The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- PRESTON, PETER
- * *51st State (Viking UK 0-670-88107-4, Sep 98 [Nov 98], £15.99, 279pp, hc) Satirical near-future SF novel. A first novel.
- PREUSS, PAUL (F.) (1942- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime #6: The Shining Ones (Avon 0-380-75350-2, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $3.95, 266pp, pb, cover by Alex Jay) [Venus Prime] Last book of an sf series based on a concept by Clarke, with a Clarke afterword and technical blueprints by Darrel Anderson. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime Volume 1: Breaking Strain (Avon 0-380-75344-8, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $3.95, 265pp, pb) [Venus Prime] Sf novel based on a concept by Clarke, first in a series. It includes 16 pages of blueprints by Darrell Anderson, showing the structure of the Venus space station.
- * _Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime Volume 1: Breaking Strain (Pan 0-330-30634-0, Sep 90, £3.99, 265pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1987) sf novelization.
- * *Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime Volume 2: Maelstrom (Avon 0-380-75345-6, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $3.95, 268pp, pb) [Venus Prime] Sf novelization, second in a series based on a Clarke short story. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Productions. There is an afterword by Clarke plus a set of blueprints by Darrel Anderson.
- * *Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime Volume 3: Hide and Seek (Avon 0-380-75346-4, Jun 89 [May 89], $3.95, 281pp, pb) [Venus Prime] Sf novelization based on a concept by Clarke, with a Clarke afterword and technical blueprints by Darrel Anderson. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime Volume 4: The Medusa Encounter (Avon 0-380-75348-0, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $3.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Venus Prime] Sf series based on a concept by Clarke, with a Clarke afterword and technical blueprints by Darrel Anderson, packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * *Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime Volume 5: The Diamond Moon (Avon 0-380-75349-9, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $3.95, 278pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Venus Prime] Sf series based on a concept by Clarke, with a Clarke afterword and technical blueprints by Darrel Anderson, packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- * _Broken Symmetries (Pocket 0-671-46046-3, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $3.95, 371pp, pb) [Broken Symmetries] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Timescape 1983) sf novel.
- * *Core (Morrow 0-688-09662-X, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $23.00, 350pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) Alternate world sf/thriller set in a world where Earths magnetic field is collapsing, and an attempt to drill through to the core holds a possible answer. A Byron Preiss Book.
- * _Core (AvoNova 0-380-71182-6, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $5.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Reprint (Morrow 1993) alternate world sf/thriller set in a world where Earths magnetic field is collapsing, and an attempt to drill through to the core holds a possible answer.
- * _Core (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21119-5, Mar 96, £4.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Bob Corley) Reprint (Morrow 1993) alternate world SF/thriller set in a world where Earths magnetic field is collapsing, and an attempt to drill through to the core holds a possible answer. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Gates of Heaven (Bantam 0-553-24417-5, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.50, 203pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1980) sf novel; 3rd printing.
- * _Hide and Seek (Pan 0-330-31086-0, Jun 91, £4.50, 281pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1989) sf novelization. Volume 3 in Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Human Error (Tor 0-312-93332-0, Oct 85, $14.95, 351pp, hc) Sf novel about organic computers infecting the world and changing the human race. Recommended. (CNB)
- * _Human Error (Tor 0-812-54987-2, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $3.50, 351pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel about organic computers.
- * _Maelstrom (Pan 0-330-31085-2, Jan 91, £3.99, 268pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1988) sf novelization, with an afterword by Arthur C. Clarke. Volume 2 in the Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Medusa Encounter (Pan 0-330-31727-X, Oct 91, £4.50, 280pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Venus Prime] Reprint (Avon 1990) sf novelization. Volume 4 in Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Secret Passages (Tor 0-312-86346-2, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) [Broken Symmetries] SF novel of archaeology and quantum physics, sequel to Broken Symmetries.
- * _Secret Passages (Tor 0-812-57148-7, Aug 98 [Jul 98], $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Robert Santora) [Broken Symmetries] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel of archaeology and quantum physics, semi-sequel to Broken Symmetries.
