Just posted at Black Gate: I interview Christopher Paul Carey about his story "Kwasin and the Bear God" (based on Philip José Farmer's outline) in Tales of the Wold Newton Universe.Check it out!
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Sunday, November 17, 2013
Black Gate does Wold Newton: #3 of 4
Just posted at Black Gate: I interview Christopher Paul Carey about his story "Kwasin and the Bear God" (based on Philip José Farmer's outline) in Tales of the Wold Newton Universe.Check it out!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Black Gate does Wold Newton - Part 2
Part two of a four-part post in which coeditor Christopher Paul Carey and I interview contributors to our Titan Books anthology Tales of the Wold Newton Universe is now live over at Black Gate. The first installment features authors Octavio Aragão and Carlos Orsi Please check it out!
You can also read our full introduction at SF Signal.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
THE SCARLET JAGUAR - three new reviews
I haven't been paying quite enough attention to self-marketing activities of late, so here's a smallish attempt at remedying that, links to three reviews of my recently-released novella The Scarlet Jaguar.Many thanks to Ron Fortier at Pulp Fiction Reviews, Dave Brzeski at the British Fantasy Society, and Brad Mengel at the Serial Vigilante Blog for taking the time.
I'm reliably informed by my publisher Meteor House that there are a very few copies remaining of this limited edition novella, which can be ordered here.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Pulp Crazy reviews TALES OF THE WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE!
Jason Aiken of Pulp Crazy has posted an incredibly thorough--and positive!--review of the newly-released anthology Tales of the Wold Newton Universe. Thanks Jason!
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Coming Oct 8: TALES OF THE WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE
Tales of the Wold Newton Universe
A collection of Wold Newton-inspired short stories by Farmerphiles, experts, and the Grand Master of SF himself.Titan Books' Wold Newton Anthology, Tales of the Wold Newton Universe, will be released on October 8, 2013. Edited by Win Scott Eckert and Christopher Paul Carey, the book collects, for the first time ever in one volume, Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton short stories. The volume also includes tales by other writers.
The Introduction by Eckert (coauthor with Farmer of the Wold Newton novel The Evil in Pemberley House) and Carey (coauthor with Farmer of the Khokarsa novel The Song of Kwasin) provides an overview of Farmer's Wold Newton Family and Mythos. In addition, the editors provide brief introductions to the stories themselves, explaining why each entry is a Wold Newton tale.
Tales of the Wold Newton Universe is available for preorder at Amazon, AmazonUK, and B&N. As with all the Farmer books from Titan, there will also be an eBook version.
Contents
Introduction: "The Wold Newton Tales of Philip José Farmer" by Win Scott Eckert and Christopher Paul Carey
| The Great Detective and Others | |
| “The Problem of the Sore Bridge--Among Others” | Harry Manders (Philip José Farmer) |
| "A Scarletin Study" | Jonathan Swift Somers III (Philip José Farmer) |
| "The Doge Whose Barque Was Worse Than His Bight" | Jonathan Swift Somers III (Philip José Farmer) |
| Pulp Inspirations | |
| “Skinburn” | Philip José Farmer |
| “The Freshman” | Philip José Farmer |
| “After King Kong Fell” | Philip José Farmer |
| Wold Newton Prehistory: The Khokarsa Series | |
| "Kwasin and the Bear God" | Philip José Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey |
| Wold Newton Prehistory: John Gribardsun & Time's Last Gift | |
| "Into Time's Abyss" | John Allen Small |
| "The Last of the Guaranys" | Octavio Aragão & Carlos Orsi |
| Wold Newton Origins / Secrets of the Nine | |
| "The Wild Huntsman" | Win Scott Eckert |
Friday, June 07, 2013
Cover reveal! Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life by Philip José Farmer!
He is the greatest hero of our time—Doc Savage! Philip José Farmer, three-time Hugo award winner and Science Fiction Grand Master, has turned his superb research and narrative skills to one of the greatest heroes of our time: Doc Savage, the bronze champion of justice. Now, at last, the incredible life story of the real man behind the Doc Savage pulp novels, including:
- His true name and family background, covering his relationship to Lord Greystoke, Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, James Bond, and Fu Manchu.
