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Byron Preiss was an American author, editor, and publisher. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 11, 1953. He was best known for his work in the science fiction and fantasy genres, and for his work on the Choose Your Own Adventure series of books. He was also the founder of Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc., a publishing company that specialized in science fiction and fantasy books.
Preiss was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a degree in English literature. After college, he worked as an editor at Bantam Books, where he edited the Choose Your Own Adventure series. He then founded his own publishing company, Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc., in 1982.
Preiss was the author of several books, including The Secret: A Treasure Hunt (1982), The Ultimate Time Machine (1985), and The Ultimate Alien (1987). He also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of The Secret: A Treasure Hunt.
Preiss died in a car accident in 2005. He was 52 years old.
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52 years old |
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Aries |
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11 April, 1953 |
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11 April |
| Birthplace |
Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Date of death |
July 9, 2005 |
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East Hampton, New York, United States |
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United States |
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Who Is Byron Preiss's Wife?
His wife is Sandi Mendelson
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Byron Preiss Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Preiss was married to Sandi Mendelson, with whom he had daughters Karah and Blaire. On July 9, 2005, he died in a traffic accident at East Hampton, New York, on Long Island. Both Byron Preiss Visual Publications and ibooks Inc. filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on February 22, 2006, after his death.
Beyond traditional printed books, Preiss frequently embraced emerging technologies, and was among the first to publish in such electronic forms as CD-ROM books and ebooks. The Words of Gandhi, an audiobook he produced, won a Grammy Award in 1985.
In 1982, Preiss published The Secret, a puzzle book that combined 12 short verses and 12 elaborate fantasy paintings by John Jude Palencar. Readers were expected to pair each painting with a verse in a way that would provide clues to finding one of 12 plexiglass boxes buried in various parks around North America. Each box contained a ceramic box that contained a key that could be redeemed for a jewel worth $1,000. The book was inspired by the success of Masquerade, written and illustrated by Kit Williams and published in England in August 1979, but The Secret never led to the same level of treasure hunting frenzy. One of the ceramic boxes was found in Chicago in 1983, one in Cleveland in 2004, and one in Boston in October 2019. The remaining nine boxes have yet to be found, and reportedly Preiss was the only one who knew where they were when he died.
Preiss was co-author, with Michael Reaves, of the children's novel Dragonworld (Doubleday, 1979), with 80 illustrations by Joseph Zucker. Dragonworld was originally planned to be the fifth "Fiction Illustrated" title.
This illustrated children's novel by Byron Preiss and Michael Reaves was published in several editions from 1979 to 2005:
He founded Byron Preiss Visual Publications in 1974 to publish original works, including Weird Heroes (1975). His 1976 Fiction Illustrated series of illustrated novels began with Schlomo Raven: Public Detective, a Preiss collaboration with Tom Sutton, followed by Starfawn, illustrated by Stephen Fabian, Steranko's Chandler: Red Tide and the 1977 Son of Sherlock Holmes, illustrated by Ralph Reese. Other publications included a 1978 adaptation of Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination as a two-volume graphic novel, illustrated by Howard Chaykin.
A native of Brooklyn, New York City, Byron Preiss graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972, and earned a master's degree in communications from Stanford University.
In 1971, while Preiss was teaching at a Philadelphia elementary school, he conceived, and with Jim Steranko, produced an anti-drug comic book, The Block, designed for low-level reading skills. Published by Steranko's company, Supergraphics, it was distributed to schools nationwide.
Byron Preiss (April 11, 1953 – July 9, 2005) was an American writer, editor, and publisher. He founded and served as president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications, and later of ibooks Inc.
