Title: A Plague of Pythons
Title Record # 1384
Author: Frederik Pohl
Date: 1965-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
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Author: Frederik Pohl
Date: 1965-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Note: Pohl revised this novel heavily for Demon in the Skull
Synopsis: From the back cover of the DAW first printing: "Something had seized his mind, something that rode his body like a speed-maniac would drive a stolen car - for he had committed atrocities against his friends and neighbors, he had done unspeakable things - and yet his own conscious mind ahd only stood aside and watched in horror. For a demonic intelligence had taken over inside his skull and left him a helpless observer.
He was not unique. It was happening all of the world - society was breaking down in an epidemic of crimes, vicious and senseless, and it would seem as if the world had been invaded by a legion of invisible devils from some interplanetary hell.
There had to be a solution, and when at last he found a clue, he set out to pursue it to the bitter end. Frederick Pohl's Demon in the Skull is a revision and upgrading of his A Plague of Pythons, bringing this classic science fiction shocker into the realtime world of 1984 and after..."
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Galaxy Magazine, October 1962 | 1962-10-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.50?$: US dollar |
196 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Virgil Finlay | ||
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 94 October 1962 | 1962-10-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | 3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
196 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Virgil Finlay | ||
Galaxy Magazine, December 1962 | 1962-12-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.50?$: US dollar |
196 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Dember | ||
Galaxy #58 | 1963-03-00 | ed. Luigi Vitali | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 58 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira |
160 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Martin (I) | |
Galaxy #59 | 1963-04-00 | ed. Luigi Vitali | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 59 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira |
160 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Schelling | |
Galaxy #60 | 1963-05-00 | ed. Luigi Vitali | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | 60 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira |
160 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Finlay | |
L'ombra del 2000 | 1965-05-00 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 5754 | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira |
[2]xiv+ 963 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Ferenc Pintér?Ferenc Pinter
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A Plague of Pythons | 1965-09-00 | Frederik Pohl | Ballantine Books | U2174 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ralph Brillhart | |
A Plague of Pythons | 1965-09-00 | Frederik Pohl | Ballantine Books | U2174 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ralph Brillhart | |
A Plague of Pythons | 1966-05-00 | Frederik Pohl | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) | 16/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
158 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
A Plague of Pythons | 1967-07-00 | Frederik Pohl | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 123 | 158 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Terry James | ||
Die Macht der Tausend | 1968-03-00 | Frederik Pohl | Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #089) | 089 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
171 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Eyke Volkmer | |
L'ombra del 2000 | 1969-04-00 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori (Omnibus) | 5754 | Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira |
[2]xiv+ 963 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth |
Ferenc Pintér?Ferenc Pinter
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A Plague of Pythons | 1969-10-00 | Frederik Pohl | Ballantine Books | 01745 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Robert Foster | |
L'ultime fléau | 1973-01-09 | Frederik Pohl | Calmann-Lévy (Dimensions SF) | 247 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||||
A Plague of Pythons | 1973-06-00 | Frederik Pohl | Penguin Books | 0-14-003647-4 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
169 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David Pelham | |
A Plague of Pythons | 1973-08-00 | Frederik Pohl | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23438-3 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Berkey | |
Os possuídos | 1976-00-00 | Frederik Pohl | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #231) | 178 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Manuel Dias | |||
La spiaggia dei pitoni | 1977-10-00 | Frederik Pohl | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #68) | Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira |
iv+ 166 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Paul Lehr | ||
L'ultime fléau | 1978-00-00 | Frederik Pohl | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7027) | 2-253-02041-9 | 215 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |||
A Plague of Pythons | 1978-09-00 | Frederik Pohl | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27690-6 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Dean Ellis | |
A Plague of Pythons | 1978-09-00 | Frederik Pohl | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27690-6 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Dean Ellis | |
Demon in the Skull | 1984-07-00 | Frederik Pohl | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #585) | 0-87997-939-9 / UE1939 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Don Maitz | |
Demon in the Skull | 1984-07-00 | Frederik Pohl | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-939-9 / UE1939 | C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Don Maitz | |
Demon in the Skull | 1985-07-00 | Frederik Pohl | Penguin Books | 0-14-007583-6 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
171+ [1] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David O'Connor | |
Der Dämon im Kopf?Der Daemon im Kopf |
1985-11-00 | Frederik Pohl | Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23479) | 3-442-23479-4 | DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
186 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Klaus Holitzka | |
L'ultime fléau?L'ultime fleau |
1988-02-25 | Frederik Pohl | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2340) | 2-277-22340-9 | 2254 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | David B. Mattingly | ||
Um demónio no cérebro?Um demonio no cerebro |
1994-00-00 | Frederik Pohl | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #445) | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
novel | |||||
Three Vintage SF Novels of Pohl and Kornbluth: The Syndic, Plague of Pythons, and Wolfbane | 2009-00-00 | C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl | Wonder Publishing Group | 978-1-4486-3554-2 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
384 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | ||
The Bees of Death / A Plague of Pythons | 2011-10-02 | ed. uncredited | Armchair Fiction (Armchair Sci-Fi & Horror Double Novels #36) | 978-1-61287-052-6 / D-36 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
214 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Jed Thayer | |
The 32nd Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack | 2016-02-25 | Frederik Pohl | Wildside Press | 978-1-4794-2033-9 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Edward Valigursky | ||
Plague of Pythons | 2016-04-19 | Frederik Pohl | Project Gutenberg | 51804 | $0.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel |
Reviews
- Review by Judith Merril (1966) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1966
- Review by Langdon Jones [as by Lang Jones] (1966) in Zenith Speculation, July 1966
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1967) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, July 1967
- Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Andrevon (1973) in Fiction, #233
- Review [French] by Pierre Pelot (1978) in Fiction, #295
- Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
- Review by Dan Chow (1984) in Locus, #282 July 1984
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1984) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #61 October 1984
- Review by Albert I. Berger (1984) in Fantasy Review, November 1984
- Review by C. J. Henderson (1984) in Whispers, December 1984 , reprinted in:
- Whispers, December 1984 (1984)
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1985) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1985
- Review by David Langford [as by Dave Langford] (1985) in White Dwarf, October 1985
- Review by Keith Freeman (1985) in Vector 128
- Review by Helen McNabb (1985) in Paperback Inferno, #57