The Mind Parasites
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 Dust-jacket illustration by Frank Utpatel for The Mind Parasites |
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| Author | Colin Wilson |
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| Cover artist | Frank Utpatel |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror novel, Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Arkham House |
| Released | 1967 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | xxi, 222 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
The Mind Parasites is a science fiction horror novel by author Colin Wilson. It was published by Arkham House in in 1967 in an edition of 3,045 copies. It was Wilson's first and only book published by Arkham House.
The novel was published earlier in 1967 by Arthur Barker (London), but with a different introduction.
[edit] Plot summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The story is about Professor Gilert Austin's conflict with the Tsathogguans, invisible mind parasites that menace the most brilliant people on earth.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Reprints
- New York: Bantam, 1968.
- St. Albans, UK: Panther, 1969.
- Berkely, CA: Oneiric Press, 1972.
[edit] References
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc., 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., 44.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 99. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 80. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
