Phantasia Press LLC is an American small publisher formed by Alex Berman and the late Sidney Altus publishing hardcover limited editions of science fiction and fantasy books. It was active from 1978 to 1989. In 2023, Phantasia Press resumed publishing with releasing Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. In 2024 Diana Petroff joined Alex Berman as partner and co-publisher.
The company is based in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The publisher specializes in limited quality first hardcover editions of authors prominent in the field, particularly Philip José Farmer, C. J. Cherryh, L. Sprague de Camp and Alan Dean Foster. Some of its offerings were true first editions; others, the first hardcover editions of works previously published in paperback. In a few instances there had been previous hardcover editions.
The press started publication with a reprint of Wall of Serpents (L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt) and then The Reign of Wizardry (Jack Williamson).
Authors published by Phantasia are Poul Anderson, Edward Ashton, Isaac Asimov (2 books), Steven Barnes, David Brin (3 books), Fredric Brown, Orson Scott Card, C. J. Cherryh (7 books), Arthur C. Clarke, Catherine Crook de Camp (2 books), L. Sprague de Camp (5 books), Harlan Ellison (2 books), Philip José Farmer (9 books), Alan Dean Foster (5 books), William Gibson, Stephen King, Larry Niven (3 books), Jerry Pournelle, Fletcher Pratt, Mike Resnick (2 books), Spider Robinson, William Shatner, Robert Silverberg, Jack Williamson (2 books), and Roger Zelazny.
Artists contributing cover art to Phantasia editions included Randall Asplund, Wayne D. Barlowe, George Barr (3 covers), Doug Beekman, Jim Burns, David A. Cherry (7 covers), Alex Ebel (3 covers), Stephen Fabian, Frank Kelly Freas (2 covers), Kevin Eugene Johnson (6 covers), Eric Ladd, Paul Lehr (4 covers), Carl Lundgren, Jane Mackenzie, Chris Miller, Rowena Morrill (2 covers), Phil Parks, John Pound, Victoria Poyser (3 covers), Kirk Reinert, Romas, Alex Schomburg, Barclay Shaw (2 covers), 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 (December 1979) (Larry Niven)
- The Maker of Universes (1980) (Philip José Farmer)
- The Purple Pterodactyls (January 1980) (L. Sprague de Camp)
- The Magic Labyrinth (May 1980) (Philip José Farmer)
- Firestarter (July 1980) (Stephen King)
- The Humanoid Touch (September 1980) (Jack Williamson)
- The Gates of Creation (1981) (Philip José Farmer)
- Dream Park (March 1981) (Larry Niven, Steven Barnes)