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Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer (1918–2009) was born in North Terre Haute, Indiana, and grew up in Peoria, Illinois. A voracious reader, Farmer decided in the fourth grade that he wanted to be ...view morePhilip José Farmer (1918–2009) was born in North Terre Haute, Indiana, and grew up in Peoria, Illinois. A voracious reader, Farmer decided in the fourth grade that he wanted to be a writer. For a number of years he worked as a technical writer to pay the bills, but science fiction allowed him to apply his knowledge and passion for history, anthropology, and the other sciences to works of mind-boggling originality and scope.
His first published novella, “The Lovers” (1952), earned him the Hugo Award for best new author. He won a second Hugo and was nominated for the Nebula Award for the 1967 novella “Riders of the Purple Wage,” a prophetic literary satire about a futuristic, cradle-to-grave welfare state. His best-known works include the Riverworld books, the World of Tiers series, the Dayworld Trilogy, and literary pastiches of such fictional pulp characters as Tarzan and Sherlock Holmes. He was one of the first writers to take these characters and their origin stories and mold them into wholly new works. His short fiction is also highly regarded.
In 2001, Farmer won the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and was named Grand Master by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America.view less
Books by Philip José Farmer
Riverworld: Including To Your Scattered Bodies Go & The Fabulous Riverboat Riverworld and Other Stories Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Time's Last Gift Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Thieves' World® Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe World of Tiers Volume One: The Maker of Universes, The Gates of Creation, and A Private Cosmos Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dayworld Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gods of Riverworld: The Fifth Book of the Riverworld Series Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Audiobooks by Philip José Farmer
To Your Scattered Bodies Go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fabulous Riverboat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dark Design Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gods of Riverworld Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time (Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tongues of the Moon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Magic Labyrinth Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Rastignac the Devil: Unabridged Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Rastignac The Devil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Philip Jose Farmer: The Green Odyssey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings