Most Popular Books by Philip Jose Farmer

Ishmael, lone survivor of the doomed whaling ship Pequod, falls through a rift in time and space to a future Earth - an Earth of blood-sucking vegetation and a blood-red sun, of barren canyons where once the Pacific Ocean roared. Here too there are whales to hunt - but whales that soar through a dark blue sky.... Hugo Award-winner Philip José Farmer spins a fascinating tale of whaling ships and sailors of the sky in a bizarre future world where there are no seas to sail and no safe harbor to call home....

Behind the walls of Terra lay a secret no man could be allowed to learn. But Kickaha - the Earth-born adventurer of the tiered worlds - had to uncover that secret, or watch his home world destroyed. Kickaha was returning to Earth from the World of Tiers, the many-levelled universe of the god-like Lords, that he had entered many years ago as Paul Janus Finnegan. Now he had returned to a world he no longer knew, to find it ruled by Red Orc, a Lord jealous of his personal domain and hostile to intruders. Yet Kickaha had to stay alive in order to defeat the deadly enemy that threatened Earth and the other worlds of tiers - the ''Beller'', the malignant creature that was the mind-essence of a rebel Lord.

Holmes partners with Tarzan on a quest to catch a nefarious German spy and his weapon of dread in this “glorious” sci-fi mystery from a Hugo Award–winning SFWA Grand Master (Locus) A night sky aerial engagement with a deadly Fokker aircraft nearly claims three brilliant lives . . . Meanwhile, Baker Street’s enigmatic mystery-solver, Sherlock Holmes, forms a historic alliance with Greystoke—the noble savage, peer of the realm, and lord of the jungle—bring down the hellish spy Von Bork! This edition also contains a brand new afterword by Win Scott Eckert and a bonus preview of Kim Newman’s novel, Moriarty: The Hound of the D''Urbervilles.

The lavalite world is a world of slow but constant change. Here mountains rise from plains, or sink into rifts; new oceans form as vast hollows collapse and seas rush in. There is only one escape from this world where the very landscape moves. The one gateway to other universes is in the palace of the Lord Urthona. Paul Janus Finnegan - also known as Kickaha - must reach it if he is to survive. And he must do so despite the Lords Urthone and Red Orc, the hired thug McKay, flesh-eating vegetation on the run, beasts of prey and planetary pseudopods.

In a dystopian future, brilliant but arrogant scientist Dr. James Carroad conducts a shocking experiment on his unborn son to impress the Secretary of Science. Using a powerful mind-reading machine, Carroad taps into his child''s thoughts - with disturbing results that call into question the nature of free will. As secrets from the past resurface, his wife Jane starts to realize the horrific implications of her husband''s hubris.

This one is for fans of Quentin Tarantino and of the ever-present gratuitous violence of Robert Altman. It is a direct descendant of Mickey Spillane''s Mike Hammer and the mystery action pulps epitomized by Black Mask. Philip José Farmer, now one of the great living SF writers, who has published many varieties of pulp fiction, who has written novels of Tarzan, Doc Savage, and Oz, now turns his hand to the detective novel, with colorful, violent results. A self-obsessed private detective married to a sincere wiccan is hired to witness an illegal transfer of money in a rainy cemetery that goes bloody wrong. Chasing the bad guys, he ends up the prisoner of a grusome threesome in their Dogpatchy cabin in the woods. His escape involves nudity, blood, death, and a terrible snapping turtle. That''s how the mystery begins, leading him through all the levels of Peoria society, geography, and history. Absurdly funny things happen continually in the peripheral vision of the story. No violence is left out. Greed, venality and hatred are unleashed. Unpleasant family history is brought to light. All the sex is offstage. The body count mounts steadily, with occasional mutilations. Nothing Burns in Hell is pulp fiction at its most gorgeously excessive.