- * *Starfire (Tor 0-312-93056-9, Feb 88, $17.95, 310pp, hc) Near future sf novel about NASA and a space mission.
- * _Starfire (SFBC #13868, Sep 88 [Oct 88], $6.98, 310pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel.
- * _Starfire (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-69960-1, Oct 88, £11.95, 310pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Starfire (Tor 0-812-54989-9, May 89 [Apr 89], $3.95, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) near-future sf novel about the space program.
- * _Starfire (Orbit 0-7474-0440-2, Aug 90, £3.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel.
- PREUSSLER, OTFRIED (1923- )
- * _The Satanic Mill (Macmillan Collier 0-02-044775-2, Apr 91, $3.95, 256pp, pb, cover by Jeffrey Lindberg) Reissue (Abelard-Schuman 1972) young-adult fantasy novel of a young apprentices experiences with black magic. Translated from German by Anthea Bell (Arena-Verlag 1971 as Krabat).
- * +The Tale of the Unicorn (Dial 0-8037-0583-2, Mar 89, $12.95, 25pp, hc) Childrens fantasy art book, illustrations by Gennady Spirin. Translated from the German by Lenny Hort. First American edition (K. Thienemmanns Verlag, West Germany 1988)
- PRICE, E(dgar) HOFFMANN (Trooper) (1898-1988) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Operation Exile (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32599-0, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.95, 281pp, pb) [Operation] Sf novel, third in a series.
- * *Operation Isis (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33805-7, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $2.95, 247pp, pb) [Operation] Sf adventure novel, fourth in the Operation series.
- PRICE, JOHN-ALLEN (1954- )
- * *Mutant Chronicles: Frenzy (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45360-3, Jun 94 [May 94], $4.99, 266pp, pb) [Mutant Chronicles: Apostate of Insanity] Novelization based on the Mutant Chronicles game, second book of the Apostate of Insanity trilogy. Includes a portfolio of uncredited illustrations. Copyrighted by Target Games.
- PRICE, PATRICK LUCIEN, ed. (stories)
- PRICE, ROBERT M(cNair) (1954- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos (Starmont House 1-55742-152-8, 1990 [Aug 90], $11.95, 170pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 20 essays on Lovecraft and his work. There is also an original Cthulhu story as an appendix. A hardcover edition (-153-6, $21.95) was announced but not seen. [Lovecraft]
- * *Lin Carter: A Look Behind His Imaginary Worlds (Starmont House 1-55742-229-X, 1991 [Jul 92], $11.95, 172pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Non-fiction, criticism. A guide to Carters works, plus a bibliography. A hardcover edition (-230-3, $21.95) was announced but not seen. This book has a 1991 copyright date but was not seen until now. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. [Carter]
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- * *The Azathoth Cycle (Chaosium 1-56882-040-2, Mar 95 [May 95], $10.95, 234pp, tp, cover by Dreyfus) [Azathoth] Anthology of 16 stories in Lovecrafts Cthulhu Mythos about Azathoth, arranged in the order written, with an introduction by the editor tracing the gods literary evolution. Includes works by Kuttner, Moore, Campbell, etc. (Contents)
- * *Black Forbidden Things: Cryptical Secrets from the Crypt of Cthulhu" (Starmont House 1-55742-248-6, Feb 92 [Jul 92], $11.95, 199pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Collection of letters, essays, and ephemera from the Lovecraftian fanzine. A hardcover edition (-249-4, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. (Contents)
- * *The Cthulhu Cycle (Chaosium 1-56882-038-0, Jul 96 [Sep 96], $10.95, 259pp, tp, cover by Harry Fassl) Anthology of 13 stories of Lovecraftian horror. Authors include H.P. Lovecraft, Lord Dunsany, Alan Dean Foster, and August Derleth. The introduction by Price traces the possible influences that spawned Lovecrafts Cthulhu. (Contents)