- Detailed information on some of his most devilish opponents—John Sunlight, the Mystic Mullah, and Mr. Wail. A summation of some of Doc’s most amazing inventions.
- Biographies of the Fabulous Five—Monk, Ham, Renny, Long Tom, and Johnny—as well as the group’s Lady Auxiliary and Bronze Knockout, Pat Savage!
Together with other data and brilliant deductions, Philip José Farmer offers an amazing account of this remarkable man’s astonishing career!
Altus Press Softcover: $24.95 | Meteor House Deluxe, expanded hardcover: $35.00
Meteor House is currently taking preorders for the hardcover; any preorders placed by June 30 will be signed by the contributors at Pulpfest / FarmerCon in late July 2013, after which the book will ship. Preorders placed after June 30 will not be signed.
Cover by Joe DeVito
Deluxe expanded edition edited by Win Scott Eckert
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
THE SCARLET JAGUAR - final cover!
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
THE SCARLET JAGUAR - cover progress
The Scarlet Jaguar artist Mark Sparacio has been posting progress shots of the cover over on Facebook, and I'm very pleased to share them here:
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Pat Wildman - The Scarlet Jaguar final cover sketch
A few days ago I announced my new novella, a Pat Wildman adventure which is a sequel to The Evil in Pemberley House (by Philip Jose Farmer and me).
The Scarlet Jaguar will be out in July 2013 and is available for preorder now, direct from Meteor House.
Fully authorized by Farmer's estate, the book will feature a fully painted cover by Mark Sparacio.
A few days ago Mark and I conferred and we signed off on this cover sketch on which the painting will be based. I'm quite pleased and can't wait to see the final product!
Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life - New Revised Deluxe Hardcover Edition
And, without further ado... Meteor House is proud to announce a new edition of Philip José Farmer’s landmark biography!
Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life is now available for preorder and will be available in July 2013!
Cover by Doc Savage cover artist Joe DeVito!
Back in print for the first time in over 30 years, Philip José Farmer’s biography of the bronze crusader who fought almost 200 separate battles against the forces of evil “is ingenious, sardonic, adulatory, outrageous and funny in turn.” (Publisher’s Weekly)I am the lucky guy who is penning a new foreword for this edition, and am having a ball reviewing all prior editions and putting together the bonus features. More info, including preorder details, behind the link:
Preorder direct from Meteor House
More from the preorder page:
Available now for preorder, the newly revised edition of Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life also features a brand new foreword by Farmer and pulp expert Win Scott Eckert, updates to the “List of Doc Savage Stories” including the latest novels, and rare material culled from Mr. Farmer’s notes.
The deluxe hardcover edition arrives just in time for Doc’s 80th anniversary, and features tributes by other Farmer and Doc experts, including John Allen Small, Keith Howell, Rick Lai, Art Sippo, Christopher Paul Carey, and current Doc Savage writer Will Murray, as well as other bonus materials not seen in prior editions, such as:
• Doc’s Coat of Arms, reconstructed by Win Scott Eckert and illustrated by Keith Howell, from notes by Philip José Farmer
• A List of Doc Savage Comics by Win Scott Eckert and John Allen Small, a rundown of authorized Doc Savage comics which supplements Mr. Farmer’s List of Doc Savage Stories
• Writing Doc’s Biography by Philip José Farmer
“Written with wit and charm, sprinkled with allusions, this is a book to delight both science fiction and mystery fans.” (Library Journal)
All copies preordered by June 30th, 2013 will be signed by me at FarmerCon VIII / Pulpfest 2013. In addition, Meteor House will try to organize a signing by the bonus material contributors (John Allen Small, Keith Howell, Rick Lai, Art Sippo, Christopher Paul Carey, and Will Murray), who are available at FarmerCon VIII / Pulpfest 2013. (Hint: almost all of them are sure to be there!)
Hurry, get your preorder in now! Preorder direct from Meteor House.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Wild Huntsman
Thus, Tarzan has as ancestor Woden. It would be difficult to find a more highly placed forefather than the All-Father.
Perhaps the great god of the North is not dead but is in hiding. It pleased the Wild Huntsman to direct the falling star of Wold Newton near the two coaches. Thus, in a manner of speaking, he fathered the children of the occupants. The mutated and recessive genes would be reinforced, kept from being lost, by the frequent marriages among the descendants of the irradiated parents.