This issue features three original short stories (mysteries by M.A. Monnin [thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken], and Edd Vick & Manny Frishberg, plus a fantasy story by D J Tyrer), and an original science fiction novel by Thomas A. Easton. Furthering the mystery section, we also have a great tale by John M. Floyd (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) a classic novel by William J. Burns & Isabel Ostrander, and a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. Rounding out the science fiction and fantasy selections are a dark fantasy by British master John S. Glasby and a classic by Philip Jose Farmer. Lots of fun. Here’s the complete lineup— Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Tick Tock,” by M.A. Monnin [Michael Bracken Presents original short story] “Who Stole the Monopoly Money?” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Molly’s Plan,” by John M. Floyd [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “Time and Tide,” by Edd Vick and Manny Frishberg [original short story] The Crevice, by William J. Burns and Isabel Ostrander [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “The Ring of Tsimblier,” by D J Tyrer [original short story] “In the Midst of Night,” John S. Glasby [short story] “Lancelot Biggs: Master Navigator,” by Nelson S. Bond [short story, Lancelot Biggs series] “The Wounded,” by Philip José Farmer [short story] Configuration Hacks, by Thomas A. Easton [original novel]

Black Cat Weekly #98 features 10 short stories and a novel. This time, we have five mysteries (including a terrific original by Adam Meyer, courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), modern tales by Dharma Kelleher (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) and Jack Halliday, plus a classic by Frank Gruber, who was a prolific pulp writer and novelist. Gruber’s story of a dance-hall clip-joint provides a window into a long-gone era. And of course, no issue is complete without a solve-it-yourself mystery. On the more science fiction and fantasy side, we have a sword-and-sorcery tale by Phyllis Ann Karr (set in her Frosterflower and Thorn universe), a dark fantasy by horror master Joseph Payne Brennan, a time-travel tale by Robert Abernathy, and classic science fiction by Philip Jose Farmer (“Daughter” is a followup to his classic tale, “Mother”) and John W. Campbell (the tale of grim survival on the moon, The Moon Is Hell.) And for Western fans, we have a classic tale by Alan Le May. Great stuff! Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Stacy’s Mom,” by Adam Meyer [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Games Gang Rides Again,” Hal Charlies [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Kissing Asphalt,” by Dharma Kelleher [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “Great Caesar’s Ghost!” by Jack Halliday [short story] “Clip-Joint Adventures,” by Frank Gruber [short story] “The Bells of San Juan,” by Alan Le May [short story] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Sorcery and Sacrilege,” by Phyllis Ann Karr [short story] “The Midnight Bus,” by Joseph Payne Brennan [short story] “Daughter,” by Philip Jose Farmer [short story] “Stopwatch on the World,” by Robert Abernathy [novelet] The Moon Is Hell, by John W. Campbell [novel]

From award-winning author Philip Jose Farmer comes his most famous science fiction work: the first combined edition of the first two Riverworld novels, To Your Scattered Bodies Go and The Fabulous Riverboat. The basis of the 2010 television miniseries from Syfy. Imagine that every human who ever lived, from the earliest Neanderthals to the present, is resurrected after death on the banks of an astonishing and seemingly endless river on an unknown world. They are miraculously provided with food, but with not a clue to the possible meaning of this strange afterlife. And so billions of people from history, and before, must start living again. Some set sail on the great river questing for the meaning of their resurrection, and to find and confront their mysterious benefactors. On this long journey, we meet Sir Richard Francis Burton, Mark Twain, Odysseus, Cyrano de Bergerac, and many others, most of whom embark upon searches of their own in this huge afterlife. "Charts a territory somewhere between Gulliver''s Travels and The Lord of the Rings."--Time At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

