Last updated 9/11/08

 

PAGE, IAN  (See collaborations with Joe Dever.)

 

PAGE, NORVELL W.  (See also Randolph Craig.)

 

Flame Winds  (Berkley, 1969.  Magazine version, 1937.)

 

Prester John #1.

 

                A barbarian warrior decides to pit his sword against the magic of a group of sorcerers in an exotic city in the desert.  Bears little resemblance to the Prester John of John Buchan.

 

Sons of the Bear God   (Berkley, 1967.  Magazine version 1939.)

 

Prester John #2.

 

                Cheated of a kingdom he seemed destined to rule, Prester John travels to Asia where he wins a new throne for himself despite the opposition of local sorcerers.

 

PAIN, BARRY

 

One Before, The  (Richards, 1902.)

 

                A magic ring causes whoever wears it to assume the emotions of the previous wearer. 

 

Robinson Crusoe's Return  (Hodder, 1906.)

 

                Not seen.  A sequel in which Crusoe has become immortal.

 

PALMATIER, JOSHUA

 

Cracked Throne, The (DAW, 2006.)

 

Throne #2.

 

                Two women try to shape the future of their people.

 

Skewed Throne, The  (DAW, 2006.)

 

Throne #1.

 

                A psychic assassin working for the throne begins to suspect that the people she is assigned to kill are not always guilty.

 

Vacant Throne, The  (DAW, 2008.)

 

Throne #3.

 

An assassin turned ruler has to protect her city from destruction.

 

PALMER, PAMELA

 

Dark Gate, The  (Harlequin, 2007.)

 

Magical guardians protect our world from evil forces.

 

PALMER, THOMAS

 

Dream Science  (?, 1990.)

 

                A man visits alternate worlds created in his dreams.

 

PALWICK, SUSAN

 

Necessary Beggar, The  (Tor, 2005.)

 

                Involuntary exiles to our world from a magical other realm try to find someone to fill the roll of a ritual beggar at a wedding.

 

PANSHIN, ALEXEI  (See collaboration which follows.)

 

PANSHIN, ALEXEI & PANSHIN, CORY

 

Earth Magic  (Ace, 1978, Magnum, 1980.  Magazine version 1973.)

 

                A young noble is chosen to be the instrument for a magical confrontation, but before he reaches that point he finds himself hunted in his own land, and discovers that what he believed about his lineage isn’t entirely the truth.

 

PANSHIN, CORY  (See collaboration with Alexei Panshin.)

 

PAOLINI, CHRISTOPHER

 

Eldest  (Knopf, 2005.)

 

Inheritance #2.

 

                Eragon travels to distant lands and finds himself in more trouble than ever.

 

Eragon  (Knopf, 2003.)

 

Inheritance #1.

 

                A young boy discovers that he is destined to become a dragon rider.

 

PAPPANO, MARILYN

 

First Kiss  (Bantam, 2000.)

 

                Marginal romance novel about a man who wishes for true love and invokes magic to get what he wants.

 

Heaven on Earth  (Dell, 2002.)

 

                Runaway children are located in a town watched over by three odd angels.

 

Murphy's Law  (Silhouette, 1999.)

 

                A detective believes that his ex-lover, a genuine psychic, is a criminal, but eventually discovers that she has been framed.

 

PARDOE, MARGOT

 

Argle's Mist  (Routledge, 1956.  Funk & Wagnall, 1967, as Curtain of Mist.)

 

                Magic is used to send young people on a trip back through time.

 

Curtain of Mist.  (See Argle's Mist.)

 

PARGETER, EDITH

 

By Firelight  (Heinemann, 1947, Harcourt Brace, 1948.  Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948, as By This Strange Fire.)

 

                A contemporary woman receives a psychic message from the past and learns about a man sentenced to death as a warlock.

 

By This Strange Fire.  (See By Firelight.)

 

City Lies Four Square, The  (Heinemann, 1939.)

 

                A man makes friends with the ghost haunting his home.

