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News
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New
edition of Dare |
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June 2009
It
has been out of print in the US for nearly thirty years, the novel Dare.
It is one of the first written novels by Farmer, originally scheduled for
publication in 1953 as A
Beast of the Fields, but it appeared in book publication
for the first time only in 1965.
Dare
had two editions from Berkley Books, in 1979 and 1980, and in
1980 also a hardcover edition from Gregg Press.
Now IDW
Publishing has a new edition, in their series 'New Classics
of the Fantastic', in a trade paperback, with a cover by Dave
Gutierrez. It has a foreword by series editor, Clifford Meth: "...Phil
Farmer was one of the elite Grand Masters of Science Fiction, and
recognized as such by one and all. His body of work, six decades after
it began, is still some of the very best our genre has produced..."
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It
arrived today! |
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June 2009
My
copy of the trade edition of the omnibus The
Other in the Mirror arrived today. The limited, numbered or
lettered editions will be shipped on a later date when the slipcases
and traycases for these editions have been produced and received by the
publisher.
Subterranean Press
did again a wonderful job with this book, it has dark yellow
cloth
covered boards and gilt lettering on the spine. The wrap around cover
by
Bob Eggleton is stunning, very beautiful indeed.
Christopher Paul Carey wrote an interesting foreword, about the concept
of The Other and how the three novels included in the omnibus each deal
with this concept.
You can order your copy of the trade edition with the online bookshops
or directly from the publisher.
There are also copies left of the lettered edition, the numbered
edition has already been sold out.
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Kudos for
The Evil in Pemberley House |
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June 2009
The
first three reviews of the forthcoming
novel The Evil in
Pemberley House, written by Philip José Farmer
& Win Scott Eckert, are all very positive. Two of them were
already mentioned earlier on this site, see here and here.
Publisher Subterranean
Press mentions these two and yet another review
on the
website, and gives the conclusion: "Early reader reaction to this Wold
Newton concoction is, as you can see, quite positive–the tale
wrapped inside Glen Orbik’s utterly perfect dust jacket."
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French
editions added |
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June 2009
French
publisher Le Livre de Poche (Laffont) keeps the Riverworld books in
print with regular reprints every two or three years, it seems.
Recently discovered are the December 2006 reprint of Le Monde du Fleuve (To
Your Scattered Bodies Go) and the February 2007 reprint of Le noir dessein (The
Dark Design).
With these books the publisher now gives the information which printing
it is, the eighth and the sixth respectively. This means that one
printing of both books is still unknown to me, one of both is still
missing on the book pages.
I also found the fifth printing of June 2006 of Les Dieux du fleuve (Gods
of Riverworld), which will be added on the restyled page.
Hope to finish this page soon.
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Update
Official Farmer site |
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June 2009
Mike
Croteau updated the Official Philip
José Farmer Home Page on June 14th. With news
about Farmercon IV, where Bette Farmer could not attend anymore. A
special page
about her was added in the program book. Only a few days later Bette
passed away.
Several people I had contact with are still in a state of shock about
her death.
Mike had also some more happier news with the update, about a
discovered reprint of the story "Totem
and Taboo"
and even a completely new, or rather before unknown, very short story
by Phil, "Christmas Seal's Fight", which is his first published
fiction. It has been published when he was only ten years old!
I will add these items on this site very soon.
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R.I.P.
Bette
Farmer
5 April 1923 - 10 June 2009
Today I received the very
sad news that Bette Farmer, Phil
Farmer's wife for a very
long time (68 years) passed away
yesterday at her home.
She was 86.
Not four months after
Phil left this world, and now Bette.
She will be missed by many,
her family and friends and by
all who had the honor of knowing
her.
Bye Bette.
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The Other
from Earth |
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June 2009
Bill
Schafer, publisher of Subterranean Press,
replied on my question if he had any news about The Other in the Mirror
as follows: "We are shipping the trade copies in the next couple of
weeks, right after we finish the new Robert Silverberg."
So, we might receive it somewhere this month or early July.
From Christopher Paul Carey I received the news about the publication
of the new edition of Two
Hawks from Earth.
Chris Roberson, publisher of MonkeyBrain
Books, made an announcment on his blog
and wrote in a news group that
this book "is at the printers now, and due to ship sometime in
the next month or so."
The new information has been added on the publisher's website.
See also Forthcoming
Books.
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More
delay with new books |
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June 2009
At
the end of March Subterranean Press
spread the news that The
Other in the Mirror
was ready and awaiting pickup at the printer. So this new book could be
expected to ship somewhere in April. Early May, still no book received,
I asked the publisher when it would be sent, and he replied that it
would be one of
the next three to four books that would be shipped.
It is now early June and we still have not seen this book. Hope to
receive it somewhere this month.
About another new book, Dare
from IDW Press, I received a message from Amazon that the publication
seemed to be delayed. It should have been published at the end of May.
Amazon could not yet provide the book or a new date.
Already mentioned earlier
was the delay in publication of Two Hawks from Earth.
I hope this doesn't mean that one or more of these publications will
not be published at all anymore...
See also Forthcoming
Books.
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100
Must-Read Science Fiction Novels |
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June 2009
A
& C Black Publishers in London, published in 2006 in the series
'Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides' the small and handsome paperback 100 Must-Read Science Fiction
Novels.
In their foreword "About This Book" the writers, Stephen E. Andrews
& Nick Rennison, state that they not intended to provide a list
of the 100 best novels, but have chosen "...100 books to read in order
to gain an overview of the rich and diverse writing to be found in
SF...".
One of the chosen novels is The Lovers by PJF. In the entry on this novel
the writers give a brief description and review, "...typically
audacious
Farmer, a perfect starting point for exploring the lively imagination
and historic contribution of this generously spirited author...".
Also mentioned are some of Farmer's other erotic work, like The
Image
of the Beast, Blown, and A
Feast Unknown.
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| Added
Books |
Seven
publications were added on the book pages this month.
 Dare
The new edition from IDW Publishing, 2009.
The
Dark Design
The 2007 French reprint, Le
noir dessein, from Le Livre de Poche.
Fire
and the Night
The publication in the omnibus The
Other in the Mirror, 2009.
Jesus
on Mars
Publication in the omnibus The
Other in the Mirror, 2009.
Night
of Light
Publication in the omnibus The
Other in the Mirror, 2009.
The
Other in the Mirror
The trade edition of this omnibus with three novels
from Subterranean Press, 2009.
To
Your Scattered Bodies Go
The French reprint, Le
Monde du Fleuve, from Le Livre de Poche in 2006.
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| Statistics |
These are the
numbers for the book pages in June 2009:
1618
publications
1144 different covers
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 "Dave Gutierrez")
 "Bob Eggleton")
 "Glen Orbik")
 "Manchu")
 "Lee Moyer")
 "Victor Alatorre")