THE CAT’S MEOW Welcome to Black Cat Weekly. This issue, on the mystery side of things, we have original stories from Brendan DuBois (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), E Senteio (crime in the library!), and Cody Goodfellow (has the classic villain Fantomas finally met his match?)…plus Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has unearthed a gem by Eve Fisher. Our novel is Behind the Bronze Door, by William Le Queux, and of course we have a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. As if that weren’t enough, we also have science fiction stories from Lester del Rey, Philip Jose Farmer, and T.D. Hamm. Rounding out the issue is a Jules de Grandin novelette by Seabury Quinn. Our cover is by our art director, Ron Miller. I’ve had to twist his arm (he’s far too humble for self promotion) and next issue, we’re going to have an illustration feature—a portfolio of his best and favorite book covers. Something to look forward to. Here’s the complete lineup— Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “The Million-dollar Recovery,” by Brendan DuBois [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “An Historic Heist,” by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery] “Wind Power,” by Eve Fisher [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “Damned If You Do, and Damned If You Don’t,” by E Senteio [short story] “The Black Hand of Fantomas,” by Cody Goodfellow [short story, Fantomas series] Behind the Bronze Door, by William Le Queux [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Battleground,” by Lester del Rey [short story] “Tongues of the Moon,” by Philip Jose Farmer [short story] “The Survivors,” by T.D. Hamm [short story] “The Jewel of Seven Stones,” by Seabury Quinn [novelette, Jules de Grandin series] Until next time, happy reading!

Welcome to Black Cat Weekly. On the mystery side of things, we have original tales by Veronica Leigh (one that looks to be the start of a new series) and Richard A. McMahon (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken). Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman has selected a great tale by Anna Scotti, and our novel is The Talleyrand Maxim, by Golden Age author J.S. Fletcher. Plus, of course, a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. On the science fiction and fantasy side, our lead item is a new feature—a portfolio by artist Ron Miller. Ron has joined our staff as art director and will be providing covers from his vast body of work. But I wanted our readers to know how great an artist he is, so here is a collection of some of his best covers. As for the fiction, we have a monster-in-the-mist story by British master John Glasby, plus an all-star lineup of classic authors: Frank Belknap Long, Donald A. Wollheim, Henry Slesar, and Philip Jose Farmer. Great stuff. Here’s the complete lineup— Cover Art: Ron Miller Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Mr. George,” by Richard A. McMahan [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “An Open and Shut Case,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “That Which We Call Patience,” by Anna Scotti [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughters,” by Veronica Leigh [short story] The Talleyrand Maxim, by J.S. Flextcher [novel] Special Feature: “Cover Portfolio,” by Ron Miller Science Fiction & Fantasy: “The Thing in the Mist,” by John Glasby [short story] “Mr. Caxton Draws a Martian Bird,” by Frank Belknap Long [short story] “Saknarth,” by Donald A. Wollheim [short story] “Mr. Loneliness,” by Henry Slesar [short story] “The Celestial Blueprint,” by Philip José Farmer [short story]

NOVELS The House of the Missing, by Sinclair Gluck When Margaret disappears during a routine shopping trip, her brother sets off on a relentless quest to find her. New Amazonia, by Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett This pioneering feminist utopian novel transports a Victorian-era woman into a future Ireland governed by women. NOVELET “Horsesense Hank in the Parallel Worlds,” by Nelson S. Bond Hank ventures into parallel worlds where nothing is as it seems. SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY “Murder on the Christmas Train,” by Hal Charles Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there! ufeff SHORT STORIES “Hearth and Home,” by Rick McMahan [Michael Bracken Presents short story] A detective’s pursuit of a fugitive reveals haunting truths about a family massacre. “The Queen of Christmas,” by Shari Randall [Barb Goffman Presents short story] A Sugar Plum Fairy, a stolen necklace, and an icy night bring mischief and mayhem… “Two Words,” by Paula Messina A struggling shop owner faces unexpected dangers—and blessings—on a snowy Christmas Eve... “Beginner’s Luck,” by Susan Love Brown A too-clever Christmas plan unravels when past crimes resurface, exposing secrets, irony, and ultimate justice. “The Bleak Mid-Winter Snow,” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins In a post-AI-revolt world, a first date sparks hope—until chilling truths shatter trust and safety! “A Stranger at the Door,” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman A secretive elf gives Chiara a magical gift, transforming her Christmas—and her life—in unexpected ways. “Heel,” by Philip Jose Farmer Achilles fights destiny as gods manipulate his fate in a cosmic war where the scriptwriter reigns supreme… “The Lost Race,” by Robert E. Howard A Briton stumbles upon a hidden Pict civilization—where vengeance, honor, and ancient curses shape his fate…

After the Apocalyptic War, the decimated remnants of the French huddled in the Loire Valley were gradually squeezed between two new and growing nations. The Colossus to the north was unfriendly and obviously intended to absorb the little New France. The Colossus to the south was friendly and offered to take the weak state into its confederation of republics as a full partner...