 

Lily Hand and Other Stories, The  (Heinemann, 1965.)

 

                Collection of unrelated stories.

 

PARK, PAUL

 

Hidden World, The  (Tor, 2008.)

 

Miranda Popescu #4.

 

A young woman in an alternate world is beset by multiple supernatural entities.

 

Princess of Roumania, A  (Tor, 2005.)

 

Miranda Popescu #1.

 

                A young girl from a magical alternate reality is concealed from her enemies in our world.

 

Tourmaline, The  (Tor, 2006.)

 

Miranda Popescu #2.

 

                Miranda returns to her own reality, separated from her friends, to discover her mother is a prisoner.

 

White Tyger, The  (Tor, 2007.)

 

Miranda Popescu #3.

 

                The fugitive Miranda is captured by her enemies from an alternate reality.

 

PARKER, K.J.

 

Belly of the Bow, The  (Orbit, 1999.)

 

Fencers #2.

 

                After the fall of his home city, the protagonist takes refuge among others, but discovers that interpersonal rivalries there are just as cut throat as when facing barbarian hordes.  Then he discovers that despite his aversion, he's pretty good at playing the game himself.

 

Colours in the Steel  (Orbit, 1998.)

 

Fencers #1.

 

                When a horde of barbarians lay siege to a city that is the center of the business and legal world, the man called upon to lead the defense is an unlikely character who ultimately proves unequal to the task..

 

Devices and Desires  (Gollancz, 2006.)

 

Engineer #1.

 

                An engineer becomes a fugitive when he designs an item that doesn’t comply with the law.

 

Memory  (Orbit, 2003.)

 

Scavenger #3.

 

                An amnesiac discovers the secret of his origin, and that only causes him more problems.

 

Pattern  (Orbit, 2002.)

 

Scavenger #2.

 

                The protagonist continues his search not only for a peaceful place to stay but also for his missing memories.

 

Proof House, The  (Orbit, 2000.)

 

Fencers #3.

 

                Not seen.

 

Shadow  (Orbit, 2001.  Pre-publication title was The God in the Cart.)

 

Scavenger #1.

 

                An amnesiac soldier teams up with a woman who supports herself by defrauding the innocent.  He agrees to play the role of a more than human figure, but some magical force seems to be hot on his trail.

 

PARKER, MARK

 

X-Calibre  (Carroll & Graf, 2000.)

 

                An incompetent sorcerer steals magic from an enchantress and inadvertently turns her partially into a giant snake.  He has a series of humorous adventures while fleeing from her, aided at times by a mysterious intelligent serpent.

 

PARKER, RICHARD

 

M for Mischief  (Meredith, 1965, Scholastic, 1973.)

 

                Kids find a magic stove that grants wishes.

 

Old Powder Line, The  (Gollancz, 1971.)

 

                A time traveling train.

 

PARKINSON, DAN

 

Covenant of the Forge, The  (TSR, 1993.)

 

Dwarven Nations #1.

 

                A people migrating following a war tries to forge a new alliance in a new land, but they are menaced by outside forces as well as the growing threat of a civil war.

 

Gates of Thorbardin, The  (TSR, 1990.)

 

A Dragonlance Heroes novel.

 

                A magical quest story involving a fabulous magical land and a handful of artifacts that have been lost and must be recovered.

 

Gully Dwarves, The  (TSR, 1996.)

 

A Dragonlance Lost Histories novel.

 

                A hero arises among a nation of dwarves for a series of adventures involving a possibly friendly dragon and others.

 

Hammer and Axe  (TSR, 1993.)

 

Dwarven Nations #2.

 

                The adventures of a young hero who has the power to see through magical illusions.

 

Swordsheath Scroll, The  (TSR, 1993.)

 

Dwarven Nations #3.

 

                A series of wars comes to a conclusion and a new leader arises out of the ashes to help lead his new nation into an era of peace.

 

PARKS, RICHARD

 

Long Look, The  (Five Star, 2008.)

