Phantasia Press

Phantasia Press LLC

Company type	Private
Industry	Publishing
Founded	1978
Founder	Alex Berman, Sidney Altus
Defunct	1989 (initial operation)
Fate	Recommenced operations in 2023
Headquarters	West Bloomfield , United States
Key people	Alex Berman, Diana Petroff (partner and co-publisher since 2024)
Products	Limited edition hardcover books in science fiction and fantasy genres
Website	phantasiapress.com

Phantasia Press LLC is a boutique American publishing company established by Alex Berman alongside the late Sidney Altus, concentrating on producing limited edition hardcover volumes within the science fiction and fantasy genres. Initially operating from 1978 until 1989, the press recommenced its activities in 2023 with Edward Ashton's Mickey7. In 2024, Diana Petroff joined Berman as a partner and co-publisher.

Located in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Phantasia Press dedicates itself to issuing high-quality first hardcover editions by distinguished writers including Philip José Farmer, C. J. Cherryh, L. Sprague de Camp, and Alan Dean Foster. Their offerings feature authentic first editions as well as inaugural hardcover releases of titles previously available only in paperback.

The company launched its publishing journey with a reissue of Wall of Serpents authored by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, followed by Jack Williamson's The Reign of Wizardry.

Among the prominent authors featured in their catalog are Poul Anderson, Edward Ashton, Isaac Asimov, Steven Barnes, David Brin, Orson Scott Card, Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, William Gibson, Stephen King, Larry Niven, Mike Resnick, Spider Robinson, William Shatner, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson, and Roger Zelazny.

The press has also commissioned cover artwork from esteemed artists such as Randall Asplund, Wayne D. Barlowe, George Barr, Jim Burns, David A. Cherry, Alex Ebel, Frank Kelly Freas, Kevin Eugene Johnson, Paul Lehr, Rowena Morrill, Phil Parks, Victoria Poyser, Barclay Shaw, Darrell K. Sweet, Václav Vaca, Ed Valigursky, and Michael Whelan.

Bibliography of works published

• Wall of Serpents (1978) (L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt)
• The Reign of Wizardry (1979) (Jack Williamson)
• The Ringworld Engineers (1979) (Larry Niven)
• The Maker of Universes (1980) (Philip José Farmer)
• The Purple Pterodactyls (1980) (L. Sprague de Camp)
• The Magic Labyrinth (1980) (Philip José Farmer)
• Firestarter (1980) (Stephen King)
• The Humanoid Touch (1980) (Jack Williamson)
• The Gates of Creation (1981) (Philip José Farmer)
• Dream Park (1981) (Larry Niven, Steven Barnes)
• A Private Cosmos (1981) (Philip José Farmer)
• Madwand (1981) (Roger Zelazny)
• Oath of Fealty (1981) (Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle)
• Behind the Walls of Terra (1982) (Philip José Farmer)
• The Prisoner of Zhamanak (1982) (L. Sprague de Camp)
• A Barnstormer in Oz or a Rationalization and Extrapolation of the Split-Level Continuum (1982) (Philip José Farmer)
• Stalking the Nightmare (1982) (Harlan Ellison)
• 2010: Odyssey Two (1982) (Arthur C. Clarke)
• Orion Shall Rise (1983) (Poul Anderson)
• The Robots of Dawn (1983) (Isaac Asimov)
• The Lavalite World (1983) (Philip José Farmer)
• Homefaring (1983) (Robert Silverberg)
• Spellsinger at the Gate (1983) (Alan Dean Foster)
• The Bones of Zora (1983) (L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp)
• Gods of Riverworld (1983) (Philip José Farmer)
• Forty Thousand in Gehenna (1983) (C. J. Cherryh)
• River of Eternity (1983) (Philip José Farmer)
• Eros Ascending (1984) (Mike Resnick)
• The Day of the Dissonance (1984) (Alan Dean Foster)
• Chanur's Venture (1984) (C. J. Cherryh)
• Eros at Zenith (1984) (Mike Resnick)
• The Moment of the Magician (1984) (Alan Dean Foster)
• Cuckoo's Egg (1985) (C. J. Cherryh)
• The Kif Strike Back (1985) (C. J. Cherryh)
• Medea: Harlan's World (1985) (Harlan Ellison)
• Robots and Empire (1985) (Isaac Asimov)
• Startide Rising (1985) (David Brin)
• The Paths of the Perambulator (1985) (Alan Dean Foster)
• Visible Light (1986) (C. J. Cherryh)
• Neuromancer (1986) (William Gibson)
• Chanur's Homecoming (1986) (C. J. Cherryh)
• The Time of the Transference (1986) (Alan Dean Foster)
• Callahan and Company (1987) (Spider Robinson)
• The Pride of Chanur (1987) (C. J. Cherryh)
• The Uplift War (1987) (David Brin)
• And the Gods Laughed (1987) (Fredric Brown)
• The Incorporated Knight (1987) (L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp)
• The Folk of the Fringe (1989) (Orson Scott Card)
• TekWar (1989) (William Shatner)
• Mickey 7 (2023) (Edward Ashton)
• Sundiver (2024) (David Brin)

References

• Official site
• ISFDB listing for Phantasia Press