The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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PEARSON, MAGGIE (chron.)

* _Dark of the Moon (Hodder Silver 0-340-79661-8, Apr 2001, £4.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Darren Locke) [Owl Light] Reissue (Hodder Children’s Books 1998) juvenile fantasy novel, a sequel to Owl Light. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.
* *Shadow of the Beast (Hodder Silver 0-340-79598-0, Aug 2002, £5.99, 212pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel.
PECK, RICHARD (Wayne) (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Ghosts I Have Been/The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230168-X, 2002, $5.99, 214 + 183pp, tp) [Blossom Culp] Omnibus of two young-adult fantasy novels in the “Blossom Culp” series, bound in Ace double style: Ghosts I Have Been (1977) and The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp (1983). (Contents)
PEIRCE, HAYFORD (1942- ) (chron.)

* _Phylum Monsters (Wildside Press 1-58715-555-9, 2001, $15.95, 205pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1989) satirical SF novel. An on-demand edition available online at [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
PELAN, JOHN C., ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Darker Side: Generations of Horror (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45882-6, May 2002, $6.99, 388pp, pb) Original anthology of 27 horror stories. Authors include Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Poppy Z. Brite, and Edo van Belkom. (Contents)
* _Off the Sand Road: Ghost Stories Volume One See entry under Russell Kirk.
PENNICOTT, JOSEPHINE (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Circle of Nine (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight Australia 0-7318-1107-0, 2001, A$18.95, 430pp, pb, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) Dark fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. A struggling artist finds a doorway to a magical world where ancient goddesses fight fallen angels. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now.
PEPPER, DENNIS, ed. (chron.)

* *The Alien Stories 1 (Oxford University Press 0-19-275162-X, Jan 2002, £4.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Young-adult SF anthology of 14 stories, 11 of which were previously collected as part of The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (Oxford University Press 1998). This selection adds three stories by Howard Fast, Edward D. Hoch and Charles Sheffield. (Contents)
* _Alien Stories 2 (Oxford University Press 0-19-275189-1, Sep 2002, £3.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Oxford 1998 as half of The Young Oxford Book of Aliens) young-adult SF anthology of 13 stories. This adds two stories by Gerald Kersh and Nancy Kress. Illustrated by Ian Miller. (Contents)
PERRY, ANNE; pseudonym of Juliet Marion Hulme, (1938- ) (chron.)

* _Tathea (Ace 0-441-00970-0, Sep 2002, $14.95, 522pp, tp) [Tathea] Reprint (Headline 1999) fantasy novel. Dethroned empress Tathea finds guidance in an ancient book.
PERRY, S(tephani) D(anelle) (chron.)

* *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Rising Son (Pocket 0-7434-4838-3, Jan 2003, $6.99, 308pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
PERRY, STEVE(n Carl) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Man Who Never Missed (Ace 0-441-51918-0, Nov 2002, $5.99, 195pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Khadaji] Reissue (Ace 1985) SF novel. Eighth printing.
* _Matadora (Ace 0-441-52207-6, Dec 2002, $5.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Rick Berry) [Khadaji] Reissue (Ace 1986) SF novel. Sixth printing
PETRUCHA, STEFAN (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Assamite (White Wolf 1-58846-818-6, Sep 2002, $6.99, 276pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Clan] Novelization based on the role-playing game, the second “Clan” novel in the “Dark Ages” series.
PFLUG, URSULA (stories) (chron.)

* *Green Music (Tesseract 1-895836-77-8, May 2001, $28.95, 233pp, tp) Alternate-world fantasy novel set in urban Toronto and a tropical paradise where sea turtles have joined with humans. A trade paperback edition (-75-1, $16.95) was announced but not seen. This is dated 2001 but not seen until now. A first novel. Order from Tesseract Books, The Books Collective, #214, 10405 Jasper Ave., Edmonton AB T5J 3S2; 780-448-0590; [www.bookscollective.com].
PHILBIN, MIKE; [i.e., Michael Paul Peter Philbin] (1966- ); see pseudonym Hertzan Chimera (stories) (chron.)
PHILBRICK, (William) RODMAN (1951- ) (chron.)

* *Coffins (Tor/Forge 0-312-87273-9, Feb 2002, $23.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) Horror novel. Members of the Coffin family in 1861 Maine are dying under impossible circumstances.
* _The Last Book in the Universe (Scholastic Signature 0-439-08759-7, Mar 2002, $4.99, 223pp, tp, cover by David Shannon) Reprint (Blue Sky 2000) young-adult fantasy. This indicates second printing.
* _REM World (Scholastic Signature 0-439-08363-X, Mar 2002, $4.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Reprint (Blue Sky 2000) young-adult fantasy.
PICARDO, ROBERT (chron.)