Twentieth-century scientist Ulysses Singing Bear had no idea his experiments with atomic stasis would result in a twenty-million-year journey to a world peopled by the descendants of present-day mammals. It was the world of Awina, the cat-woman who impossibly loved Ulysses. It was the planet of the mammoth continent-spanning intelligence-The Tree, whose branches touched the heavens and whose roots clasped hell-who knew that Ulysses, the newly-awakened Stone God, could destroy his reign. To enable his species to survive, Ulysses had to find a human mate. To do so, and to fulfill the single condition set by his worshippers, he had to confront The Tree. It would have been an easy task for a god, but he was only a man-and the only man at that... Originally published as an ACE paperback in 1970, The Stone God Awakens has been reprinted numerous times throughout the ''70s and into the ''80s, but is still one of Philip José Farmer''s lesser-known works. And that is a shame because, as Danny Adams (co-author with Philip José Farmer of The City Beyond Play and Dayworld: A Hole in Wednesday) spells out in his introduction, it is "a breathless mix of adventure, intellect, and myth."

Hunger and sleepless nights had knobbed his cheekbones and honed his chin to a sharp point. An almost visible air clung to him, a hot aura that seemed to result from veins full of lava and eyeballs spilling out a heat that could not be held within him. He had the face every transie had, the face of a man who was either burning with fever or who had seen a vision.

A collection of material from the fifteen issue run of the fanzine between 2005 and 2009.

The Time Projector: No one knows where the great white clouds came from, but on the face of these clouds are live action images, like a movie. These images are of terrifying happenings often graphic and shocking in detail and appear to foretell future events.

To mark Philip José Farmer''s 100th Birthday, Meteor House is proud to present a mammoth collection worthy of the Grand Master. With over fifty pieces spanning seven decades, The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection goes far beyond the typical "best of" anthology by including classic science fiction, poems, articles, tributes, speeches, and more, all from Farmer''s magic pen. This collection boasts an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale, a foreword by Tracy Knight, and a bibliography by Zacharias L.A. Nuninga, while each decade features a synopsis of the Grand Master''s life and career. At well over 900 pages, this collection is a must for all science fiction fans and historians, and is available in trade paperback and hardcover, featuring two covers by Mark Wheatley. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale Foreword by Tracy Knight The 1940s Bradley Brave Sees New York O''Brien and Obrenov Imagination The 1950s The Lovers Sail On! Sail On! Sestina of the Space Rocket Mother Lovers and Otherwise Attitudes Totem and Taboo The Tin Woodman Slams the Door The 1960s On a Mountain Upside Down Uproar in Acheron The King of the Beasts Riverworld The Blind Rowers Riders of the Purple Wage The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod My Father the Ripper (an excerpt from A Feast Unknown) Kickaha''s Escape (an excerpt from A Private Cosmos) The Josés From Rio The 1970s Only Who Can Make a Tree The Sliced-Crosswise-Only-On-Tuesday World An Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke Sketches Among The Ruins of My Mind After King Kong Fell Writing Doc''s Biography Sherlock Holmes & Sufism The Problem of the Sore Bridge--Among Others To the Wizard of Sci-Fi A Fimbulwinter Introduction Osiris on Crutches Phonemics The Last Rise of Nick Adams The Freshman Creating Artificial Worlds The 1980s The Making of Revelation, Part 1 Buddha Contemplates His Novel The Long Wet Dream of Rip van Winkle The Man Who Came for Christmas Plane Talking (an excerpt from A Barnstormer in Oz) The Peoria-Colored Writer Memoir Why and How I Became Kilgore Trout St. Francis Kisses His Ass Goodbye The 1990s Evil, Be My Good Wolf, Iron, and Moth Why Do I Write? A Hole in Hell More than Most Casting Turtles (an excerpt from Nothing Burns in Hell) The 2000s The Face That Launched a Thousand Eggs Keep Your Mouth Shut The Good of the Land The First Robot The Princess of Terra That Great Spanish Author, Ernesto The Terminalization of J. G. Ballard The Light-Hog Incident Bibliography by Zacharias L.A. Nuninga

Love Song is a compellingly different shocker about one man, one woman and the strangest sin of all!

Though Earthmen first landed on the planet Dare 300 years earlier, they were still bound by the same standards of snobbery and fear... until Jack Cage, eldest son of a wealthy human, found himself strangely drawn to a spectacularly beautiful native. To consort with her meant death. But why? And what were humans doing on the planet anyway?

Todos los que han vivido alguna vez en la Tierra resucitan en cuerpos sanos, jóvenes y fuertes, en un mundo desconocido surcado por un río. Alguien les provee de comida de forma milagrosa, pero no obtienen respuestas sobre el significado de esta extraña vida después de la muerte. Millones de personas de todas las épocas de la Historia y de todos los lugares de la Tierra deben empezar de nuevo. Será Richard Francis Burton quien se embarque en una increíble aventura en la que, al igual que durante su vida en la Tierra trató de hallar las fuentes del Nilo, buscará los límites del nuevo mundo y de sus misteriosos benefactores navegando río arriba.

In the 1970s Philip José Farmer paid special tribute to the pulps with several stories. Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp Heroes collects these stories for the first time in hardcover!

Everyone knows the legendary story of Phileas Fogg''s journey Around the World in Eighty Days as told by Jules Verne. And Philip José Farmer''s fans know he uncovered the "secret history" behind Fogg''s unexpected journey in The Other Log of Phileas Fogg. One of Meteor House''s most ambitious projects yet is The Full Account, a unique, one-of-a-kind edition wherein both classic books are woven together, allowing the reader to peruse the original exploits as described by Verne, followed by, in alternating fashion, Farmer''s revelatory account of what was actually occurring "behind the scenes." We have not omitted, nor added, one word from the authorized editions of both books. Upon the recommendation of Verne expert Henry G. Franke III, we have utilized the Hutchinson text of Around the World in Eighty Days. The alternating texts of each novel have been set in different fonts in order to enhance readability.

The Tiers series chronicles the adventures of both Robert Wolff, a man from our world transported through space-time to a cosmos with dimensions and laws different from our own, and Kickaha the Trickster (a.k.a. Paul J. Finnegan, also from our contemporary world). Separately and together, the two heroes contend against the Lords who rule the separate universes, of which the marvelous many-leveled World of Tiers is the center. Mythological and legendary creatures and characters abound: centaurs and harpies, mermaids and Indians, aliens and beautiful women.

Without moving a micron in space, three men and a woman onboard a timeship travel from 2070 AD to 12,000 BC-a journey that could never be repeated! For the passengers, all anthropologists, it was a once-in-a-million-lifetimes expedition, a chance to study primitive man as modern man never could. But none of them was prepared for what they would discover-or for the impact of their travels in a time that had yet to come¿

Resucitado, con el resto de la humanidad, en las ricas y misteriosas orillas del Mundo del Río, Samuel Langhorne Clemens (más conocido por el seudónimo de Mark Twain) tiene un sueño: construir un barco fluvial que rivalice con los mejores vapores que recorrieron el Misisipi y subir el río hasta su nacimiento, donde están los todopoderosos vigilantes del Mundo del Río, y sus secretos. Pero antes debe realizar un peligroso viaje para desenterrar un meteorito caído. La misión requerirá sellar una alianza difícil con el sanguinario vikingo Erik Hachasangrienta, el traicionero Juan sin Tierra de Inglaterra, el legendario espadachín Cyrano de Bergerac, el aventurero griego Ulises y el infame nazi Hermann Goering.