—Philip José Farmer, Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
In November 1795, after undergoing a
harrowing adventure in France, Sir Percy Blakeney—The Scarlet Pimpernel—decided
to call a Conclave of some of the most remarkable people of his time to plan
how to influence the political and revolutionary climate sweeping across
Europe. These extraordinary people, many of them heroes in their own right,
were the ancestors of a group of mutant supermen who have played a large role
in our affairs—Sherlock Holmes, Doc Wildman, Captain Nemo, and the lord of the
jungle, among many others.
It is December 13, 1795. The ionized
radiation accompanying a meteor strike in the tiny village of Wold Newton,
Yorkshire, endows Blakeney and his fellow Conclave attendees with a boost—a
nova of genetic splendor—that will result in those supermen and women.
Or does it?
A mysterious time traveler has come
to Wold Newton to witness the momentous event, and is quickly drawn into
investigating a series of impossible murders heralded by an ominous tolling,
murders never recorded in the history books. As the Conclave guests divide into
camps, and hopes for a solution to the European problem dwindle, so too
dwindles hope for the future. For if the enigmatic time voyager cannot overcome
the machinations of an immortal trickster and ensure that the right people are at
the right place, at the right time, then not only will his own future and past
be erased, but the whole of history itself will be rewritten…
Drawing on the cornerstone Wold Newton novels, biographies,
and stories by science-fiction Grandmaster Philip José Farmer, including Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke, Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life, Time’s Last Gift, The Other Log of Phileas Fogg,
and A Feast Unknown, “The Wild
Huntsman” is a 12,000-word novelette by Wold Newton expert Win Scott Eckert. A
sequel to Eckert’s tale “Is He in Hell?” (The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 1: Protean Dimensions), “The Wild
Huntsman” will see publication in Meteor House’s The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 3: Portraits of a Trickster
(2012).
Note: Time is running out for readers to win to a chance be Tuckerized in a major
story in The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 3: Portraits of a Trickster. Readers can enter this contest
up to three times (see www.pjfarmer.com for details) but the deadline is June 30.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Comps! Time's Last Gift
My Time's Last Gift comps arrived today! Exterior and interiors look fantastic! Another quality production from Titan Books.
The book hits the street one week from today, June 12, and includes a revealing new afterword by Christopher Paul Carey, and a new chronology by me and Dennis E. Power.
Pre-order your copy today!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 3 – Cover Reveal!
From my friends over at Meteor House:
"Here is a sneak peak at the brilliant cover art by Keith Howell (long-time Farmerphile and past Worlds of Philip José Farmer artist) for The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 3: Portraits of a Trickster. The stellar lineup of contributors and contents will be announced shortly and we’ll begin taking orders for the book.
Just like the first two volumes in The Worlds of Philip José Farmer series,
volume 3 contains fiction and non-fiction, new and old, by or about
Philip José Farmer. However, Farmer’s Trickster nature took over this
volume and it may not always be so easy to tell the fiction from the
non-fiction, or even what is written by Farmer and what isn’t…"
I am hard at work on my next Wold Newton Origins tale for this volume (which will hopefully contain some surprises for all Wold Newton fans), and striving hard to deliver it so that Worlds of PJF 3 is out and available for FarmerCon VII/PulpFest 2012, in early August!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Reminder for Philip José Farmer fans!
Just a reminder that Titan Books kicks off it's Wold Newton Series of Philip José Farmer reissues in two short weeks with the elder steampunk novel The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, due in bookstores on May 8!
I'm also pleased to announce that this edition contains the original interior illustrations by Rick J. Bryant found in the 1982 Tor Books edition.
Of course, H.W. Starr's addendum entitled "A Submersible Subterfuge, or Proof Impositve" is also included.
The Titan edition also includes two new pieces:
- Afterword by Win Scott Eckert: "Only a Coincidence: Phileas Fogg, Philip José Farmer, and the Wold Newton Family"
(Family tree fans take note--this afterword has a new chart which is an extension of the Wold Newton Family tree charts found in Farmer's Tarzan Alive and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life!)