 

The story of an evil wizard who is actually just misunderstood.

 

Ogre's Wife, The  (Obscura, 2002.)

 

                Collection of unrelated stories.

 

Worshipping Small Gods  (Prime, 2007.)

 

Collection of unrelated stories.


PARZYBOK, BENJAMIN

 

Couch  (Small Beer, 2008.)

 

Three characters, one of whom is clairvoyant, discover that they can't put down the couch they are moving.

 

PASCAL, JACQUES

 

Virgin's Sacrifice  (Hustler, 1980.)

 

                Pornography about virgins being sacrificed to a monster until a hero saves them.

 

PASCALL, JEREMY

 

God: The Ultimate Autobiography  (Salem House, 1988.)

 

                Exactly what it sounds like, God telling the “true” story of his creation in its early days, and correcting some of the mistakes chronicled in the Bible.

 

PASNAK, WILLIAM

 

In the City of the King   (Groundwood, 1984.)

 

                The prince is missing and the king seems unconcerned, even though his palace has been invaded by a mysterious cult of priests and his ordinary protectors appear ineffective.  A visitor to the royal city finds herself caught up in the power struggle.

 

PATER, ROGER

 

Mystic Voices  (Burns Oates, 1923, Kennedy, 1923.)

 

                Collection of unrelated stories.

 

PATON, RAYMOND

 

Tale of Lal, The  (Chapman & Hall, 1914.)

 

                Not seen.

 

PATTERSON, JAMES

 

Virgin  (McGraw Hill, 1980.)

 

                A novel of the Second Coming of Christ in 1987, following a series of bizarre supernatural events.

 

PATTISON, DARCY

 

Wayfinder, The  (Greenwillow, 2000.)

 

                A young boy tormented by the belief that his fear cost the life of his sister redeems himself by using his magical powers to complete a quest and help his people.

 

PATTON, FIONA

 

Golden Sword, The  (DAW, 2001.)

 

Living Flame #3.

 

                A young man rebels against his destined service to one aspect of his country's magic, but when he takes refuge with an uncle, he discovers that tinkering with things could endanger everyone.

 

Golden Tower, The  (DAW, 2008.)

 

Warriors of Estavia #2.

 

Three children who are subject to a prophecy begin to change their world.

 

Granite Shield, The  (DAW, 1999.)

 

Prequel to the Living Flame series.

 

                A nobleman who disavows the magical power inherent to his family is forced to reconsider when a woman from a neighboring country has a vision of them joining together to restore the authority of the Living Flame through their child.

 

Painter Knight, The  (DAW, 1998.)

 

Living Flame #2.

 

                When the ruler of Branion is assassinated, his five year old daughter is the heir to the throne.  In order to protect her from the jealous forces at court, a friend of the dead king spirits her away and protects her against her enemies.

 

Silver Lake, The  (DAW, 2005.)

 

Warriors of Estavia #1.

 

                Varied characters who vow allegiance to none of the gods of a magical city have a series of adventures.

 

Stone Prince, The  (DAW, 1997.)

 

Living Flame #1.

 

                There's trouble among the royal family that interferes with efforts to suppress a revolution by a portion of a magical empire.  The young heir to the throne knows that the magical fire which is the basis of his family's claim to power can burn the hand that wields it as well as his enemies.

 

PATTOU, EDITH

 

Fire Arrow  (Harcourt Brace, 1998.)

 

Eirren #2.

 

                A young woman is given a magic arrow and the knowledge that her father and her nurse have both been murdered by the same person.  She uses her wondrous gift to solve the mystery.

 

Hero's Song  (Harcourt Brace, 1991, Magic Carpet, 1998.)

 

Eirren #1.

 

                While in the process of rescuing his kidnapped sister, a young lad discovers that he stands in the way of an attempt to conquer his world by an evil queen.

 

PAUL, SUSAN SPENCER  (Pseudonym of Mary Liming.)

 

Prisoner Bride, The  (Harlequin, 2001.)