- * *The Dunwich Cycle (Chaosium 1-56882-047-X, Jan 96, $10.95, 252pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Anthology of 10 Lovecraftian or pre-Lovecraftian stories, one original, about the cursed town of Dunwich. Part of the Cthulhu Mythos series of anthologies. The ISBN on the copyright page differs from those on the cover (-7). (Contents)
- * *The Hastur Cycle (Chaosium 1-56882-009-7, Nov 93 [Dec 93], $9.95, 302pp, tp) Anthology of 12 Cthulhu Mythos-related stories and one poem concerning Hastur. With an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
- * _The Hastur Cycle, 2nd Edition (Chaosium 1-56882-094-1, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $10.95, 299pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Reprint (Chaosium 1993) anthology of 14 Carcosan horror stories based on Robert W. Chambers King in Yellow. This adds one story, The Feaster From Afar by Joseph Payne Brennan. (Contents)
- * *The Horror of It All: Encrusted Gems from the Crypt of Cthulhu (Starmont House 1-55742-122-6, 1990 [Aug 90], $11.95, 200pp, tp) Non-fiction anthology of 29 essays and satirical pieces originally published in Crypt of Cthulhu magazine. Some have been updated and revised. A hardcover edition (-123-4, $21.95) was announced but not seen.
- * *The Innsmouth Cycle (Chaosium 1-56882-113-1, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $12.95, 233pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Anthology of 13 Lovecraftian horror stories and three poems about The Taint of the Deep Ones. Price discusses Lovecrafts work and later additions in the introduction, and each story is prefaced with comments on its place in the cycle. (Contents)
- * *The Necronomicon (Chaosium 1-56882-070-4, Nov 96, $10.95, 334pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Anthology of 14 Lovecraftian horror stories and three essays. Authors include Robert Silverberg, John Brunner, H.P. Lovecraft, Lin Carter, and Frank Belknap Long. (Contents)
- * *The New Lovecraft Circle (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-16-X, Sep 96, $27.00, 389pp, hc, cover by Gahan Wilson) Collection of 25 stories, three original, in the Cthulhu Mythos, with an introduction by the editor. There is a historical introduction by Price, and a preface by Ramsey Campbell. Authors include Brian Lumley, Lin Carter, Richard Lupoff, and James Wade. Available from Fedogan & Bremer, 603 Washington Ave. SE #77, Minneapolis MN 55414-2950. (Contents)
- * *Nyarlathotep Cycle (Chaosium 1-56882-092-5, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $10.95, 239pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Anthology of 16 Lovecraftian horror stories on the subject of the Outer God Nyarlathotep. Price discusses The Theology of Nyarlathotep in the introduction, and each story is prefaced with comments on its place in the cycle. Order from Chaosium, 950 56th St, Oakland CA 94608. (Contents)
- * *The Shub Niggurath Cycle (Chaosium 1-56882-017-8, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $9.95, 227pp, tp, cover by Dreyfus) Anthology of 15 stories, five new, based on Lovecrafts Cthulhu Mythos and concerning Shub-Niggurath, the Goat of a Thousand Young. (Contents)
- * *Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-02-X, Aug 92, $27.00, 327pp, hc, cover by Gahan Wilson) Anthology of 20 early Cthulhu Mythos tales, with a preface by Robert Bloch and an introduction by Robert M. Price. Price. Order from Fedogan & Bremer, 700 Washington Ave. SE, Suite 50, Minneapolis MN 55414. (Contents)
- * _The Xothic Legend Cycle: The Complete Mythos Fiction of Lin Carter See entry under Lin Carter.
- PRICE, SUSAN (1955- ) (stories)
- * *The Bone Dog (Hippo 0-590-46073-4, Jan 89 [Apr 89], £1.95, 124pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. Volume 6 in the Hauntings series.