* *Star Trek Voyager: The Hologram’s Handbook (Pocket 0-7434-3791-8, Apr 2002, $14.95, 84pp, tp) [Star Trek: Voyager] Humorous Star Trek tie-in. Illustrated by Jeff Yagher. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
PICCIRILLI, TOM; [i.e., Thomas Edward Piccirilli] (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Night Class (Leisure 0-8439-5125-7, Nov 2002, $5.99, 278pp, pb) Reprint (Bereshith Publishing 2000, not seen) horror novel. This has been expanded somewhat from the Bereshith edition. A university murder leads a student to bizarre discoveries.
PICKOVER, CLIFFORD (A.) (chron.)

* *Egg Drop Soup (The Lighthouse Press 0-9714827-9-9, Sep 2002, $14.95, 240pp, tp, cover by Cliff Pickover) [Neo-Reality Series] SF novel, fourth of four in “The Neo-Reality Series”. Order from The Lighthouse Press, PO Box 910, Deerfield Beach FL 33443-0910; [TheLighthousePress@attbi.com]; [www.LighthouseEditions.com].
* *Liquid Earth (The Lighthouse Press 0-9714827-6-4, Aug 2002, $14.95, 256pp, tp) [Neo-Reality Series] SF novel, the first of four in “The Neo-Reality Series”. Order from The Lighthouse Press, PO Box 910, Deerfield Beach FL 33443-0910; [TheLighthousePress@attbi.com]; [www.LighthouseEditions.com].
* *The Lobotomy Club (The Lighthouse Press 0-9714827-7-2, Aug 2002, $14.95, 250pp, tp) [Neo-Reality Series] SF novel, second of four in “The Neo-Reality Series”. Order from The Lighthouse Press, PO Box 910, Deerfield Beach FL 33443-0910; [TheLighthousePress@attbi.com]; [www.LighthouseEditions.com].
* *Sushi Never Sleeps (The Lighthouse Press 0-9714827-8-0, Sep 2002, $14.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Cliff Pickover) [Neo-Reality Series] SF novel, third of four in “The Neo-Reality Series”. Order from The Lighthouse Press, PO Box 910, Deerfield Beach FL 33443-0910; [TheLighthousePress@attbi.com]; [www.LighthouseEditions.com].
PIERCE, TAMORA (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Alanna: The First Adventure (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-85323-8, Sep 2002, $10.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Marilee Heyer) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Oxford 1983) young-adult fantasy, first volume in “The Song of the Lioness” quartet.
* _The Circle Opens 2: Street Magic (Point 0-439-97929-3, Feb 2002, £4.99, 296pp, pb) [Circle Opens] Reprint (Scholastic Press 2001 as The Circle Opens: Street Magic) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a new series sequel to “The Circle of Magic”. Briar finds a girl with stone magic, but almost loses her to gang violence. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Circle Opens 3: Cold Fire (Scholastic UK 0-439-98163-8, Aug 2002, £5.99, 358pp, pb) [Circle Opens] Reprint (Scholastic Press 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the quartet following The Circle of Magic and Street Magic. [First U.K. edition]
* *The Circle Opens: Cold Fire (Scholastic Press 0-590-39655-2, Apr 2002, $16.95, 359pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) [Circle Opens] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a new series sequel to “The Circle of Magic”.
* _In the Hand of the Goddess (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-85324-6, Sep 2002, $10.95, 209pp, hc, cover by Marilee Heyer) [Song of the Lioness] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult fantasy, second volume in “The Song of the Lioness” quartet.
* _Protector of the Small: 4: Lady Knight (Scholastic Press 0-439-99241-9, Oct 2002, £5.99, 406pp, tp) [Keladry] Reprint (Random House 2001) young-adult fantasy adventure novel, last in a quartet which follows “The Song of the Lioness” and “The Immortals” quartets. [First U.K. edition]
* *Protector of the Small: Lady Knight (Random House 0-375-81465-5, Aug 2002, $16.95, 429pp, hc, cover by Joyce Patti) [Keladry] Young-adult fantasy adventure novel, fourth in a series following “The Song of the Lioness” and “The Immortals”.
* _Protector of the Small: Squire (Random House 0-679-88919-1, Aug 2002, $5.50, 412pp, pb, cover by Joyce Patti) [Keladry] Reprint (Random House 2001) young-adult fantasy adventure novel, third in a series following “The Song of the Lioness” and “The Immortals”.
* *Song of the Lioness (SFBC #54890, Dec 2002, $14.99, 568pp, hc, cover by Greg Newbold) [Song of the Lioness] Omnibus of four young-adult fantasy novels in the tetralogy: Alanna: The First Adventure (1983), In the Hand of the Goddess (1984), The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (1986), and Lioness Rampant (1988). This has ISBN 0-7394-3104-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
PIERSON, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