 

                Medieval romance with some genuine but minor magic.

 

Touch of Desire  (St Martins, 2006.)

 

The magic legends surrounding a family are real.

 

Touch of Night  (St Martins, 2005.)

 

                Romance novel involving a man under a curse of sleeplessness.

 

PAULSEN, GARY

 

Gorgon Slayer, The  (Dell Yearling, 1995.)

 

                A youngster finds himself in a fantasy world where his job is to kill a gorgon.

 

Legend of Red Horse Canyon, The  (Dell Yearling, 1994.)

 

                Two teens fleeing a band of villains are aided by the ghost of an Indian.

 

PAXSON, DIANA L. (See also collaborations which follow, and collaboration with Marion Zimmer Bradley.)

 

Ancestors of Avalon  (Viking, 2004.)

 

Avalon #1.

 

                A sequel to the Avalon books by Marion Zimmer Bradley.  Survivors of the destruction of Atlantis find a new life in the British Isles.

 

Book of the Cauldron, The  (Avon, 1999.)

 

Hallowed Isle #3.

 

                The Romans have left Britain and there is a movement to restore the old gods.  The King calls upon a mystical being to help heal the land, but his own sister may prevent them from succeeding.

 

Book of the Spear, The  (Avon, 1999.)

 

Hallowed Isle #2.

 

                More adventures of King Arthur and his followers.

 

Book of the Stone, The  (Avon, 2000.)

 

Hallowed Isle #2.

 

                Artor is off conducting a war in Gallia when his son Medraut decides to usurp both the throne and the bed of Queen Guendivar.  Eventually Arthur cuts short the battle to return and restore order in Camalot.

 

Book of the Sword, The  (Avon, 1999.)

 

Hallowed Isle #1.

 

                An unusual variant of the King Arthur story.

 

Brisingamen  (Berkley, 1984.)

 

                A woman in our world discovers Freya's necklace.  That attracts the attention of Loki, who comes to California to steal it back and use its powers to change the world.  The protagonist and her friends must outwit a god to protect themselves.

 

Dragons of the Rhine, The  (Avon, 1995.)

 

Sigmundson #2.

 

                The two lovers are forced by circumstance to contend against one another.  She is bound by tradition and he by magic which has forced his shapeshifting ability to be subordinated to the purposes of others.

 

Earthstone, The  (Tor, 1987, New English Library, 1990.)

 

Westria #4.

 

                Westria has been without a ruler for years, and the current heir is young and untrained.  A traitor to the realm has organized his forces in a remote region and is prepared to attack.  In order to save their people, a band sets out on a mission of entreaty to the supernatural forces that watch over the land of Westria.

 

Golden Hills of Westria, The  (Tor, 2006.)

 

Westria #8.

 

                A kidnapped prince's fate may determine that of his entire nation.

 

Hallowed Isle: Books 1 & 2, The  (Avon, 2000.)

 

                Omnibus of The Book of the Sword and The Book of the Spear.

 

Jewel of Fire, The  (Tor, 1992.)

 

Westria #7.

 

                The last of the magic jewels is known to be inside a volcano, so our hero must battle magic and mortal danger once again in order to collect the complete set and ensure his continued rule of Westria.

 

Lady of Darkness  (Pocket, 1983.)

 

Westria #2.

 

                The king of Westria has found a wife and given her control of the magical jewels that guard his rule.  Unfortunately, others are jealous of her new power, including a sorcerer who would much rather abscond with the gems himself now that the king is ill and cannot interfere.

 

Lady of Light  (Pocket, 1982.)

 

Westria #1.

 

                A king sets out to find the perfect bride, secure in his belief that control of Westria is guaranteed by his control of some magical jewels.  The unlikely woman he finds has a secret of her own.

 

Lady of Light/Lady of Darkness.  See The Mistress of the Jewels.

 

Lord of Horses, The  (Avon, 1996.)

 

Sigmundson #3.

