Perfect Circle (novel)

Perfect Circle

Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Author	Sean Stewart
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction novel
Publisher	Small Beer Press
Publication date	2004
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
ISBN	1-931520-07-0
OCLC	55847884
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 22
LC Class	PR9199.3.S794 P47 2004

Perfect Circle is a 2004 novel by Sean Stewart. It was nominated for Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2004 and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 2005. It is a contemporary realistic fantasy about an exorcist in Texas.

Plot introduction

Texan William Kennedy can see and talk to ghosts – an ability which complicates his life immensely and threatens his relationships with family and friends. When his cousin calls him in to lay the ghost in the garage, Will finds he has a murderer to deal with.

Critical reception

In a review for SF Site, Donna McMahon concluded: "This is a real rarity -- an intelligent, sensitive and entertaining novel about what it means to be male. I think it will speak most strongly to men, but it should appeal to many readers, mainstream as well as genre." ^[1]

References

1. McMahon, Donna (2005). "The SF Site Featured Review: Perfect Circle". SF Site . Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2025.