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Zacharias L.A. Nuninga
(Netherlands)
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FarmerCon XIV / PulpFest 2019 |
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11 Jul
2019
Only a
month away and FarmerCon XIV will take place. And as in the previous
years again in conjunction with PulpFest. The convention will be held
in the weekend of August 15-18, 2019 in Pittsburgh.
I won't be able to attend.
Of the program in this weekend (see here or here) is only one item for the FarmerCon attendees: FarmerCon XIV: Farmer of the Pulps: A Harvest of Influences (panel, moderated by Paul Spiteri).
See more information about this item on the PulpFest 2019 site.
If you want to join FarmerCon XIV you have to send an email to Mike Croteau, and also register with PulpFest.
Everyone who attends, have a great time!
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Cover
announcement for Greatheart Silver |
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12 Jun
2019
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Four
more books from France |
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28 May
2019
Online
I
discovered the following publications, and ordered them. Three covers
for four books? Of the first I found two printings, both from 1975,
with the same splashing cover.
La
jungle nue (A Feast Unknown)
The first publication of this edition was in April 1974. But, as it
turned out after nearly forty-five years, was reprinted twice:
- Champ Libre, January 1975, 2nd printing,
- Champ Libre, October 1975, 3rd printing.
Les
amants étrangers (The
Lovers)
The first printing of this book was published in January 2007, and it
was reprinted with the same cover:
- Gallimard, July 2007, 2nd printing.
Le
bateau fabuleux (The Fabulous Riverboat)
The publisher keeps this novel in print:
- Le Livre de Poche, November 2018, 10th printing.
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Nice
photo of the Farmers |
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27 May
2019
I
was very much surprised some days ago to receive an envelop with a
photo of Philip José Farmer and his wife, Bette Farmer. The
photo is signed by both on the back. There is no information about the
photographer, or the reason why, where, or when this picture was made.
It is
not dated, but my guess is —based on comparing it with other
photos of the two— that it is from about 1993.
The sender of the photo, Fred Fischer (US), neither has any information
about the picture. He received it a while back from someone who sold
him a Farmer book online.
Many thanks for this nice photo Fred!
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Farmer
Sales on U.S. EBAY |
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20 May
2019
From
Fred
Fischer (US) I received an e-mail with a link to a web page on 'Euro
Sports Network', with a blog entry of May 1, 2019 called: "Voices Against Time, Ebay
Nationalism Part 3". The blog was written by GithYankee.
Fred writes: «My notion is that the author of the chart is
trying
to use it as an example of proof that the new movement towards
diversity in science fiction authorship is doomed. I guess
this
argument is part of the brouhaha that the Hugo Awards or perhaps their
nominations and the nomination process were embroiled in a few years
ago. Maybe it continues?»
The chart shows the Pringle Science Fiction 100 list of bestselling
authors. Given are the names, ethnicity, orientation, gender, top 10
sales, and finally 'Last 90 days units'.
I'm not interested in the diversity issue of this blog. That's why I
only took part of the chart with the first 16 names. The 16th is that
of Farmer.
| Author |
Top
10 Sales |
Last
90 days units |
| Herbert, Frank |
$11,796.00 |
981 |
| Orwell, George |
$7,941.00 |
1368 |
| Bradbury, Ray |
$7,410.00 |
1374 |
| Wolfe, Gene |
$7,122.00 |
199 |
| Moorcock, Michael |
$5,612.00 |
421 |
| Asimov, Isaac |
$5,068.00 |
1304 |
| Dick, Philip K. |
$4,796.00 |
980 |
| Heinlein, Robert |
$4,645.00 |
681 |
| Vonnegut, Kurt |
$3,917.00 |
1039 |
| Clarke, Arthur |
$3,261.00 |
545 |
| Burgess, Anthony |
$3,037.00 |
203 |
| Burroughs, William S. |
$2,692.00 |
288 |
| Le Guin, Ursula |
$2,389.00 |
407 |
| Leiber, Fritz |
$1,994.00 |
191 |
| Gibson, William |
$1,931.00 |
229 |
| Farmer, Philip Jose |
$1,540.00 |
183 |
The only reason to show this chart is to give you an idea how PJF is
doing in comparison with the other authors of the Pringle Science
Fiction 100 list.