 

                The doomed lovers have been separated, Sigfrid is dead, and now the battle between the armies of Attila and his victims is about to come to its climax.

 

Mistress of the Jewels, The  (Tor, 1991.  New English Library, 1990, as Lady of Light/Lady of Darkness.)

 

                Omnibus of Lady of Light and Lady of Darkness.

 

Paradise Tree, The  (Ace, 1987.)

 

                Using drugs and computers to loosen their grip on our reality, a group of people find themselves with access to a magical other world.  In that place, the forces of Heaven and Hell are gathering for a final battle for control of the Earth, and the outcome is not evident.

 

Ravens of Avalon  (Viking, 2007, Roc, 2008.)

 

Avalon #2.

 

A prequel to The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley, this tells of the Roman conquest of Britain and a revolt against them.

 

Sea Star, The  (Tor, 1988, New English Library, 1991.)

 

Westria #5.

 

                The young king of Westria must prove himself worthy of rule.  To do so, he needs to track down and recover at least one of the magical jewels that were lost in the disaster that killed his parents and nearly destroyed his realm.

 

Serpent's Tooth  (Morrow, 1991, Avon, 1993.)

 

                A retelling of the story of King Lear.  A daughter battles against the machinations of her own sisters to influence their father, who is growing weary of rule and who begins to act arbitrarily and without thinking things through.

 

Silverhair the Wanderer  (Tor, 1986, New English Library, 1990.)

 

Westria #3.

 

                A knight of Westria assumes another identity and sets out to track down his sister and nephew, heir to the throne, who have both disappeared under mysterious circumstances.  He is pursued by an evil magician who has reason to hope that Silverhair's mission is unsuccessful.

 

White Mare, Red Stallion  (Berkley, 1986, New English Library, 1988.)

 

                The daughter of a chieftain in Roman dominated Britain is involved in clan rivalries that result in her vow to murder a man who is himself in love with her.  Set in early Scotland where magic is part of the real world, and tradition commands the lives of the local inhabitants.

 

White Raven, The  (Morrow, 1988, New English Library, 1988, Avon, 1989.)

 

                A retelling of the classic story of Tristan and Iseult set in a magical Celtic world.

 

Wind Crystal, The  (Tor, 1990, New English Library, 1992.)

 

Westria #6.

 

                The hero has recovered two of the four magical jewels that are the key to power in Westria, but now he must set out on yet another quest to find the third.

 

Wolf and the Raven, The  (Morrow, 1993, Avon, 1994.)

 

Sigmundson #1.

 

                A retelling of the story of Sigfrid and Brunhild.  Two young people from rival clans are raised in their own separate traditions and directed toward their independent destinies.  But things will happen which will throw them together, cause them to fall in love, and alter the future for both of their peoples.

 

PAXSON, DIANA L. & MARTINE-BARNES, ADRIENNE

 

Master of Earth and Water  (Avon, 1993.)

 

Fionn mac Cumhal #1.

 

                Based on an Irish legend, this is the story of an infant of mysterious parentage who is raised by those aware of his destiny as a champion of his people.  He grows to maturity unaware of his fated future and subject to the magic of the ancient world.

 

Shield Between the Worlds, The  (Avon, 1994.)

 

Fionn mac Cumhal #2.

 

                Before he can become leader of his tribe, a young man must pay off old debts in the land of faerie.  This includes besting a dragon and a host of goblins, and then he must return to face human enemies as well.

 

Sword of Fire and Shadow  (Avon, 1995.)

 

Fionn mac Cumhal #3.

 

                Now aged and suffering from a weakening of his powers, the protagonist still leads his people and has one final great victory as a war in the land of Faerie threats to overflow into the land of his tribe.

 

PAYNE, MICHAEL H.

 

Blood Jaguar, The  (Tor, 1998.)

 

                In an alternate North America, human beings don't exist and the world is populated by various animal cultures, many of whom are inimical to one another.

 

PAZZI, ROBERTO & FITZGERALD, M.J.

