The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

PRATCHETT, TERRY (David John) (stories) (continued)

• * *Truckers (Doubleday UK 0-385-26961-7, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £7.95, 190pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Young-adult humorous sf novel, about a group of four-inch ‘nomes’ inhabiting a department store that is about to be demolished. Great fun and strongly recommended. (PSP) Volume One in a new series.
• * +Truckers (Delacorte 0-385-29984-2, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $14.95, 246pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Bromeliad] Humorous young-adult sf novel about little people living in a department store. First American edition (Doubleday UK 1989).
• * _Truckers (Corgi 0-552-52595-2, Sep ’90, £2.99, 207pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Reprint (Doubleday 1989) humorous young-adult sf novel. “The First Book of The Nomes.
• * *Truckers (Ladybird Books 0-7214-1516-4, Feb ’92 [Mar ’92], £1.50, 28pp, hc) [Bromeliad] Children’s picture book adaptation of Truckers (Doubleday UK 1989) based on the animated TV series.
• * *Truckers (Picture Corgi 0-552-52735-1, Feb ’92, £3.50, 32pp, tp) [Bromeliad] Fotonovel adaptation of Truckers, based on the animated TV series.
• * *The Unadulterated Cat (Gollancz 0-575-04628-7, Oct ’89, £3.99, 96pp, tp) Associational item. Humorous book about cats, illustrated throughout by Gary Joliffe. Listed for Pratchett fans.
• * _The Unadulterated Cat (with Gray Joliffe) (Gollancz 0-575-05369-0, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], £3.99, 127pp, pb, cover by Gray Joliffe) Reprint (Gollancz 1989) associational humorous book of cartoons about cats with text by Pratchett.
• * *Wings (Doubleday UK 0-385-40018-7, Sep ’90, £8.99, 158pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Final book of the “Nomes” trilogy in which Masklin and friends set off on Concorde to find their ancestral spaceship. Great fun as always. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _Wings (Corgi 0-552-52649-5, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £2.99, 176pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Bromeliad] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1990) humorous young-adult sf novel. “The Third Book of the Nomes”.
• * +Wings (Delacorte 0-385-30436-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $15.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Bromeliad] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, third book of “The Nomes” series. First American edition (Doubleday UK 1990).
• * *Witches Abroad (Gollancz 0-575-04980-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £13.99, 252pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 12 in the “Discworld” series.
• * _Witches Abroad (Corgi 0-552-13465-1, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £3.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 12 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Witches Abroad (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45225-9, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel in the “Discworld” series. The three witches join forces to save a princess from a fairy godmother. First American edition (Gollancz 1992).
• * _Witches Abroad (SFBC #00911, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $6.98, 252pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel in the “Discworld” series. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. First American hardcover edition.
• * _Witches Abroad (Gollancz 0-575-06580-X, Aug ’98, £16.99, 252pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Collectors’ edition. Book 12 in the “Discworld” series.
• * *The Witches Trilogy (Gollancz 0-575-05896-X, Oct ’94, £9.99, 592pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Omnibus of the three Discworld novels featuring Granny Weatherwax. This is a special edition that is for sale only in branches of W.H. Smith’s. (Contents)
• * _The Witches Trilogy (Gollancz 0-575-05896-X, Apr ’95, £9.99, 592pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) first trade edition (originally for W.H. Smith’s only) of the omnibus of three Discworld novels featuring the Discworld witches.
• * *Wyrd Sisters (Gollancz 0-575-04363-6, Nov ’88, £10.95, 251pp, hc) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel. This time Pratchett parodies half of Shakespeare, with emphasis on Hamlet and Macbeth. Surprisingly the series still seems as fresh as when it started. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Volume 6 in the “Colour of Magic” series.
• * _Wyrd Sisters (Corgi 0-552-13460-0, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £2.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 6 in the “Discworld” series.
• * +Wyrd Sisters (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45012-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 319pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Discworld” series. First American edition (Gollancz 1988).
• * _Wyrd Sisters (SFBC #17470, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $5.98, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1988) humorous fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Discworld” series.
• * _Wyrd Sisters (Gollancz 0-575-06411-0, Nov ’96, £15.99, hc) [Discworld] Reissue (Gollancz 1988) Vol #5 in the “Discworld” series; new cover. [Not seen]
• * *Wyrd Sisters: The Illustrated Screenplay (Corgi 0-552-14575-0, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], £9.99, 128pp, tp) [Discworld] Screenplay of the seven-part TV series, illustrated with stills. Based on the 6th “Discworld” novel.

