The Mind Parasites

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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(s) Horror novel, Science fiction novel
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date 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

The story is about Professor Gilert Austin's conflict with the Tsathogguans, invisible mind parasites that menace the most brilliant people on earth.

[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.