The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER (McKenzie) (stories) (continued)

• * _The Prestige (Tor 0-312-85886-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $14.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Govanni Battista Bracceli) Reprint (Touchstone 1995) literary fantasy novel of rival stage magicians with unexpected powers. Winner of the James Tait Black Award and the World Fantasy Award.
• * *The Quiet Woman (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-0587-X, Mar ’90, £13.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Kim Marsland) Mainstream novel set in a Southern England that has been contaminated by a nuclear accident in France, about a writer’s struggle against the faceless authorities who want to suppress her book.
• * _The Quiet Woman (Abacus 0-349-10195-7, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], £4.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1990) sf novel.
• * _Seize the Moment (with Helen Sharman) See entry under Helen Sharman.
• * _The Space Machine (Gollancz 0-575-03994-9, Mar ’88, £3.50, 363pp, pb) Reprint (Faber 1976) sf novel. Volume 22 in the “VGSF Classics” series.

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• * _Christopher Priest See entry under Nicholas Ruddick.

PRIEST, JAMES D.

• * *Kirins: The Spell of No’an (Yellowstone Press 0-9626225-4-0, Oct ’90, $11.95, 467pp, tp, cover by Jim Rownd) Fantasy novel of a magical civilization sharing the Earth with us. A first novel.

PRILL, DAVID (1959- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Second Coming Attractions (St. Martin’s 0-312-18173-6, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], $22.95, 248pp, hc, cover by Barry Marcus) Associational satirical novel of rival Christian film companies.
• * *Serial Killer Days (St. Martin’s 0-312-14411-3, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $21.95, 218pp, hc, cover by Kent Christensen) Associational novel of black humor. A small town holds festivals to celebrate annual murders.
• * *The Unnatural (St. Martin’s 0-312-11910-0, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $21.00, 237pp, hc, cover by David Beck) Associational/satirical/alternate world novel about the kid who’s destined to break all the embalming records. A first novel.

PRINCE, ALISON (Mary) (1931- ) (stories)

• * *The Ghost Within (Methuen 0-416-46770-9, Oct ’84, £5.50, 128pp, hc) Original young-adult ghost collection. [Not seen]
• * _The Ghost Within (Methuen/Magnet 0-416-52140-1, Mar ’86, £1.50, 128pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1984) collection of young-adult ghost stories. (Contents)
• * *A Haunting Refrain (Methuen 0-416-05322-X, May ’88 [Oct ’88], £7.95, 108pp, hc) Supernatural stories on the theme of music. (Contents)
• * *Manders the Robot (Marilyn Malin 0-233-97953-0, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £4.95, 96pp, hc) Juvenile sf comedy illustrated by the author.

PRINCE, MAGGIE

• * _Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed (Dolphin 1-85881-384-0, Apr ’97 [May ’97], £3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Reprint (Dolphin 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
• * +The House on Hound Hill (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-90702-0, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $15.00, 242pp, hc, cover by Gary A. Lippincott) Young-adult time-travel ghost novel. A contemporary girl visits plague-stricken 17th-century London. First US edition (Orion 1996 as Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed).