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• * _Terry Pratchett’s Mort - The Play See entry under Stephen Briggs.
• * _Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters - The Play See entry under Stephen Briggs.
• * _The Unseen University Challenge: Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Quizbook See entry under David Langford.

PRATT, (Murray) FLETCHER (1897-1956) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Compleat Enchanter (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _The Complete Compleat Enchanter (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _The Intrepid Enchanter (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _The Land of Unreason (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _The Well of the Unicorn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-29729-6, Feb ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reissue (Sloane 1948 as by George U. Fletcher) classic fantasy novel. This says third printing, but is almost certainly later.

PREISLER, JEROME (stories)

• * *Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (Tor 0-812-53933-8, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 184pp, pb) Novelization based on the second movie based on the video game. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.
• * *The Pact (Leisure 0-8439-2784-4, Jul ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 363pp, pb) Horror novel. An American Indian shaman releases a force that threatens to destroy the world.

PREISS, BYRON (Cary) (1953-2005) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Complete Alfred Bester’s The Stars My Destination (with Alfred Bester & Howard V. Chaykin) See entry under Alfred Bester.

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• * *The Microverse (Bantam 0-553-05705-7, Nov ’89 [Sep ’89], $29.95, 352pp, hc) Original illustrated anthology of both fiction and non-fiction concerning the world of subatomic particles. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)
• * _The Microverse (SFBC #58048, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $17.98, hc) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) anthology of sf fiction and non-fiction pieces.
• * *The Planets (Bantam 0-553-05109-1, Dec ’85 [Oct ’85], $24.95, 336pp, hc) Original anthology of non-fiction and fiction. A guide to the solar system, featuring original stories by well-known sf writers plus essays by scientists and work by sf/astronomy artists. (Contents)
• * _The Planets (Bantam 0-553-34783-7, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $16.95, 336pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1985) original anthology of fiction and non-fiction about the solar system. This is identical to the 1985 edition and seems to be bound pages of the original hardcover with a paperback cover and a new ISBN on the outside only.
• * *The Ultimate Alien (with John Gregory Betancourt & Keith R. A. DeCandido) (Dell/DTP 0-440-50631-X, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $13.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Anthology of 15 stories, 11 original, about aliens. There is an introduction by Robert Silverberg. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)
• * *The Ultimate Dinosaur (with Robert Silverberg) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07676-0, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $35.00, 336pp, hc, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe) Original anthology of 11 stories about dinosaurs, plus 15 essays and full-color illustrations by various artists. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)
• * _The Ultimate Dinosaur (with Robert Silverberg) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37304-8, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $19.95, 336pp, tp, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe) Reprint (Bantam 1992) original anthology of 11 stories about dinosaurs, plus 15 essays and full-color illustrations by various artists.
• * *The Ultimate Dracula (with David Keller & Megan Miller) (Dell 0-440-50353-1, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $10.00, 358pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Original anthology of 19 vampire stories, with an introduction and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. A shorter version of Anne Rice’s “The Master of Rampling Gate” appeared previously in Redbook. This is being published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal film. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _The Ultimate Dracula (with David Keller & Megan Miller) (Headline 0-7472-3830-8, Mar ’92, £4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Dell 1991) original anthology of 19 vampire stories, with an introduction and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Ultimate Dragon (with John Gregory Betancourt & Keith R. A. DeCandido) (Dell/DTP 0-440-50630-1, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $13.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Anthology of 19 stories, 17 original, about dragons. There is an introduction by Tanith Lee. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)
• * *The Ultimate Frankenstein (with David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt) (Dell 0-440-50352-3, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $10.00, 327pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Frankenstein] Original anthology of 19 stories based on the Frankenstein story, one (by Kurt Vonnegut) a reprint. There is an introduction by Isaac Asimov and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. This is being published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1931 Universal film. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _The Ultimate Frankenstein (with David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt) (Headline 0-7472-3831-6, Jun ’92, £4.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Dell 1991) anthology of 19 stories based on the Frankenstein story, all but two original. There is an introduction by Isaac Asimov and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Ultimate Frankenstein (with David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt) (Headline 0-7472-0553-1, Jul ’92 [1992], £15.99, 373pp, hc) [Frankenstein] Hardback edition of the above. [Not seen]
• * *The Ultimate Werewolf (with David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt) (Dell 0-440-50354-X, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $10.00, 359pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Original anthology of 20 werewolf stories, two (the Ellison and the Niven) reprints, with an introduction by Harlan Ellison and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. This is being published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal film. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _The Ultimate Werewolf (with David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt) (Headline 0-7472-3832-4, Sep ’92, £4.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Dell 1991) anthology of 20 werewolf stories, all but two original, with an introduction by Harlan Ellison and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Ultimate Witch (with John Gregory Betancourt) (Dell 0-440-50531-3, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $11.95, 360pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Mostly original anthology of 25 stories (at least two reprints), about witches. With an introduction by Philip José Farmer. A Byron Preiss Book. (Contents)
• * *The Ultimate Zombie (with John Gregory Betancourt) (Dell 0-440-50534-8, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $11.95, 391pp, tp) Mostly original anthology of 22 stories and a novel excerpt from Anne Rice’s The Witching Hour (at least three of the stories are reprints). A Byron Preiss Book. (Contents)
• * *The Universe (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05227-6, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $27.95, 333pp, hc) Original anthology of sf stories, science articles, and illustrations by numerous space artists. (Contents)
• * _The Universe (QPB no ISBN, Nov ’87, $13.50, 333pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1987) original anthology of sf and non-fiction. This is exactly the same as the Bantam hardcover, except for the binding and lack of ISBN.
• * _The Universe (Bantam 0-553-34782-9, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $16.95, 335pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) original anthology of fiction and non-fiction. This is identical to the 1987 edition and seems to be bound pages of the original hardcover with a paperback cover and a new ISBN on the outside only.