 

Princess and the Dragon, The  (Knopf, 1990.)

 

                A dying Russian aristocrat travels mentally through time for a series of encounters.

 

PEAK, MICHAEL

 

Catamount  (Roc, 1992.)

 

                Animal fantasy in which a puma and an eagle must make common cause when the gods of the animals warns them of a coming danger.

 

Cat House  (Signet, 1989.)

 

                The secret battle between tribes of cats who are more intelligent than we think.

 

PEAKE, MERVYN

 

Gormenghast  (Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950, Weybright & Talley, 1967, Ballantine, 1968, Penguin, 1970, Vintage, 1998.)

 

Gormenghast #2.

 

               

 

Gormenghast Novels, The  (Overlook, 1995.  Penguin, 1983, as The Titus Books.)

 

                Omnibus of the Gormenghast Trilogy.

 

Mr. Pye  (Heinemann, 1953.)

 

                Short tale of a man who grows horns when he does bad things.

 

Titus Alone  (Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959, (Weybright & Talley, 1967, Ballantine, 1968, Penguin, 1970, Vintage, 1998.)

 

Gormenghast #3.

 

               

 

Titus Books, The.  (See The Gormenghast Novels.)

 

Titus Groan  (Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946, Weybright & Talley, 1967, Ballantine, 1967, Penguin, 1970, Vintage, 1998.)

 

Gormenghast #1.

 

                Opening volume of the history of an enormous castle, so big that no one has ever visited all of its rooms.

 

PEARCE, PHILIPPA

 

Tom's Midnight Garden  (Oxford, 1958, Lippincott, 1958.)

 

                Young reader's book about a boy who finds himself back in the past.

 

PEARSON, EDWARD

 

Chamiel  (Quartet, 1973, Pocket, 1974.)

 

                A battle between good and evil angels, written in the style of heroic fantasy.  The title character is an angel who sets out to deliver a critical message.

 

PEARSON, MARY E.

 

David V. God  (Harcourt, 2000.)

 

                Young adult fantasy about a boy who is killed in an accident and challenges God to a debate in order to regain his life.

 

PEARSON, RIDLEY  (See also collaboration with Dave Barry.)

 

Kingdom Keepers, The  (Hyperion, 2005.)

 

                Youngsters battle magical forces inside Disneyworld.

 

PECK, DALE

 

Lost Cities, The  (Bloomsbury, 2007.)

 

                A floating mansion gets caught in a time warp.

 

PECK, RICHARD

 

Lost in Cyberspace  (Dial, 1995, Puffin, 1997.)

 

                Two kids use their computer to translate themselves into a virtual reality world where time travel is possible.

 

PEEL, JOHN

 

Book of Doom  (Llewellyn, 2006.)

 

Diadem #10.

 

                The defenders of a magical land have been scattered.

 

Book of Earth  (Apple, 1998, Llewellyn, 2004.)

 

Diadem #5.

 

                The hero's powers are fading and can only be replenished if he returns to the original Earth.

 

Book of Magic  (Apple, 1997, Llewellyn, 2004.)

 

Diadem #3.

 

                The evil forces within the world of the diadem rally in an effort to prevent the protagonists from penetrating to its inner realm.

 

Book of Names  (Apple, 1997, Llewellyn, 2004.)

 

Diadem #1.

 

                Two real children and a virtual reality creation find themselves in a magical world where their mission is to save the universe.

 

Book of Nightmares  (Apple, 1998, Llewellyn, 2004.)

 

Diadem #6.

 

                One of their number is imprisoned on a distant world, so her friends organize a rescue mission.

 

Book of Oceans  (Llewellyn, 2005.)

 

Diadem #8.

 

                Pirates attack our heroes, who use magic to defeat them.

 

Book of Reality  (Llewellyn, 2005.)

 

Diadem #9.

 

                The time and space traveling teens get into more magical trouble.

 

Book of Signs  (Apple, 1997, Llewellyn, 2004.)

 

Diadem #2.