PRINGLE, DAVID (William) (1950- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Imaginary People (Grafton 0-246-12968-9, Oct ’87, £14.95, 518pp, hc) Associational book by well-known fan and Interzone editor. A fascinating collection of potted biographies (and bibliographies) of fictional characters ranging from Sherlock Holmes to Arthur Dent. Recommended.
• * +Imaginary People: A Who’s Who of Modern Fictional Characters (World Almanac 0-88687-364-9, Sep ’88 [Jan ’89], $24.95, 518pp, hc) Non-fiction. An encyclopedia of fictional characters, some of which have appeared in science fiction, fantasy or horror books and films. Distributed by St. Martin’s Press. First U.S. edition (Grafton 1987).
• * _Imaginary People: A Who’s Who of Modern Fictional Characters (Paladin 0-586-08744-3, Apr ’89, £7.99, 515pp, tp) Reprint (Grafton 1987) collection of biographies of fictional characters.
• * *J.G. Ballard: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography (G.K. Hall 0-8161-8603-0, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $45.00, 156pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference book. It includes an interview and a long article about Ballard’s work, as well as bibliographical information. [Ballard]
• * *Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (Grafton 0-246-13420-8, Oct ’88, £7.95, 278pp, tp) Essays on the 100 ‘best’ fantasy novels published since 1945. Also available in hc (-13214-0) for £14.95.
• * +Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (Peter Bedrick 0-87226-219-7, Sep ’89, $8.95, 278pp, tp) Non-fiction; criticism, a guide focusing on post-WWII works of fantasy with two-page essays on each of 100 books. Also available in hardcover (-328-2, $17.95). First American edition (Grafton 1988).
• * *Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu 0-947761-11-X, Oct ’85, £9.95, 224pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study with essays on Pringle’s choice of novels, from 1984 to Neuromancer. Foreword by Michael Moorcock.
• * *Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu 0-947761-10-1, Oct ’85, £3.95, 224pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
• * +Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-259-1, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $15.95, 224pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical checklist. First U.S. edition (Xanadu 1985).
• * +Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-346-6, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $7.95, 224pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical study choosing 100 sf classics. First U.S. edition (Xanadu 1985).
• * _Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0481-0, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $10.95, 224pp, tp) Reissue (Xanadu 1985) non-fiction, a critical guide to SF classics from 1949 to 1984. Second printing.
• * *The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (Grafton 0-246-13635-9, Nov ’90, £7.99, 407pp, tp, cover by Chris Foss) Exhaustive guide to sf, with hundreds of book summaries. Also available in hardcover (-13215-9, £14.95).
• * +The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (Pharos 0-88687-536-6, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $14.95, 407pp, tp, cover by Chris Foss) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to science fiction literature designed à la Leonard Maltin’s TV Movies, with brief comments and a rating system arranged, unfortunately, by title not by author. First American edition (Grafton 1990).
• * *The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, 2nd Edition (Scolar/Ashgate 1-85928-071-4, Dec ’94 [Jan ’95], $59.50, 481pp, hc) Non-fiction guide to SF books, listed alphabetically by title with capsule descriptions and brief segments of reviews. This second edition adds at least 500 books, expanding to cover older books, and novelizations. This appears to be identical to the U.K. edition. Available in the U.S. from Ashgate Publishing Company, Old Post Road, Brookfield VT 05036-9704.
• * *The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition (Scolar Press UK 1-85928-071-4, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], £35.00, 481pp, hc) Reference book. A major revision of the Grafton 1990 edition. Index to more than 3500 novels, collections and anthologies, with synopses, critical comments and extensive notes on sequels, related items, and film versions. Available from Gower House, Croft Rd, Aldershot, Hants GU11 3HR.