PRELUTSKY, JACK (1940- ) (stories)

• * *Monday’s Troll (with Peter Sis) (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-09644-1, 1996 [Apr ’96], $16.00, 40pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis) Children’s picture book. There are 17 poems about monsters and magic by Prelutsky, with illustrations by Sis.

PRENTISS, CHARLOTTE; pseudonym of Charles Platt, (1945- )

• * *The Island Tribe (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-101012-X, Mar ’97 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Island Tribe] Associational prehistorical novel. Prentiss is a pen name for Charles Platt. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.
• * *The Ocean Tribe (HarperChoice 0-06-101011-1, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.50, 378pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Island Tribe] Associational prehistorical novel, sequel to The Island Tribe. Prentiss is a pen name for Charles Platt.
• * *People of the Mesa (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-17850-5, Feb ’95 [Dec ’98], $5.50, 416pp, pb, cover by Marcel Rozenberg) Associational prehistorical novel of the American Southwest. Prentiss is a pen name for Charles Platt. This is dated 1995, but not seen until now; two other Prentiss prehistoricals (Children of the Ice, Children of the Sun) have not been seen.

PRESCOT, DRAY; pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer, (1921-2005)

• * *Masks of Scorpio (DAW 0-87997-924-0, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.50, 175pp, pb) [Dray Prescot] “Dray Prescot” #31, sf novel. This series used to be written by Alan Burt Akers, who was Ken Bulmer. It probably still is.
• * *Omens of Kregen (DAW 0-88677-090-4, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [Dray Prescot] Fantasy novel, “Dray Prescot” #36.
• * *Seg the Bowman (DAW 0-87997-965-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.75, 255pp, pb) [Dray Prescot] Fantasy novel, “Dray Prescot” #32.
• * *Storm Over Valhalla (DAW 0-88677-069-6, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.95, 254pp, pb) [Dray Prescot] Fantasy novel, “Dray Prescot” #35.
• * *Warlord of Antares (DAW 0-88677-269-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 255pp, pb) [Dray Prescot] Fantasy novel. “Dray Prescot” #37 — and the last for now. Contains a glossary for books 23-36.
• * *Werewolves of Kregen (DAW 0-87997-991-7, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.50, 220pp, pb) [Dray Prescot] Fantasy novel. “Dray Prescot” #33. The author is Ken Bulmer on all the Prescot series.
• * *Witches of Kregen (DAW 0-88677-032-7, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.75, 223pp, pb) [Dray Prescot] Fantasy novel, “Dray Prescot” #34.

PRESTON, DOUGLAS; see pseudonym Lincoln Preston (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Mount Dragon (with Lincoln Child) (Tor/Forge 0-312-86042-0, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $22.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) SF medical thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong.
• * _Mount Dragon (with Lincoln Child) (SFBC #10945, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $10.98, 349pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Forge 1996) SF medical thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong. This is similar to the Forge edition, except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Mount Dragon (with Lincoln Child) (Tor 0-812-56437-5, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $6.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Forge 1996) SF medical thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong.
