Preiss, Byron

Overview

Works:	134 works in 375 publications in 6 languages and 10,970 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Constitution Short stories Detective and mystery fiction Horror fiction Pictorial works Illustrated works Science fiction Horror tales Comics (Graphic works)
Roles:	Author, Editor, Illustrator, Other
Classifications:	KF4550, 342.7302

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Byron Preiss

Most widely held works by Byron Preiss

The Constitution of the United States of America by United States( Book )

4 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 1,092 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Features the complete text of the constitution and its 26 amendments; plus essays and commentary by some of America's leading statesmen

First Contact : The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence( Book )

8 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 852 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Major scientists involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, explain their work and consider philosophical questions

Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe : a centennial celebration by Byron Preiss( Book )

30 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 730 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

25 "new Philip Marlowe stories by some of the world's leading mystery authors," including Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, Sara Paretsky, Simon Brett, Ed Gorman, Julie Smith, Robert Crais, and Eric Van Lustbader

The planets( Book )

5 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 631 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Consists of essays by astronomers, speculations by science fiction authors, and illustrations by space artists

The Universe by Terry Carr( Book )

6 editions published between 1987 and 1989 in English and Spanish and held by 547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The chapters consist of essays by astronomers, speculations by science fiction authors, and illustrations by space artists and deep space photographers. Writers include Isaac Asimov, Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, Ray Bradbury, David Brin, William J. Kaufmann, Frederik Pohl, Allan Sandage, Robert Silverberg, Hyron Spinrad, Connie Willis, and others

The dinosaurs by William Stout( Book )

8 editions published between 1981 and 2000 in English and held by 533 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The text and numerous artistic illustrations reconstruct the world in which the dinosaurs lived and portray how they behaved in the situations they encountered

Dragonworld by Byron Preiss( Book )

30 editions published between 1979 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Amsel the inventor was a shy, quiet man, happy to be left alone with his experiments. Then one day, a small child was killed while flying Amsel's tiny glider, and the people of Fandora accused him of the deed. Driven into self-exile, Amsel sets sail for mysterious Simbala, a land of billowing windships and a city within a forest. It is here that Amsel seeks an answer to the child's murder, but finds himself instead on an incredible journey to a long-forgotten land where legends are real, and nightmares are born."

The Ultimate Dracula by Byron Preiss( Book )

14 editions published between 1991 and 2016 in English and Chinese and held by 469 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of stories inspired by Bram Stoker's "Dracula" includes contributions by Janet Asimov, John Gregory Betancourt, Heather Graham, Mike Resnick, Tim Sullivan, and Anne Rice

The best children's books in the world : a treasury of illustrated stories( Book )

9 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 439 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of illustrated stories, originally published separately from all over the world

The Ultimate dinosaur : past-present-future by Byron Preiss( Book )

5 editions published between 1986 and 1993 in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Past, present and future of the dinosaur

The Microverse( Book )

3 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Secret world of pandas( Book )

2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 319 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, and range of the giant panda, discusses what threatens it with extinction, and describes efforts to prevent it

Virtual unrealities : the short fiction of Alfred Bester by Alfred Bester( Book )

2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of science fiction stories, most of them reprints from the 1950s. In Hobson's Choice, tourists from the future visit our age to experience a nuclear war, while Adam and No Eve is on the world's last surviving male

The Ultimate werewolf : [new stories by some of the world's leading authors] by Byron Preiss( Book )

10 editions published between 1991 and 2017 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Year's best graphic novels, comics & manga : from Blankets to Demo to Blacksad by Byron Preiss( Book )

7 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents a collection of leading works by major publishers of graphic novels, comics, and manga published between June 2003 and December 2004, with selections and excerpts from leading works by commercial and independent publishers

The Ultimate Frankenstein by Byron Preiss( Book )

11 editions published between 1991 and 2003 in English and Undetermined and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the original motion picture, 'Frankenstein, ' some of the best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the legend of Mary Shelley's classic monster

The art of Leo & Diane Dillon by Byron Preiss( Book )

4 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Beach Boys by Byron Preiss( Book )

6 editions published between 1979 and 1984 in English and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A puedo-autobiographical view of the Beach Boys, including interview excerpts, historical narrative, lyrics, photographs and illustrations

The Ultimate zombie( Book )

2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gathers zombie stories by Anne Rice, Robert Silverberg, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, John Brunner, Harlan Ellison, and Gene Wolfe. Somtow, S.P., "Though I Walk Through The Valley"/Rice, Anne, "The Doctor"/Landis, Geoffrey A., "Dead Right"/Silverberg, Robert, "Passengers"/Anerson, Kevin J., "Bringing the Family"/Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, "Restoration Comedy"/Costello, Matthew J., "Corporate Takeover"/Rodgers Alan, "Emma's Daughter"/Watt-Evans, Lawrence, "Larger Than Life"/Tritten, Larry, "The Potable Zombie"/Brunner, John, "Not All The Gay Pageants"/Ellison, Harlan, "Z Is For Zombie"/D'Ammassa, Don, "Corruption In Office"/Morlan, A.R., "The Toddler Pit"/Haber, Karen, "Red Angels"/Hautala, Rick, "Surprise"/Hodge, Brian and Relling William Jr., "This One'll Kill You"/McMahan, Frances A., "House Of Lazarus"/Lewis D.F., "Two Vignettes"/Weinberg, Robert, "The Silent Majority"/Fenn, Lionael, "The Dead Speaketh Not, They Just Grunt Now And Then"/Wolfe, Gene"The Other Dead Man"/Hoffman, Nina Kiriki, "The Third Dead Body."

The ultimate dragon by Byron Preiss( Book )

4 editions published between 1995 and 2017 in English and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide