Griffin, P M
Entry updated 8 January 2024. Tagged: Author.
Working name of US author Pauline Margaret Griffin (1947-2020), who sometimes wrote as Pauline Griffin. She was initially known for the untaxing Star Commandos Military SF sequence set in an interstellar venue, beginning with Star Commandos (1986) and ending with Star Commandos #12: War Prince (2004). Griffin also published several fantasy stories, including Science Fantasy material contributed to Andre Norton's Witch World sequence, such as "Oath-Bound" as Pauline Griffin in Tales of the Witch World (anth 1987) edited by Norton and Witch World: The Turning: Storms of Victory (1991) with Norton.
Of more specific sf interest are Redline the Stars (1993) with Norton, which sequels the latter's first Solar Queen tale, Postmarked the Stars (1959), and Firehand (1994) with Norton, part of the latter's Time Traders sequence. It is likely – see discussion in the entry on Andre Norton – that Griffin was effectively the author of these and other titles listed as being collaborative.
A decade after the final Star Commandos title, this author returned with a string of digitally published novels including the sf Stand at Cornith (2014 ebook), Survivor (2014 ebook), Fell Conquest (2015 ebook) and The Purgatorio Virus (2015 ebook), plus several fantasies. All these late works seem to have been withdrawn from sale by the time of Griffin's death. [JC/DRL]
Pauline Margaret Griffin
born New York: 5 July 1947
died New York: 10 August 2020
works (selected)
series
Star Commandos
- Star Commandos (New York: Ace Books, 1986) [Star Commandos: pb/Miro]
- Star Commandos #2: Colony in Peril (New York: Ace Books, 1987) [Star Commandos: pb/Miro]
- Star Commandos #3: Mission Underground (New York: Ace Books, 1988) [Star Commandos: pb/Miro]
- Star Commandos #4: Death Planet (New York: Ace Books, 1989) [Star Commandos: pb/Miro]
- Star Commandos #5: Mind Slaver (New York: Ace Books, 1990) [Star Commandos: pb/Miro]
- Star Commandos #6: Return to War (New York: Ace Books, 1990) [Star Commandos: pb/Kang Yi]
- Star Commandos #7: Fire Planet (New York: Ace Books, 1990) [Star Commandos: pb/Kang Yi]
- Star Commandos #8: Jungle Assault (New York: Ace Books, 1991) [Star Commandos: pb/Kang Yi]
- Star Commandos #9: Call to Arms (New York: Ace Books, 1991) [Star Commandos: pb/Kang Yi]
- Star Commandos #10: Watchdogs of Space (no physical location listed: The Fiction Works, 2003) [Star Commandos: pb/]
- Star Commandos #11: Pariah (Las Vegas, Nevada: Archebooks, 2003) [Star Commandos: hb/]
- Star Commandos #12: War Prince (Las Vegas, Nevada: Archebooks, 2004) [Star Commandos: hb/]
Witch World: The Turning
- Witch World: The Turning: Storms of Victory (New York: Tor, 1991) with Andre Norton [Witch World: The Turning: hb/Dennis Nolan]
- Flight of Vengeance (New York: Tor, 1991) with Andre Norton and Mary Schaub [anth: Witch World: The Turning: hb/Dennis Nolan]
Solar Queen
- Redline the Stars (New York: Tor, 1993) with Andre Norton [Solar Queen: hb/John Berkey]
Time Traders
Elven King
- The Elven King (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, 2017) [ebook: Elven King: na/Charlotte Volnek]
- Dark Priest (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, ?2017) [ebook: Elven King: na/Charlotte Volnek]
individual titles
- Stand at Cornith (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, 2014) [ebook: na/]
- Survivor (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, 2014) [ebook: na/]
- Fell Conquest (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, 2015) [ebook: na/]
- The Purgatorio Virus (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, 2015) [ebook: na/Charlotte Volnek]
- Haunted World (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, 2016) [ebook: na/]
- Bad Neighbors (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, 2016) [ebook: na/Charlotte Volnek]
- Rebels' World (no place given: MuseItUp Publishing, 2017) [ebook: na/Charlotte Volnek]
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