The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

PREUSSLER, OTFRIED (continued)

• * +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) (chron.)

• * *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) (chron.)

• * *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) (chron.)

• * *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) (chron.) (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).
• * _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.

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) (chron.)

• * *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) (chron.)

• * *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).