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News
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Introduction
to the Wold Newton Universe |
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April 2009
Henry
Covert has written two parts of an introduction to the Wold Newton
Universe (WNU). These articles were published in Astonishing
Adventures Magazine, Issue Four of August 2008, and in Issue
Five.of December 2008.
The first article
tells who Farmer is and what the concept of the Wold Newton Universe
really is. In his second
article Covert introduces the members of the WNU and many of
the stories that belong to this universe.
Interesting articles, especially if you are new to the WNU.
A third part is promised, but as I understand from the author's blog,
that article will not be published in Astonishing Adventures Magazine
anymore.
Covert: "I have another possible venue for it, but it's way too soon to
confirm anything."
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Early
review of The Evil
in Pemberley House |
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24
April 2009
There
is yet another early review of the new novel The Evil in
Pemberley House, written by Philip José Farmer
& Win Scott Eckert.
Art Sippo published the review on his blog: "...The denouement of the
story is an extended action sequence in which Pat Wildman confronts the
real villains and triumphs over them. She is depicted as fighting
virtually nude in clothing that has been shredded during the action ...
Overall, this was a fun book to read. It had action, adventure,
mystery, sex, violence, and a large dose of Wold Newton connections. I
think the collaboration between Eckert and Farmer was excellent. They
made their own contributions to the plot and the final editing gave a
satisfying flow to the narrative. The story also left open the
possibility of a sequel or two. Or more. If there are any other
outlines in Phil Farmer's filing cabinet, I for one would like to see
Win Eckert be permitted to flesh them out into full fledged novels..."
Read the full review here.
The
Evil in Pemberley House will be published later this year
by Subterranean
Press, where it already can be pre-ordered. The Limited
Edition will come with an exclusive chapbook of bonus materials that
includes Philip Jose Farmer’s original outline for the novel,
as well as an extensive family tree for the Wold Newton Universe.
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Fanzine
Wold Atlas |
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April 2009
Roger
Reus (USA) has sent me an e-mail with the missing information of the
fanzine The Wold Atlas
Issue number 4, Winter 1978.
I do not have a copy of this issue and for that reason did not know the
exact contents and data. But Roger does have a copy and could tell that
only two items were missing, the 'Trivia Quiz' and a drawing of PJF.
And now we also know the names of the cover artists.
The new information has been added on this page.
Thanks Roger, I appreciate your help!
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German
article about the WNU |
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April 2009
In
the German magazine Phantastisch!
No. 34 of April 2009 is a long article,
"Moderne Mythen" (Modern Myths), written by Christian Endres. He
interviewed Win Scott Eckert for this and wrote a very interesting
article about the Wold Newton Universe.
Christian and Win received the following e-mail from me:
"Ich habe das magazine Phantastisch!
#34 heute bekommen! (I received the magazine Phantastisch! #34
today!)
Sorry you cannot read German Win, because the long article about
Farmer, you and the WNU is a great piece to read! It's written by a
very enthusiastic writer, who seems to love the puzzling and more than
often dazzling Wold Newton Universe. It is a great piece and a very
readable introduction to the concept of the WNU. I love it!
My compliments to you, Christian.
Vielen dank/many thanks for this issue!"
For an outsider to the Wold Newton Universe Christian
did a marvelous job explaining to the general public how the
interesting but complex WNU 'ticks'.
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Locus
remembers Phil Farmer (2) |
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17
April 2009
I
received my copy of Locus
issue 579, April 2009, two days ago. Nearly five pages about Phil, with
an obituary by the Locus
staff, many photos —some of them in color— and five
appreciations, written by Gary K. Wolfe, Joe Haldeman, Christopher Paul
Carey, Mary A. Turzillo, and Richard A. Lupoff.
Wolfe: "...The SF field can justly celebrate writers for the elegance
of their style, the ingenuity of their ideas, the meticulousness of
their world-building, but what you hear most often about Farmer is
simply the sheer immensity of his imagination, and his courage in
following wherever it lead..."
Locus's
editor Charles N. Brown explains in his 'Editorial Matters' why
the section of appreciations on Phil Farmer is shorter than it should
be (because of the special 90th birthday
issue last year), but I still 'miss' an appreciation by
Harlan Ellison for instance.
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The Evil
in Pemberley House reviewed |
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17
April 2009
The
new novel The Evil in
Pemberley House, written by Philip José Farmer
& Win Scott Eckert, will be published later this year by Subterranean
Press.
John Allen Small wrote 'An Early Review' on his blog: "The novel,
entitled The Evil In
Pemberley House, is a story in the tradition of
such gothic romance novelists as Marilyn Ross, Victoria Holt and Mary
Stewart, whose books were a staple of my mother's reading diet for many
years ... But in the best tradition of such tales, that inheritance
comes complete with a ghostly curse – and an unusual
supporting cast of questionable character and unclear motives ... All
in all, the novel is a fascinating tale that puts a unique spin on a
number of popular works from the past. Farmer and Eckert have woven a
number of elements some readers might previously have viewed as
disparate into a literary tapestry that is at once faithful to the
source material, while expanding and elaborating on those familiar
characters and situations in such a way as to make readers want to go
back a re-read them again in order to get the broader picture."
Read the full review here.
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The Other
in the Mirror reviewed |
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17
April 2009
Steven
H. Silver has written a review
of the new omnibus The
Other in the Mirror for the Mid-April issue of the SF Site.
Silver: "While the first two novels included in The Other in the Mirror
focus on Christianity as the religion of choice, in Night of Light,
Farmer has created his own religion on the planet Kareen ... The most
science fictional of the three novels, Farmer manages a good mix of
philosophy and potboiler in the story."
Read the full review here.
While the book was ready
at
the printer more than two weeks ago, there is still no shipping update
on the publisher's website
or in the newsletters when this book will be shipped.
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Beautiful
cover by Glen Orbik |
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April 2009
Subterranean
Press now shows the final cover illustration and design for
the forthcoming novel by Philip José Farmer and Win Scott
Eckert, The
Evil in Pemberley House.
The artist Glen Orbik
did a marvelous job with a beautiful and sexy lady in distress. It is a
great cover!
Win is very happy with the cover illustration: "To say I'm pleased
would be a gross understatement. The cover is reminiscent of those
magnificent '70s paperback Gothics...which in fact is exactly what The Evil in Pemberley House
is--except for the paperback part."
See Win Eckert's website
about this novel.
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Locus
remembers Phil Farmer |
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April 2009
An
obituary of Philip José Farmer and a series of appreciations
are published in the April 2009 issue of Locus. The
appreciations are from Gary K. Wolfe, Joe Haldeman, Christopher Paul
Carey, Mary A. Turzillo, and Richard A. Lupoff, according to the online
Table
of Contents.
I haven't received my copy yet, so I cannot tell you more about it
right now. You can buy this issue of Locus, see the information at the
bottom of the before mentioned Table of Contents page.
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New
computer |
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8
April 2009
Last
week I bought a new computer, because the —very—
old one started to make strange and loud noises with the fan of the
power supply unit. The new computer and the software had to be
installed, and the data had to be transferred from the old computer to
the new one.
It took me some days before this was finished far enough to start
working again on the website.
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| Added
Books |
In April no new book
publications were added on the book pages.
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| Statistics |
These are the
numbers for the book pages in April 2009:
 1571
publications
1106 different covers
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 "John Donald Carlucci")
 "Joanne Renaud")
 "Glen Orbik")
 "McConnell & Rutt")
 "Michael Sagenhorn")
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 "Bob Eggleton")
