There are five unrelated publishers with the name Pendragon Press. The first is a British

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based in

Maesteg Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English translation of Mae ...

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and specialising in

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, horror and

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. It is run by

Christopher Teague Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

. In 2005 the press was nominated for a

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for best small press. It specialises in

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and short story collections. The second is the printing division of Papworth Industries, the manufacturing arm of Papworth Village Settlement, an industrial colony for tuberculosis sufferers established by Dr Pendrill Charles Varrier-Jones in 1915. The third specialises in books on music, musicology, and music theory. This Pendragon Press was founded in 1972 and is located in Hillsdale,

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. The fourth is a community newspaper publisher on

Waiheke Island Waiheke Island (; Māori: ) is the second-largest island (after Great Barrier Island) in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is from the central-city terminal in Auckland. It is the most pop ...

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. Newspapers published by this company are ''Gulf News'' and ''Waiheke Weekender''. The fifth is a British

based in

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Books published by Pendragon Press, Maesteg

* ''Nasty Snips'', an anthology edited by Christopher Teague, 1999 * ''Shenanigans'', a short story collection by

Noel K. Hannan Noel or Noël may refer to: Christmas * , French for Christmas * Noel is another name for a Christmas carol Places *Noel, Missouri, United States, a city *Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community * 1563 Noël, an asteroid * Mount Noel, Britis ...

, 2000 * ''Tourniquet Heart'' an anthology edited by Christopher Teague, 2002 * ''The Ice Maiden'' a novella by

Steve Lockley ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

& Paul Lewis, 2004 * ''The Extremist and Other Tales of Conflict'', a short story collection by

Paul Finch Paul Finch is an English author and scriptwriter. He began his writing career on the British television programme ''The Bill''. His early scripts were for children's animation. He has written over 300 short stories which have appeared in magazine ...

, 2004 * ''The Mask Behind the Face'', short story collection by ''Stuart Young'', 2005 * ''Double Negative'', a novel by

Robin Gilbert Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin ** Forest r ...

, 2005 * ''An Occupation of Angels'', a novella by

Lavie Tidhar Lavie Tidhar ( he, לביא תדהר; born 16 November 1976) is an Israeli-born writer, working across multiple genres. He has lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa for long periods of time, as well as Laos and Vanuatu. As of 2013, Tid ...

, 2005 * ''In the Rain with the Dead'', a novel by

Mark West (author) Mark West may refer to: Places in the United States * Mark West, California, an unincorporated community in Sonoma County * Mark West Creek, a stream in Sonoma County * Mark West Springs, California, an unincorporated area in Sonoma County Peopl ...

, 2005 * ''Triquorum One'', a mini-anthology edited by Christopher Teague, 2005 * ''

Silversands ''Silversands'' (, published by Pendragon Press) is a science fiction novel by British writer Gareth L. Powell. It was his debut novel. Plot summary In an age where interstellar travel is dangerous and unpredictable, and no-one knows exactly ...

'', a novel by Gareth L. Powell, 2010 * ''Creeping Stick'', a novella by Liam Ronan, 2017

Book published by Pendragon Press,
Papworth Everard Papworth Everard is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. It lies ten miles west of Cambridge and six miles south of Huntingdon. Running through its centre is Ermine Street, the old North Road (now the A1198) and the Roman highway that for ...
, Cambridge

* ''On the Road: The Papworth Story'', by

Rowland Parker Rowland Parker (1912–1989) was an author and social historian. His 1975 work ''The Common Stream'' has achieved recognition as a classic of social history. Parker was born in 1912 in North Lincolnshire. His father, grandfather and great-grandfa ...

, 1977

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