• * *Relic (with Lincoln Child) (Tor/Forge 0-312-85630-X, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $22.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Relic] Horror novel. Archaeologists dig up something deadly that awakens in a New York museum.
• * _Relic (with Lincoln Child) (Tor/Forge 0-812-54326-2, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Relic] Reprint (Tor 1995) horror novel. Archaeologists dig up something deadly that awakens in a New York museum.
• * _The Relic (with Lincoln Child) (Tor 0-812-54326-2, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Relic] Reissue (Forge 1995 as Relic) horror novel. A deadly relic wakes in a New York museum. The international mass market edition with the same ISBN was listed as seen December 1995; this is the movie tie-in edition.
• * _The Relic (with Lincoln Child) (Tor 0-812-54326-2, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $6.99, 474pp, pb) [Relic] Reissue (Forge 1995 as Relic) horror novel. A deadly relic wakes in a New York museum. This is a second movie tie-in edition, with a different cover, apparently a photo, though the copyright page still credits Tim Thiesen; second printing.
• * *Reliquary (with Lincoln Child) (Tor/Forge 0-312-86095-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $24.95, 382pp, hc) [Relic] Horror novel, sequel to Relic. A museum curator is called in on a bizarre murder investigation that leads to underground Manhattan.
• * _Reliquary (with Lincoln Child) (Tor 0-812-54283-5, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $7.99, 464pp, pb) [Relic] Reprint (Forge 1997) horror novel, sequel to Relic. An international mass market edition with the same information appeared June 1998.

PRESTON, JOHN (1945-1994) (stories)

• * *The Heir/The King (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-048-2, Sep ’92 [Sep ’93], $4.95, 226pp, pb) Omnibus of a gay S&M erotic fantasy novella, The Heir (Liberty Press 1986), and an original S&M fantasy novella, “The King” plus the afterword from the original edition of The Heir. (Contents)

PRESTON, LINCOLN; pseudonym of Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

• * _Mount Dragon (Bantam UK 0-553-50438-X, Mar ’97, £5.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Tor/Forge 1996 as by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child) SF medical thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Relic (Bantam UK 0-553-40940-9, Feb ’96, £5.99, 442pp, pb) [Relic] Reprint (Tor 1995 as by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child) SF/horror novel. A museum, repository for artifacts from a massacred expedition, becomes the scene for brutal, inhuman murders. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Relic (Bantam UK 0-553-50496-7, Apr ’97, £5.99, 441pp, pb) [Relic] Reissue (Tor 1995 as Relic by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child) horror novel. A film tie-in edition.
• * _Reliquary (Bantam UK 0-553-50633-1, Jun ’98, £5.99, 512pp, pb, cover by John Alexander) Reprint (Tor/Forge 1997 as by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child) horror novel. Sequel to Relic. A museum curator is called in on a bizarre murder investigation that leads to underground Manhattan. [First U.K. edition]