The Mind Parasites
 Dust-jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel for The Mind Parasites | |
| Author | Colin Wilson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Frank Utpatel |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror novel, Science fiction novel |
| Published | 1967 (Arkham House) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | xxi, 222 pp |
The Mind Parasites is a science fiction horror novel by author Colin Wilson. It was published by Arkham House in 1967 in an edition of 3,045 copies.[1][2][3][4] It was Wilson's first and only book published by Arkham House.
The book is based on H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.[1][2][3][4]
Publication history
The novel was published earlier in 1967 by Arthur Barker (London), but with a different introduction.[1][4] It was then reprinted by Oneiric Press (Berkeley,CA) from 1972–75, initially by Michael Besher (aka Misha PanZobop;Paris, France)and Chellis Glendinning;[5] then by Besher and his brother Alexander Besher.
In 1986, an edition was produced by the Moscow-based publishing house Raduga, with 29 190 copies printed. The book was formally intended for learners of English. The edition includes a Russian-language afterword by V. Ivasheva as well as page-referenced endnotes (also in Russian) clarifying language usage, concepts, motifs, personal names and toponyms deemed difficult for the learner by the commentator E. M. Mednikova.
Plot summary
The story is about Professor Gilbert Austin's conflict with the Tsathogguans, invisible mind parasites that menace the most brilliant people on earth.
Reprints
- New York: Bantam, 1968.
- St. Albans, UK: Panther, 1969.
- Berkeley, CA: Oneiric Press, 1972-1975.[6]
- Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1986.
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Footnotes
- 1 2 3 Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 100. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
- 1 2 Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 44.
- 1 2 Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. pp. 86–87. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- 1 2 3 Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 99. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- ↑ The Mind Parasites, Oneiric Press, Oakland, California. 1972, First Edition 1972
- ↑ The Mind Parasites, Oneiric Press, 1972 First Edition.
References
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. pp. 86–87. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 44.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 99. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 100. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
- Wilson, Colin (1986). The Mind Parasites. Moscow, USSR: Moscow Raduga Publishers. p. 336. ISBN 5-05-001039-X.