* *DragonLance: Divine Hammer (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2807-7, Oct 2002, $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Marc Fishman) [DragonLance: Kingpriest Trilogy] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Volume Two in “The Kingpriest Trilogy”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
PILLING, ANN (1944- ) (chron.)

* _The Empty Frame (Collins 0-00-712154-7, Feb 2002, £4.99, 224pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Collins 1997) young-adult ghost novel, based on a historical event.
PINN, PAUL E. (stories) (chron.)

* *Idiopathic Condition Red (Time Bomb Publishing 0-9539300-2-5, 2001, £6.50, 217pp, tp, cover by Paul Pinn) Collection of 15 stories, two in collaboration. This is dated 2000, but not seen till now. (Contents)
* *The Pariah (Time Bomb Publishing 0-9539300-0-9, 2000, £5.00, 278pp, tp) Horror novel about a psychotic who can infiltrate thoughts and manipulate behaviour. This is dated 2000, but not seen till now.
PINTO, RICARDO (chron.)

* *The Standing Dead (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04558-0, May 2002, £17.99, iv+525pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Stone Dance of the Chameleon] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Stone Dance of the Chameleon” after The Chosen. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-04670-6) was announced but not seen.
PIZIKS, STEVEN (Alfred) (1967- ) (chron.)

* *Star Trek Voyager: The Nanotech War (Pocket 0-7434-3646-6, Nov 2002, $6.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Trek Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
POCKELL, LESLIE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *The 13 Best Horror Stories of All Time (Warner 0-446-67950-X, Sep 2002, $13.95, 388 + viii, tp) Anthology of 13 horror stories. Authors include M.R. James, H.G. Wells, and H.P. Lovecraft. (Contents)
PODRUG, JUNIUS (1947- ) (chron.)

* *Dark Passage (Tor/Forge 0-312-87514-2, Oct 2002, $24.95, 464pp, hc) SF thriller of time travel. Terrorists try to change the course of history by assassinating Christ.
POE, EDGAR ALLAN (1809-1849) (stories) (chron.)

* *Edgar Allan Poe’s Dark Dreams (Wormhole Books 1-932030-01-8, Oct 2002, $15.00, 64pp, ph, cover by Alan M. Clark) Chapbook collection of three stories and three poems by Poe, with color illustrations by Alan M. Clark. Introduction by Edward Bryant; biography of Poe by Dawn Dunn. This is a signed (by Clark, Bryant, and Dunn), limited edition of 750; a numbered hardcover edition of 200 and a lettered edition of 52 are also available. Order from Wormhole Books, 3005 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne IN 46807; [info@wormholebooks.com]; [www.wormholebooks.com]. (Contents)
* _The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Coppens & Frenks 90-76917-02-7, Jun 2002, $24.95, 199pp, hc, cover by Yevgeny Garin) Reissue (Harper & Bros 1838) classic horror novel/sea adventure with suggestions of the fantastic. This is a limited edition of 1000, available from Coppens & Frenks online at [www.coppensfrenks.nl]; e-mail [coppens25@hetnet.nl]; or write Coppens & Frenks, Alexanderkade 122, 1018 ZC Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
POHL, FREDERIK (George, Jr.), ed. (1919- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 (Tor 0-312-86876-6, Apr 2002, $16.95, 477pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2001) anthology of works by five Grand Masters.
POHL-WEARY, EMILY (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril (with Judith Merril) See entry under Judith Merril.
PORDZIK, RALPH (chron.)