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• * *The Best of Interzone (Voyager 0-00-648243-0, Jan ’97, £5.99, xviii+518pp, pb, cover by Mehau Kulyk) SF anthology. (Contents)
• * +The Best of Interzone (St. Martin’s 0-312-15063-6, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $25.95, 519pp, hc) Anthology of 29 stories from the magazine; the introduction by Pringle discusses its history. First US edition (HarperCollins/Voyager 1997).
• * *Dark Future: Route 666 (GW Books 1-872372-03-1, Aug ’90, £4.99, 254pp, tp, cover by Simon Bisley) Original anthology of stories set in the Dark Future universe. Available in the US for $8.99. (Contents)
• * _Interzone: The 1st Anthology (with John Clute & Colin Greenland) See entry under John Clute.
• * _Interzone: The 2nd Anthology (with Simon Ounsley & John Clute) See entry under John Clute.
• * _Interzone: The 3rd Anthology (with Simon Ounsley & John Clute) See entry under John Clute.
• * _Interzone: The 4th Anthology (with Simon Ounsley & John Clute) See entry under John Clute.
• * _Interzone: The 5th Anthology (with John Clute & Lee Montgomerie) See entry under John Clute.
• * _Interzone: The First Anthology (with John Clute & Colin Greenland) See entry under John Clute.
• * *St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers (St. James Press 1-55862-205-5, Dec ’95 [Jan ’96], $95.00, 711pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A bio-bibliographical guide to over 400 leading fantasy writers, with emphasis on the 20th century, but going back to the 17th. There is considerable overlap with the science fiction volume. This is the first in a two-volume set, and does not include horror, ghost, and gothic writers, to be covered in the second volume. Available from St. James Press/Gale Research, 835 Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold St., Detroit MI 48226; orders 800-877-4253.
• * *St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost, and Gothic Writers (St. James Press 1-55862-206-3, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $95.00, 746pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A bio-bibliographical guide to over 450 writers. This is the second in a two-volume set; the first volume (St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers) covers fantasy writers, with emphasis on the 20th century. Available from St. James Press/Gale Research, PO Box 33477, Detroit MI 48232-5477; orders 800-345-0392.
• * +The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (JG Press 1-57215-212-5, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $29.95, 304pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. An illustrated encyclopedia. First US edition (Carlton 1996). JG Press, 455 Somerset Avenue, North Dighton MA 02764.
• * *The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: The Definitive Illustrated Guide (Carlton Books 1-85868-188-X, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £19.99, 304pp, hc) Heavily illustrated reference work.
• * *The Ultimate Encylopedia of Fantasy: The Definitive Illustrated Guide (Carlton 1-85868-373-4, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], £19.99, 256pp, hc, cover by Gerry Grace) Reference work on the genre, with a Foreword by Terry Pratchett. Includes sections on: the history of fantasy; story-types; film and TV; games and magazines; indexes to its major authors, characters, and entities; and a look at some of its most memorable worlds. Written by Pringle, Brian Stableford, Dave Langford, and Tim Dedopulos (on games).
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Deathwing (with Neal Jones) See entry under Neal Jones.
• * *Warhammer: Ignorant Armies (GW Books 1-85515-002-6, Oct ’89, £4.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Warhammer] Anthology of original stories set in the “Warhammer” universe. Role-playing fantasy as interpreted by the stable of Interzone authors. A fascinating blend. Recommended. (PSP) (Contents)
• * _Warhammer: Ignorant Armies (GW Books 1-85515-002-6, May ’90, $8.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Warhammer] Reissue (GW 1989) original anthology of eight stories set in the “Warhammer” universe; second printing. This is a worldwide edition with both US and UK prices listed.
• * _Warhammer: Ignorant Armies (Boxtree 1-85283-373-4, Feb ’94, £3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer] Reprint (GW Books 1989) anthology of original stories set in the “Warhammer” universe.
• * *Warhammer: Red Thirst (GW Books 1-872372-07-4, Apr ’90, £4.99, 256pp, tp, cover by John Sibbick) [Warhammer] Original anthology of stories set in the Warhammer universe. This edition is also available in the US for $8.99. (Contents)
• * _Warhammer: Red Thirst (Boxtree 0-7522-0975-2, Mar ’95, £4.99, 226pp, pb, cover by John Sibbick) [Warhammer] Reprint (GW Books 1990) collection of six fantasy stories set in the ‘Warhammer’ universe, including Steve Baxter, plus Kim Newman, and Brian Stableford under pseudonyms.
• * *Warhammer: Wolf Riders (GW Books 1-85515-004-2, Nov ’89, £4.99, 236pp, tp) [Warhammer] Original anthology of fantasy stories set in the “Warhammer” universe. (Contents)
• * _Warhammer: Wolf Riders (Boxtree 0-7522-0869-1, Mar ’95, £4.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Paul Bonner) [Warhammer] Reprint (GW Books 1989) collection of eight fantasy stories set in the ‘Warhammer’ universe, including pseudonymous work from Kim Newman, Brian Stableford, and Charles Platt.

PRINGLE, ERIC (stories)

• * _Doctor Who: The Awakening (Target 0-426-20158-2, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £2.99, 144pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1985) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 95 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.

PRITCHARD, JOHN (stories)

• * *Angels of Mourning (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648013-6, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], £4.99, 434pp, pb) [Night Sisters] Horror novel. Sequel to Night Sisters.
• * *Dark Ages (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649637-7, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], £6.99, 756pp, pb) Dark fantasy novel. An ancient sect of ruthless warriors, and their undead opponents, are accidentally unleashed upon modern Britain.
• * *Night Sisters (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21769-X, Dec ’93, £4.99, 346pp, pb) [Night Sisters] Horror novel.
• * *The Witching Hour (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649636-9, Apr ’97, £5.99, 378pp, pb) [Night Sisters] Dark fantasy novel. Third in a series after Night Sisters and Angels of Mourning.