- * _The Bone Dog (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-71031-4, Jun 98, £3.99, 136pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Hippo 1989) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *Elfgift (Scholastic UK 0-590-13157-5, Aug 95, £3.99, 256pp, pb, cover by David Scutt) [Elfgift] Young-adult fantasy novel. A dying king chooses his elf-born son as successor; the boys three brothers scheme to destroy him. A Point Fantasy book.
- * *Elfking (Scholastic UK 0-590-13646-1, Dec 96, £3.99, 315pp, pb) [Elfgift] Young-adult fantasy novel. The sequel to Elfgift.
- * *Foiling the Dragon (Scholastic UK 0-590-55437-9, Mar 94, £3.50, 260pp, pb, cover by Barbara Lofthouse) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * +Ghost Dance (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-32537-5, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $16.00, 217pp, hc, cover by Joseph A. Smith) [Ghost World] Young-adult fantasy novel about a shamans apprentice who tries to save her people from an evil czar, third in the Ghost World series. First American edition (Faber & Faber 1994).
- * _Ghost Dance: The Czars Black Angel (Faber and Faber 0-571-17183-4, Nov 95 [Feb 96], £3.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Peter Melnyczuk) [Ghost World] Reprint (Faber 1994) young-adult fantasy novel. Third in the Ghost World trilogy, after Ghost Drum (Faber 1987) and Ghost Song (Faber 1992).
- * *The Ghost Drum (Faber and Faber 0-571-14613-9, Jan 87 [Aug 87], £6.95, 167pp, hc) [Ghost World] Fantasy novel.
- * _The Ghost Drum (Faber 0-571-15340-2, Mar 89, £1.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Alan Baker) [Ghost World] Reprint (Faber 1987) marvellous young-adult novel about a faraway Czardom peopled by witches and shamans. Winner of the 1987 Library Association Carnegie medal. Recommended. (PSP)
- * _The Ghost Drum (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Starburst 0-374-42547-7, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.50, 167pp, tp) [Ghost World] Reprint (Faber & Faber 1987) young-adult fantasy novel narrated by a cat.
- * +Ghost Song (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-32544-8, Sep 92 [Oct 92], $15.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Joseph A. Smith) [Ghost World] Young-adult fantasy novel. An Arctic fur trapper for the Russian Czar is visited by a ghost shaman who demands his newborn son. First American edition (Faber & Faber 1992).
- * _Ghost Song (Faber and Faber 0-571-16939-2, May 94 [Aug 94], £3.99, 148pp, pb, cover by Peter Melnyczuk) [Ghost World] Reprint (Faber 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. In the Ghost World series.
- * *Ghosts at Large (Faber 0-571-13282-0, 1984, £5.95, 128pp, hc) Original young-adult ghost collection. [Not seen]
- * _Ghosts at Large (Puffin 0-14-032021-0, Feb 86 [Jan 86], £1.25, 96pp, pb) Reprint (Faber 1984) juvenile collection of ghost stories. (Contents)
- * *Nightcomers (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-65605-0, Nov 97, £3.99, 154pp, tp, cover by Graham Bence) Young-adult collection of nine original ghost stories. (Contents)
- * _Point Fantasy: Foiling the Dragon (Scholastic UK 0-590-55437-9, Mar 94, £3.50, 260pp, pb, cover by Barbara Lofthouse) Reprint (??? ???) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Sterkarm Handshake (Scholastic UK 0-590-54301-6, Oct 98, £14.99, 370pp, hc) [Sterkarm] Young-adult SF novel: travellers from the 21st century invade the 16th, masquerading as elves with sorcerous powers; and a time-crossed love affair threatens the whole of history.
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- * +Horror Stories (Kingfisher US 1-85697-592-4, 1995 [Mar 96], $6.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor) Young-adult anthology of 24 horror stories. Authors range from Poe and Dickens to Philip K. Dick, Stephen King, Joan Aiken, and T.H. White. Interior illustrations are by Harry Horse. First American edition (Kingfisher UK 1995).
