P. M. Griffin Explained

P. M. Griffin
Birth Date:	5 July 1947
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	American
Genre:	science fiction, military sf
Period:	1986–2020

Pauline Margaret Griffin (July 5, 1947 – August 11, 2020), who wrote as P. M. Griffin, was an American author of speculative fiction. She was predominately known for her Star Commandos military science fiction series (1986–2004), described as "untaxing" in her Encyclopedia of Science Fiction entry, as well as her contributions to various Andre Norton series, such as Time Traders, Solar Queen, and Witch World.^[1]

Select bibliography

Star Commandos

• Star Commandos (1986)^{[2] [3]}
• Colony in Peril (1987)
• Mission Underground (1988)
• Death Planet (1989)
• Mind Slayer (1990)
• Return to War (1990)
• Fire Planet (1990)
• Call to Arms (1991)
• Jungle Assault (1991)
• Watchdogs of Space (2003)
• Pariah (2003)
• War Prince (2004)

Time Traders

• Firehand (1994) with Andre Norton^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Solar Queen

• Redline the Stars (1993) with Andre Norton^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Witch World universe

• Witch World: The Turning: Storms of Victory (1991) with Andre Norton^{[14] [15] [16]}
• Seakeep (1991)
• Flight of Vengeance (1992) with Andre Norton and Mary H. Schaub^[17]
• Falcon Hope (1992)

Standalone novels

• Stand at Cornith (2014)
• Survivor (2014)
• Fell Conquest (2015)
• The Purgatorio Virus (2015)
• Haunted World (2016)
• Bad Neighbors (2016)
• The Elven King (2017)
• Rebels' World (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Griffin, P. M.. July 26, 2021. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
2. Reynolds. Barry H.. Review of "Star Commandos". 1986. 34. Fantasy Review, December 1986.
3. D'Ammassa. Don. Review of "Star Commandos". 1987. 54. Science Fiction Chronicle, #93 June 1987.
4. Cassada, Jackie (1994). SF & fantasy – Firehand by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin Library Journal 119 (11): 99
5. Steinberg, Sybil (1994). Fiction – Firehand by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin. Publishers Weekly 241 (27): 56
6. Green, Roland (1994). Science fiction – Firehand by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin. The Booklist 90 (19–20): 1781
7. Estes, Sally (1994). Science fiction – Firehand by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin. The Booklist 90 (19–20): 1787
8. Filippo. Paul Di. Review of "Firehand". 1995. 168. Asimov's Science Fiction, February 1995.
9. Cushman. Carolyn. Review of "Firehand". 1994. 35. Locus, #402 July 1994.
10. Steinberg, Sybil (1993). Fiction – Redline the Stars by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin. Publishers Weekly 240 (8): 85
11. Hawkins, Barbara (1993). Fiction – Redline the Stars (Solar Queen Series) by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin. School Library Journal 39 (9): 261
12. Green, Roland (1993). Science fiction – Redline the Stars by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin. The Booklist 89 (12): 1041
13. Smith, Candace (1993). Science fiction – Redline the Stars by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin. The Booklist 89 (13): 1219
14. Steinberg, Sybil (1991). Science Fiction – Storms of Victory: The Witch World Chronicles Volume I by Andre Norton with P. M. Griffin. Publishers Weekly 238 (8): 52
15. Green, Roland (1991). Science fiction – Storms of Victory: The Witch World Chronicles (Volume I) by Andre Norton and P. M. Griffin. The Booklist 87 (12): 1180
16. Hartman. Norm. Review of "Storms of Victory". 1993. 19. Tails of Wonder, Spring 1993.
17. Steinberg, Sybil (1992). Fiction – Flight of Vengeance: Witch World: The Turning, Book 2 by Andre Norton with P. M. Griffin and Mary H. Schaub. Publishers Weekly 239 (49): 77