* *The Quest for Postcolonial Utopia: A Comparative Introduction to the Utopian Novel in the New English Literatures (Peter Lang 0-820-45193-2, Feb 2001, $53.95, 199pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical look at contemporary utopian writing in the former British Empire. Includes bibliography and index. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from Peter Lang AG, Moosstrasse 1, PO Box 350, CH-2542 Pieterlen, Switzerland; e-mail [info@peterlang.com]; [www.peterlang.net].
PORGES, ARTHUR (1915-2006) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Mirror and Other Strange Reflections (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-044-1, Nov 2002, C$59.00, xiii+175pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Collection of twenty-eight tales, ranging from the whimsical to the horrifying, edited by Mike Ashley. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00. (Contents)
POURNELLE, JERRY E(ugene) [Ph.D] (1933- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Fallen Angels (with Michael F. Flynn & Larry Niven) See entry under Larry Niven.
* *The Prince (with S. M. Stirling) (Baen 0-7434-3556-7, Sep 2002, $28.00, 1151pp, hc, cover by Patrick Turner) [John Christian Falkenberg] Omnibus of four military SF novels about “Falkenberg’s Legion”: Falkenberg’s Legion (1990) and Prince of Mercenaries (1989) by Pournelle, and Go Tell the Spartans (1991) and Prince of Sparta (1993) by Pournelle and Stirling. (Contents)
* _The Prince (with S. M. Stirling) (SFBC #54491, Nov 2002, $14.99, 1151pp, hc, cover by Patrick Turner) [John Christian Falkenberg] Reprint (Baen 2002) omnibus of four military SF novels about “Falkenberg’s Legion”: Falkenberg’s Legion (1990) and Prince of Mercenaries (1989) by Pournelle, and Go Tell the Spartans (1991) and Prince of Sparta (1993) by Pournelle and Stirling. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
POWERS, TIM(othy Thomas) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Declare (HarperTorch 0-380-79836-0, Jun 2002, $7.99, 591pp, pb) Reprint (Subterranean 2000) supernatural espionage novel.
* _The Drawing of the Dark (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07426-4, Nov 2002, £6.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Jan Breughel, the Elder) Reprint (Ballantine 1979) fantasy novel. Volume 33 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
* _The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook (with James P. Blaylock) See entry under James P. Blaylock
POZZESSERE, HEATHER GRAHAM (1953- ); see pseudonym Shannon Drake (chron.)
PRATA, NICHOLAS C. (chron.)

* _Dream of Fire (Arx Publishing 1-889758-28-0, Jan 2002, $16.95, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Evolution Publishing 2001) fantasy novel of warriors on the dying world of Pangaea. Order from Arx Publishing, 10 Canal Street, Suite 231, Bristol PA 19007-3900; [www.arxpub.com]; [info@arxpub.com]. Tony Schiavo, publicity mgr., [tschiavo@arxpub.com]; 215-781-8600;
PRATCHETT, TERRY (David John) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (HarperCollins Children’s Books 0-06-001233-1, Mar 2002, $16.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Chris Gall) [Discworld] Reissue (HarperCollins 2001) young-adult “Discworld” humorous fantasy novel. Third printing.
* _The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60123-9, Nov 2002, £12.99, 270pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Discworld] Reissue (Doubleday UK 2001) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 28 in the “Discworld” series. Ninth printing, with a “Carnegie Medal” on its cover.
* _The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54693-3, Nov 2002, £5.99, 271pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Discworld] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2001) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 28 in the “Discworld” series. Ninth printing. Winner of the Carnegie Medal.
* *Discworld (Reformed) Vampyre’s Diary 2003 (with Stephen Briggs) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07105-2, Sep 2002, £10.99, 128pp, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Humorous non-fiction, a desk diary supposedly put out by an organization of Discworld vampyres who’ve sworn off blood. Illustrated by Paul Kidby.
* +Discworld (Reformed) Vampyre’s Diary 2003 (with Stephen Briggs) (SFBC 0-575-07105-2, Nov 2002, $14.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Humor/art book in the form of a Discworld diary, supposedly put out by an organization for vampires who have sworn off blood. This is the first US edition; it appears to be the UK (Gollancz) edition.
* _Eric (HarperTorch 0-380-82121-4, Feb 2002, $6.99, 197pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1990) fantasy novel, a Discworld takeoff on Faust.
* _The Last Hero (with Paul Kidby) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07377-2, Aug 2002, £12.99, 176pp, tp, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) humorous fantasy novella in the “Discworld” series; illustrated by Kidby. This is expanded with new artwork. Volume 27 in the “Discworld” series.
* _The Last Hero (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-050777-2, Sep 2002, $19.95, 176pp, tp, cover by Paul Kidby) [Discworld] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2001) humorous fantasy “Discworld” novella, illustrated by Paul Kidby. This adds 16 pages of new illustrations.

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