The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

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. Clarke’s 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. Clarke’s 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. Clarke’s 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. Clarke’s 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. Clarke’s 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. Clarke’s 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. Clarke’s 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 Earth’s 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 Earth’s 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 Earth’s 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. Clarke’s 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. Clarke’s 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. Clarke’s 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 apprentice’s 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) Children’s 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)

• * _Fantastic Stories: Tales of the Weird and Wondrous (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

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 Carter’s 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 Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos about Azathoth, arranged in the order written, with an introduction by the editor tracing the god’s 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 Lovecraft’s 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 Lovecraft’s 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 Lovecraft’s 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 Children’s 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 boy’s 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 shaman’s 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 Czar’s 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 Children’s 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 Dragon’s Blood (Hodge & Braddock 0-9636512-6-9, Mar ’97 [Nov ’97], $24.95, hc) Comic Nazi/vampire thriller. Jungle explorer Hi Hickenlooper’s old girlfriend Eva Peron is a vampire in Hitler’s 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 Ellison’s 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. It’s mysterious and suspenseful as a thriller, though it’s 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. Martin’s 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).