- * *Horror Stories (Kingfisher 1-85697-187-2, Sep 95 [Nov 95], £4.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Young-adult horror anthology of 24 stories, ranging from Poe, Dickens, and Blackwood to Philip K. Dick, T.H. White, and Stephen King. Illustrated by Harry Horse. A hardcover edition (-321-2, £9.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- PRIDGEN, WILLIAM
- * *Night of the Dragons Blood (Hodge & Braddock 0-9636512-6-9, Mar 97 [Nov 97], $24.95, hc) Comic Nazi/vampire thriller. Jungle explorer Hi Hickenloopers old girlfriend Eva Peron is a vampire in Hitlers thrall. Pridgen is a pen name of Ronald L. Ecker. Available from Hodge & Braddock, PO Box 1894, Palatka FL 32178; 904-325-2745.
- PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER (McKenzie) (1943- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * _The Affirmation (Gollancz 0-575-04283-4, Dec 88 [Nov 88], £2.99, 213pp, pb) Reprint (Faber 1981) sf novel. Volume 29 in the VGSF Classics series.
- * _The Affirmation (Touchstone 0-684-81614-8, Sep 96 [Oct 96], £6.99, 213pp, pb) Reprint (Faber 1981) SF novel.
- * *The Book on the Edge of Forever (Fantagraphics Books no ISBN, Jun 94 [Jul 94], $6.95, 56pp, tp, cover by Drew Friedman) Non-fiction. A detailed history of Ellisons massive, oft announced but never completed anthology The Last Dangerous Visions. This was originally published in a different form as a pamphlet, The Lost Deadloss Visions, by Priest himself, who describes it as a polemical pamphlet. Includes letter excerpts on the subject from various writers. Available from Fantagraphics Books, 7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. Please add $1 for postage. [Ellison]
- * _A Dream of Wessex (Abacus 0-349-12811-1, Jul 87, £3.95, 199pp, tp) Reprint (Faber 1977) sf novel.
- * _A Dream of Wessex (Abacus 0-349-12811-1, Dec 91, £4.50, 199pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reissue (Faber & Faber 1977) sf novel.
- * *The Extremes (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-81632-6, Aug 98, £16.99, 393pp, hc, cover by Holly Warburton) SF novel.
- * *The Glamour (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02274-1, Dec 84 [Nov 84], £8.50, 303pp, hc) Novel with elements of both sf and mainstream.
- * +The Glamour (Doubleday 0-385-19761-6, May 85 [Apr 85], $15.95, 302pp, hc) Reprint (Cape 1984), first U.S. edition. Fantasy novel of ambiguous relationships and invisibility. Its mysterious and suspenseful as a thriller, though its also a story of modern love. Recommended! (FCM) This is slightly different from the British edition.
- * _The Glamour (SFBC #1011, Sep 85 [Oct 85], $5.98, 246pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) sf novel. The British edition (Jonathan Cape 1984) is somewhat different.
- * _The Glamour (Abacus 0-349-12810-3, Dec 91, £4.50, 214pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reissue (Cape 1984) literary novel with sf elements.
- * _The Glamour (Touchstone 0-684-81615-6, Sep 96 [Oct 96], £6.99, 326pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1984) literary SF novel. This edition is revised.
- * _Inverted World (Gollancz 0-575-03993-0, Jun 87 [Jul 87], £3.50, 251pp, tp) Reprint (Faber 1974) sf novel. Volume 13 in the Gollancz Classic SF series.
- * *The Prestige (Simon & Schuster UK/Touchstone 0-671-71924-6, Sep 95 [Jul 95], £15.99, 404pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. A journalist investigating a strange story finds his life entwined with a 19th century tragedy.
- * _The Prestige (Touchstone 0-684-81755-1, Sep 96 [Oct 96], £6.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Touchstone 1995) associational novel.
- * +The Prestige (St. Martins 0-312-14705-8, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $24.95, 404pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Literary fantasy novel. Rival stage magicians tap into unexpected powers. Winner of the James Tait Black Award, and nominated for the World Fantasy Award. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1995).
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