PRITCHARD, JOHN W(allace) (1912-1998); see pseudonym Ian Wallace

PROCTOR, GEORGE W(yatt) (1946- ) (stories)

• * _The Beasts of the Mist (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman
• * _Blood Fountain (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman
• * _Death’s Acolyte (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman
• * _For Crown and Kingdom (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman
• * *Starwings (Ace 0-441-78481-X, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.50, 214pp, pb) Sf novel.
• * *Stellar Fist (Ace 0-441-78582-4, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 232pp, pb) Military sf novel of interstellar intrigue, starring a female secret agent with psionic abilities.
• * _Swords of Raemllyn Book 1 (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman
• * _Swords of Raemllyn Book 2 (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman
• * _Swords of Raemllyn: Book 3 (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman
• * _To Demons Bound (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman
• * *V: The Chicago Conversion (Pinnacle 0-523-42429-9, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [V] Sf novel associated with the tv series.
• * *V: The Texas Run (Pinnacle 0-523-42470-1, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [V] Media tie-in sf novel in a series of novelizations by various authors.
• * _A Yoke of Magic (with Robert E. Vardeman) See entry under Robert E. Vardeman

PROJANSKY, SARAH, ed.

• * _Enterprise Zones: Critical Positions on Star Trek (with Kent A. Ono, Elyce Rae Helford & Taylor Harrison) See entry under Taylor Harrison.

PRONZINI, BILL, ed.; [i.e., William John Pronzini] (1943- ) (stories)

• * _Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (with Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg) (Morrow 0-688-10963-2, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], $15.00, 607pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1981 as The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural) anthology of 41 horror stories with an introduction by Stephen King.
• * _The Giant Book of Horror Stories (with Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg) (Magpie 1-85487-117-X, Nov ’91, £3.99, 597pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1981 as The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural) horror story anthology. This edition follows the text of the 1985 reprint (A&W/Galahad as Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural) in omitting one story (“Mass Without Voices” by Arthur L. Samuels). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural (with Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg) (Galahad 0-88365-699-X, 1994 [Aug ’94], $10.98, 597pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1981 as The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural) anthology of 40 horror stories with an introduction by Stephen King. This abridged version drops one story from the original, and is an instant remainder edition.
• * _Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg) (A&W/Galahad 0-88365-699-X, 1985 [Jan ’86], $8.98, 597pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1981 as The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural) anthology. Omits one story, “Mass Without Voices” by Arthur L. Samuels, in order to make it an abridgement of the original. This is an instant remainder book. (Contents)
• * _Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg) (Crown/Galahad 0-88365-699-X, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $9.98, 597pp, hc) Reissue (A&W/Galahad 1985) anthology, an abridged version of The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (Arbor House 1981). Has same ISBN as earlier edition, but says “published 1988” and has a new dust jacket.
• * _Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg) (A&W/Galahad 0-88365-700-7, 1985 [Jan ’86], $8.98, 601pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1981 as The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense) anthology. This edition omits one story, “Crime Wave in Pinhole” by Julie Smith, in order to make it an abridgement of the original. This is an instant remainder book. (Contents)
• * _Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense (with Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg) (Crown/Galahad 0-88365-700-7, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $9.98, 601pp, hc) Reissue (A&W/Galahad 1985) anthology, an abridged version of The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense (Arbor House 1981). Has the same ISBN as earlier edition, but says “published 1988” and has a new dust jacket.
• * _Tales of the Dead (Crown/Bonanza 0-517-61818-4, 1986 [Oct ’86], $11.95, 711pp, hc) Slightly altered reprint of The Arbor House Necropolis anthology (Arbor House 1981), which had one more story- “White Rabbit” by Joe R. Lansdale. This has 37 tales of terror. (Contents)
• * _Witches’ Brew: Horror and Supernatural Stories By Women (with Marcia Muller) See entry under Marcia Muller.

PROSE, FRANCINE (1947- )

• * _Judah the Pious (G.K. Hall 0-8398-2913-2, Sep ’86 [Dec ’86], $5.95, pb) Reprint (1973) folk tale/fantasy novel set in the Polish Court of the 14th century; a young Hasid quests after cosmic truths.

PROSSER, LEE (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Running from the Hunter: The Life and Works of Charles Beaumont (Borgo Press 0-89370-291-9, 1996 [Feb ’97], $19.00, 135pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. A survey of Beaumont’s work, including commentary on all his published fiction, as well as a chronology, biography, and index. The brief primary bibliography is by William F. Nolan. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage. [Beaumont]

PROULX, KEVIN E., ed.

• * *Fear to the World: Eleven Voices in a Chorus of Horror (Starmont House 1-55742-173-0, Nov ’92, $14.00, 243pp, tp) Collection of 11 interviews with horror writers. A hardcover edition (-174-9, $24.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040.