Paul Preuss (author)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox writer Paul Preuss (born March 7, 1942, in Albany, Georgia) is an American writer of science fiction and science articles, who also works as a science consultant for film companies. He is the author of numerous stand-alone novels as well as novels in Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime series, based upon incidents, characters, and places from Clarke's short stories.

Preuss was a consulting editor for the six-book Dr. Bones series (1988–1989) published by Ace Books.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Preuss was born in Albany, Georgia. His father, who worked in the Air Force was stationed at Turner Field. In the first few years of his life Paul had lived in Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Hawaii and Virginia. The Preusses settled down in Albuquerque. Paul's father began working at Sandia Base testing nuclear bombs. The scientists Paul met during these formative years were an influence on the types of characters he would write about 40 years later. Paul went to school at Yale, where he met and befriended Sidney Mintz as well as Jean Rouch.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Bibliography

Standalone novels

Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN	Notes
The Gates of Heaven	Bantam Books	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN	Locus Magazine "Best First Novel" Nominee<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Re-Entry	Bantam Books	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
Human Error	Tor Books	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
Starfire	Tor Books	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN	Locus Magazine "Best Science Fiction Novel" Nominee<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Core	William Morrow and Company	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN

Series

Peter Slater

Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN	Notes
Broken Symmetries	Timescape Books	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN	Locus Magazine "Best Science Fiction Novel" Nominee<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Secret Passages	Tor Books	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN	Locus Magazine & Campbell Memorial "Best Science Fiction Novel" Nominee<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime

Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN
Breaking Strain	Avon	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
Maelstrom	Avon	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
Hide and Seek	Avon	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
The Medusa Encounter	Avon	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
The Diamond Moon	Avon	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
The Shining Ones	Avon	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN

Short fiction

Title	Publisher	Date	ISBN
Small Bodies	Bantam Books	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
The Long Fall Home	Interzone	Template:Dts
Half-Life	Bantam Spectra	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN
Rhea's Time	Bantam Spectra	Template:Dts	Template:ISBN

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