If you are interested in the blog or the complete chart follow this link.
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History
of the Hugos |
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30 Apr
2019
 Jo
Walton's earlier posts for Tor.com about the Hugo finalists have been
gathered in the book An
Informal History of the Hugos (A Personal Look Back at the
Hugo Awards, 1953-2000).
As Farmer had won three Hugo Awards and three Nominations during his
career I was curious what Jo Walton, or any of the other contributors,
had to say about him. It is less than I expected, and hoped for.
1953 - Winner: Best New
Author or Artist
A very short piece, about that Farmer wouldn't have been eligible by
today's Campbell rules. He had been publishing for longer
than
two years. (That was only one non-sf
story in 1946.)
1960 - Nominee: "The Alley Man"
A comment by Rich Horton that this story was quite good.
1961 - Nominee: "Open to Me,
My Sister"
Rich Horton: «The Farmer has a good reputation, but I've
never
read it, and I don't usually like Farmer as much as others
do.»
1966 - Nominee: "Day of the
Great Shout"
Jo Walton about all the nominees in the 'Best Short Fiction':
«Great selection, good choice.»
1968 - Winner: "Riders of
the Purple Wage"
Jo Walton: «You couldn't ask for two more different winners,
but they are both wonderful in their own ways.»
Gardner Dozois: «...I never liked either the much-overhyped Riders of the Purple Wage
or Weyr Search.»
(the other winner).
Rich Horton: «I enjoyed the two novella winners in their way,
Weyr
Search probably more back then, and I don't think they are
bad stories, but neither would get my vote.»
1972 - Winner: To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Jo Walton describes in short the story line, and writes:
«It's a
great book, and if the sequels are less great, it's only because no
explanation can possibly live up to that premise. I loved this book
with wild enthusiasm when I was a teenager, and it will always have a
place in my heart. I think it's a fine Hugo winner.»
With most of the nearly 50 years there is review of the
winner's novel, but that is not the case with To Your Scattered Bodies Go.
A bit disappointing.
Nevertheless, it's a great reference work if you're curious about the
Hugo Awards history, and you might read in it about an interesting work
you've not yet read. Publisher is Tor, ISBN 978-0-7653-7908-5 and the
price $31.99.
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Announcement
from Meteor House |
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5 Apr
2019
 The
small publisher Meteor House, owned by Michael Croteau, brings since
2010 every year new collections of stories, new books, or new editions
of previous published works. Nearly all of these works are by or in
relation to Philip José Farmer.
And as always these books are released at the FarmerCon of that year.
That will be no different this year, with the new collection Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp
Heroes.
The cover at left is that of the first Greatheart Silver
collection in 1982. The new cover is not yet shown.
From Meteor
House:
Philip José Farmer had a life-long love affair with the
pulps he
read in his youth. They influenced nearly everything he wrote, but in
the 1970s he paid special tribute to them with several stories. Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp
Heroes
collects these stories for the first time in hardcover! This collection
also features an introduction by college professor and pulp historian,
Garyn G. Roberts, Ph.D., and artwork by Keith Howell!
Table
of Contents:
- Introduction
- Greatheart Silver
- The Return of Greatheart Silver
- Greatheart Silver in the First Command
- The Grant Robeson Papers
- Savage Shadow
- Skinburn
Greatheart
Silver and Other Pulp Heroes will debut at FarmerCon XIV
this coming August. The hardcover price is $33, but if you preorder
it now you will get a $5 discount.
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New
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Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp
Heroes, a collection of stories. From Meteor House, in
August 2019.
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The following are not yet confirmed, but these
titles are mentioned in the past years. All from Meteor
House:
The
Monster on Hold, written by Farmer & Win Scott
Eckert, in the summer of
2019 (?).
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Christopher Paul Carey will write a trilogy about Kôr, son of
Hadon of Opar. Might be published in 2019-2020 (?).
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Up
From the Bottomless Pit
No further info yet.
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