- Chronology by Win Scott Eckert: "A Chronology of Major Events Pertinent to The Other Log of Phileas Fogg
And if you already own a copy of the book, I can't put if better than my friend Mike Croteau, webmaster of the Official Philip José Farmer Home Page:
Let's face it, if you already own a copy (or several) of any of these titles, the bonus materials are why you are buying these books. The real key will be if new readers are attracted to the books and buy them (yea again for the great covers). If so, these bonus materials, most with an emphasis on the Wold Newton Universe and how the books are related to each other, should help make it so new readers don't stop at just one. How about this: Do Phil's memory a big favor and buy at least one of these titles just to give it to someone who has never read Farmer. See if you can't set the hook and reel them in. You know you would be doing them a great favor in the long run.
Order your copy now--and put the next book in the series, Time's Last Gift, on your list as well!
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Countdown to the new Philip José Farmer books from Titan! (post #1)
Over the next few weeks I'll be outlining Titan Books' current plans for its series of Philip José Farmer reissues, so stay tuned to this space, or Facebook!
As previously announced, three titles are coming very soon. And of course one Wold Newton book by Farmer has already been published, although it fell under the umbrella of their "Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" line.
The Wold Newton series will have several different "sub-series." Currently the "main" Wold Newton series and the "Prehistory" sub-series are listed. More to come!
Wold Newton Series
The Peerless Peer (June 2011)
- Afterword by Win Scott Eckert
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (May 2012)
- Afterword by Win Scott Eckert: "Only a Coincidence: Phileas Fogg, Philip José Farmer, and the Wold Newton Family"
- Chronology by Win Scott Eckert: "A Chronology of Major Events Pertinent to The Other Log of Phileas Fogg"
(Wold Newton Prehistory Series)
Time’s Last Gift (June 2012)
- Afterword by Christopher Paul Carey: ""John Gribardsun and the Prehistoric Wold Newton Family"
- Chronology by Win Scott Eckert and Dennis E. Power: "Gribardsun through the Ages: A Chronology of Major Events Pertinent to Time’s Last Gift"
Grandmaster Series
Lord Tyger (July 2012)
- (Bonus materials to be announced next post!)
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Wold Newton series: Time's Last Gift
U.K publisher Titan Books has entered into an agreement with the Estate of Philip Jose Farmer to bring a large selection of Mr. Farmer's backlist titles back into print.
Significantly, many of the books which are a part of the arrangement initially were published as standalone novels, but came to be considered part of Mr. Farmer's ongoing Wold Newton Family cycle.
Now, for the very first time, these novels will be published and packaged as a formal part of a Wold Newton series.
Second in Titan's lineup is Mr. Farmer's Time's Last Gift, a time travel novel featuring a well known Lord of the Jungle, whose initials, TLG, happen to match the abbreviation of the book's title. First published in 1972, and revised in 1977, Time's Last Gift is one of Mr. Farmer's finest novels, and serves as a prequel to his series of books featuring the land of Khokarsa in Ancient Africa (Hadon of Ancient Opar, Flight to Opar, and the forthcoming The Song of Kwasin.)
Time's Last Gift is currently scheduled for release in June 2012, and will be available at major outlets such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Editions will include trade paperback and digital (Kindle & Nook).
Stay tuned to this space, Mr. Farmer's official website, and Facebook (Philip Jose Farmer | Win Scott Eckert) for information on other forthcoming titles.
Wold Newton series: The Other Log of Phileas Fogg
U.K publisher Titan Books has entered into an agreement with the Estate of Philip Jose Farmer to bring a large selection of Mr. Farmer's backlist titles back into print.
Significantly, many of the books which are a part of the arrangement initially were published as standalone novels, but came to be considered part of Mr. Farmer's ongoing Wold Newton Family cycle.
Now, for the very first time, these novels will be published and packaged as a formal part of a Wold Newton series.
First up is Mr. Farmer's The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, a "secret history" novel revealing the hidden events behind Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days. First published in 1973, the book is considered to be one of the first examples of elder steampunk.
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg is currently scheduled for release in May 2012, and will be available at major outlets such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Editions will include trade paperback and digital (Kindle & Nook).
Stay tuned to this space, Mr. Farmer's official website, and Facebook (Philip Jose Farmer | Win Scott Eckert) for information on other forthcoming titles.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Philip José Farmer’s THE PEERLESS PEER - New Edition, New Cover!
Here is the cover for the new edition of Philip José Farmer’s The Adventure of the Peerless Peer, coming from Titan Books in June 2011 as part of their Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series.
I like!
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook from Moonstone Books
This weekend I put some other projects aside, temporarily, to begin work in earnest on a short story for Moonstone Books' Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook, edited by Howard Hopkins.If you're a fan of my encyclopedic two-volume Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World, well, yes, this Holmes anthology is exactly what you think it is. :-)
My tale's working title is "The Dynamics of a Meteor," and the plan right now is to loosely tie it in to my regencypunk series of Wold Newton Origins stories "Is He in Hell?" (The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 1: Protean Dimensions, Meteor House, 2010) and "Nadine's Invitation" (Tales of the Shadowmen 7: Femmes Fatales, Black Coat Press, 2010), although of course the Holmes story takes place some one-hundred years after those stories, and will stand on its own. (It should be noted that "Nadine's Invitation" features a cameo by Holmes' great-grandfather.)
Intrigued yet?
Of course, the story will need to go through the usual processes and be accepted by Ye Merry Editor, Mr. Hopkins. Guess I'd better get writing! :-)
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Contents announced for Tales of the Shadowmen 7: Femmes Fatales
Announcing Tales of the Shadowmen 7: Femmes Fatales, from Black Coat Press US$22.95/GBP 14.99 - 6x9 tpb, 324 pages - ISBN-13: 978-1-935558-44-6
on sale: December 1, 2010 / cover by Phil Cohen
This seventh volume of the only international anthology devoted to paying homage to the world's most fantastic heroes from popular literature spotlights the females of the species: beautiful, deadly, tragic, accursed, enticing… all gathered here for an amazing collection of new adventures...
Tremble as Christine Daae meets Herbert West the Reanimator and Dr. Loveless Nurse Ratched! Experience thrills as Milady tries to outwit Captain Blood and Lady Blakeney the Black Coats! Watch in awe as Becky Sharp foils the designs of Sâr Dubnotal and Amelia Peabody those of mad King Tut! Wonder as the Bride of Frankenstein challenges the power of Dr. Omega and the vampire countess Marcian Gregoryi that of Victor Frankenstein and the Illuminati! Also starring Carmilla! Catherine Levendeur! Rosa Klebb! Fah Lo Suee! And the Eyes Without A Face!
With a foreword by Xavier Mauméjean and a portfolio by Matt Haley.
My tale is an entry in my "Road to Wold Newton" series which kicked off with last year's Scarlet Pimpernel story "Is He in Hell?" (appearing both in Tales of the Shadowmen 6: Grand Guignol and slightly revised and expanded in The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 1: Protean Dimensions [Meteor House]).
Contents:
- Matt Haley: My Femmes Fatales (portfolio)
- Xavier Mauméjean: My Femmes Fatales (foreword)
- Roberto Lionel Barreiro: Secrets
- Matthew Baugh: What Rough Beast
- Thom Brannan: What Doesn't Die
- Matthew Dennion: Faces of Fear
- Win Scott Eckert: Nadine's Invitation
- Emmanuel Gorlier: Fiat Lux!
- Micah Harris: Slouching Towards Camulodunum
- Travis Hiltz: The Robots of Metropolis
- Paul Hugli: Death to the Heretic!
- Rick Lai: Will There Be Sunlight?
- Jean-Marc Lofficier: The Sincerest Form of Flattery
- David McDonnell: Big Little Man
- Brad Mengel: The Apprentice
- Sharan Newman: The Beast Without
- Neil Penswick: Legacy of Evil
- Pete Rawlik: The Masquerade in Exile
- Frank Schildiner: The Tiny Destroyer
- Stuart Shiffman: Grim Days
- Bradley H. Sinor: The Screeching of Two Ravens
- Michel Stéphan: The Three Lives of Maddalena
- David L. Vineyard: The Mysterious Island of Dr. Antekirtt
- Brian Stableford: The Necromancers of London
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