 

                The wandering children search for a shapechanging magician who will provide the next clue in their quest.

 

Book of Thunder  (Apple, 1997, Llewellyn, 2004.)

 

Diadem #4.

 

                The three heroes go to the aid of a tribe of unicorns, whose land has been invaded by evil.

 

Book of War  (Llewellyn, 2005.)

 

Diadem #7.

 

                ?

 

PENNY, FANNY EMILY

 

Magic in the Air  (Hodder, 1933.)

 

                Not seen.

 

Malabar Magician, The  (Chatto & Windus, 1912.)

 

                A series of adventures involving native magic and a skeptical police officer.

 

Swami's Curse, The  (Hodder, 1922.)

 

                Not seen.

 

Wishing Stone, The  (Hodder, 1930.)

 

                Not seen.

 

PERDUE, LEWIS

 

Daughter of God  (Forge, 2000.)

 

                The Vatican has long suppressed the proof that there was a female emissary from God during the 4th Century.  Two people in the present stumble across the conspiracy and almost lose their lives.

 

PERETTI, FRANK

 

Door in the Dragon's Throat, The  (Crossway, 1985.)

 

                Young readers' story about an archaeological find that discovers a mystical secret.

 

PERRET, JACQUES

 

Honor of Gaston La Torch, The.  (See The Wind in the Sails.)

 

Wind in the Sails, The  (Hart Davis, 1954.  Norton, 1955 as The Honor of Gaston La Torch.)

 

                A man wakes up in the body of his ancestor.

 

PERRIN, DON  (See also collaborations with Margaret Weis.)

 

Black Road, The  (Pocket, 2001.)

 

A Diablo novel.

 

                A warrior battles a horde of demons.

 

Theros Ironfeld  (TSR, 1996.)

 

A Dragonlance Warriors novel.

 

                A young man captured by minotaurs grows to be a mighty warrior, and eventually leads his own people in their battle against an invasion by nasty dragons.

 

PERRY, ANNE

 

Come Armageddon  (Ace, 2003.)

 

Tathea #2.

 

                A woman wanders the hinterlands, waiting for the arrival of the forces foretold of in prophecy who will help her defeat a terrible evil.

 

Tathea  (Shadow Mountain, 1999, Ace, 2002.)

 

Tathea #1.

 

                Following the death of her family, a woman goes on a voyage of discovery through a mystical world.  More of an allegory on religion than a work of fiction.

 

PERRY, MARK  (See also collaboration which follows.)

 

Morigu: The Desecration  (Popular Library, 1986.)

 

                After years of peace, an alliance of humans and other races must gather to combat the minions of an evil Dark Lord.  Their best hope is to find a legendary hero to lead them.

 

PERRY, MARK & PERRY, MEGAHN

 

Warlock's Blade, A  (Tor, 1987.)

 

A Crossroads Adventure

 

Multi-path gamebook set in the universe of Christopher Stasheff's Warlock series.

 

PERRY, MEGAHN  (See collaboration with Mark Perry.)

 

PERRY, STEVE

 

Conan the Defiant  (Tor, 1987, Sphere, 1990.)

 

A Conan novel.

 

On a mission to avenge the death of a friend, Conan gets involved with more vile sorceries and beautiful women, is pursued by a legion of zombies, and gains possession of a magical jewel which, if in the wrong hands, could destroy the entire world.

 

Conan the Fearless  (Tor, 1986, Sphere, 1990.)

 

A Conan novel.

 

Conan agrees to act as bodyguard to a young girl who commands supernatural forces and whose powers are desired by an evil wizard.  But there's more than one avaricious person with designs on the girl, and the barbarian finds there's plenty of work for his sword.

 

Conan the Formidable  (Tor, 1990.)

 

A Conan novel.

 

Conan avoids a fatal encounter with a race of giants and travels on, only to attract the attention of two determined women and a few assorted villains. 

 

Conan the Freelance  (Tor, 1990.)

 

A Conan novel.

