Book of Signs (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-05948-3, Jul ’97 [Aug ’97], $3.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Michael Evans) [Diadem] Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Diadem #3: Book of Magic (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-05949-1, Jul ’97 [Aug ’97], $3.99, 176pp, tp, cover by Michael Evans) [Diadem] Young-adult fantasy novel. Teens fight evil in another dimension.
• * *Diadem #4: Book of Thunder (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-05950-5, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $3.99, 155pp, tp) [Diadem] Young-adult fantasy novel. Teens help unicorns fight evil in another dimension.
• * *Doctor Who: Evolution (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20422-0, Sep ’94 [Oct ’94], £4.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
• * *Doctor Who: Legacy of the Daleks (BBC Books 0-563-40574-0, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £4.99, 245pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series.
• * *Doctor Who: The Chase (Target 0-426-20336-4, Jul ’89, £1.99, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 140 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Chase (Target 0-426-20336-4, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £2.50, 144pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1989) young-adult sf novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95. Volume 140 in the series.
• * *Doctor Who: The Daleks’ Master Plan - Part I: Mission to the Unknown (Lyle Stuart/Target 0-426-20343-7, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 174pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization, Doctor Who #141. This is a worldwide edition.
• * *Doctor Who: The Daleks’ Master Plan - Part I: Mission to the Unknown (Target 0-426-20343-7, Sep ’89, £1.99, 174pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 141 in the series.