 

This time the barbarian is caught between a beautiful temptress and a vile necromancer, both of whom want him dead.  And there's a shapechanger and a woman searching for a sacred treasure who both want him to accommodate them as well.

 

Conan the Indomitable  (Tor, 1989.)

 

A Conan novel.

 

The barbarian gets caught in the middle of a magical war between a witch and a wizard, defeats a cyclops, rescues a beautiful woman, and escapes with his skin relatively intact.

 

Mask, The  (Bantam, 1994, based on the screenplay by Mike Werb.)

 

                An oddball finds a magical mask that transforms him into a cartoonlike superhero, which helps him thwart a crime boss until the villain manages to steal the mask.

 

Windowpane  (Five Star, 2003.)

 

                An itinerant musician and his friends seek to reawaken the mystical goodness of America despite the opposition of a supernatural evil.

 

PERRY, W.C.

 

Revolt of the Horses, The  (Grant Richards, 1898.)

 

                Horses create a new nation.

 

PERSHING, DIANE

 

Cassie's Cowboy  (Silhouette, 2002.)

 

                A woman falls in love with a man who manifests himself from her stories.

 

PERUTZ, LEO

 

Master of the Day of Judgment  (Mathews, 1929, Boni, 1930, Collier, 1965, Arcade, 1975, translated from the German by Hedwig Singer.)

 

                Metaphysical fantasy involving a mystical curse.

 

PETERKIEWICZ, JERZY

 

Quick and the Dead, The  (Macmillan, 1961.)

 

                A light fantasy set in the afterlife.

 

PETERS, ELLIS  (Pseudonym of Edith Pargeter.)

 

Morbid Taste for Bones, A  (Morrow, 1977, Popular Library, 1980, Crest, ?)

 

                A Brother Cadfael 12th Century murder mystery that has some apparently genuine miracles taking place in the closing chapters but which is otherwise not fantasy.

 

Pilgrim of Hate, The  (Morrow, 1984, Macmillan, 1984.)

 

                A Brother Cadfael murder mystery in which a child with a withered leg is miraculously healed. 

 

PETERS, S.M.

 

Whitechapel Gods

 

PETERS, JULIE ANNE

 

Luna  (Little Brown, 2004.)

 

                A young boy is transformed into a beautiful girl every night when the moon shines.

 

PETERSON, JOHN

 

Littles, The  (Scholastic, 1967.)

 

Littles #1.

 

                Children's story about a race of tiny people living hidden in a house.

 

Littles and the Big Storm, The  (Scholastic, 1979.)

 

Littles #9.

 

                Bad weather makes life difficult for the tiny family.

 

Littles and the Great Halloween Scare, The  (Scholastic, 2007.)

 

Littles #?

 

?

 

Littles and the Terrible Tiny Kid, The  (Scholastic, 1993.)

 

Littles #10.

 

                A troublesome child complicates the life of the diminutive family.

 

Littles and the Trash Tinies, The  (Scholastic, 1977.)

 

Littles #7.

 

                The diminutive family finds others of their kind.

 

Littles Give a Party, The  (Scholastic, 2007.)

 

Littles #?

 

 ?

 

Littles Go Exploring, The  (Scholastic, 1978.)

 

Littles #8.

 

                The tiny family ventures out of the house they consider to be the entire world.

 

Littles Have a Wedding, The  (Scholastic, 1971.)

 

Littles #4.

 

                Title tells it all.

 

Littles' Surprise Party, The  (Scholastic, 1972.)

 

Littles #5

 

                A  big bash for the little people.

 

Littles Take a Trip, The  (Scholastic, 1968.)

 

                The magical family goes on a trip.  For younger readers.

 

Littles to the Rescue, The  (Scholastic, 1968.)

 

                Heroic deeds by the family of tiny humans.

 

Tom Little's Great Halloween Scare  (Scholastic, ?)

 

Littles #6

 

                Not seen.

 

PETREY, SUSAN

 

Gifts of Blood  (Baen, 1992