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Saturday, July 31, 2010
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New Podcast! The Book Cave talks about FarmerCon
FarmerCon V, honoring Philip José Farmer, was recently held in Seattle. Ric Croxton and Art Sippo (who was also at FarmerCon) kindly hosted us to talk about the Con and lots of other Farmerian topics: Thu, 29 July 2010Art and Ric talk to the 4 Horsemen of FarmerCon. Win Scott Eckert, Paul Spiteri, Michael Croteau and Christopher Paul Carey. Philip José Farmer Coming Attractions - http://members.cox.net/comingattractions/index.html E-Mail us - RJCroxton1@yahoo.com |
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The Revised Complete Chronology of Bronze: A Review
Review: A stunning tour de force of SavageologyRick Lai’s The Revised Complete Chronology of Bronze arrived, a timeline of pulp hero Doc Savage's adventures, and I read it in a day, in one sitting. That’s not because it’s light reading, but because it’s so compelling.
Generously acknowledging the research of other chronologists, including the late Philip José Farmer's Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life, Lai sets a new bar in scholarship, and it’s a high bar indeed. He meticulously, and yet quite understandably, lays out his methodology, and describes why and how if differs from methodologies employed by prior chronologies. He also includes the radio adventures where appropriate (recently collected by Moonstone Books as Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent), as well as the continuation novels by Farmer (Escape from Loki) and Will Murray (such as Python Isle, Flight Into Fear, etc.).
When reconciling conflicting or contradictory information, Lai relies on well-reasoned and erudite theories and research. Lai not only provides the definitive (in my view) timeline of Doc’s supersagas, he also includes several informative and entertaining appendices covering Apocryphal Adventures (such as Farmer’s “After King Kong Fell” and Ironcastle and my own collaboration with Farmer, The Evil in Pemberley House; Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer; and Jean-Marc Lofficier’s translation of Guy d’Armen’s Doc Ardan: City of Gold and Lepers), and so on; this section also includes fascinating essays regarding Doc’s possible interactions with characters such as Fu Manchu and The Shadow), the literary works of Clark Savage, Jr., and easy-to-read checklists.
The cover art by Keith Wilson is a beauty (the back cover art is quite amusing) and the folks at Altus Press have put together a nice, clean package. I’ll be referring to Rick's Chronology of Bronze time and again, both as a Doc Savage fan and as a pulp adventure writer, as it has immediately attained the status of my primary reference work in this area.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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And you're crazy if you thought I was going to ignore my and Philip José Farmer's massive crossover novel, The Evil in Pemberley House, in this little image-fest. ;-)
Saturday, July 17, 2010
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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Friday, July 16, 2010
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!Order from:
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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Monday, July 12, 2010
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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Friday, July 09, 2010
THE EVIL IN PEMBERLEY HOUSE Limited Edition
I while back I noted that the limited edition of The Evil in Pemberley House had sold out. This is true, insofar as ordering direct from Subterranean Press is concerned. However, I became aware today that Camelot Books appears to have some limited editions left in stock.
The limited edition features:
- chapbook cover art of the Doc Wildman [Doc Savage] Coat of Arms by Keith Howell
- novel endsheets feature a Pemberley House/Wold Newton Family tree
- chapbook features an expanded Pemberley House/Wold Newton Family tree, which including SPOILERS from the novel
- notes on the Wildman [Savage] Coat of Arms by Philip José Farmer
- outline for the novel by Philip José Farmer
- timeline of key events in the novel by Win Scott Eckert
- Wold Newtonian essay by Win Scott Eckert
If adventure with a bit of sex tossed in are your thing... well, Phil Farmer and I have got you covered there as well (don't let Glen Orbik's gorgeous "girl running away from house" cover fool you on that count; Patricia Wildman, the daughter of a well-known bronze-hued pulp hero, undergoes more than her share of Gothic travails, but she also knows how to kick ass, and she does).
If I haven't convinced you yet, check out the reviews, and give the book a shot, if you haven't already done so.
pic o' the day - Crossovers extra
Shamelessly promoting the fact that Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World is NOW AVAILABLE for order, I'm posting several weeks worth of crossover image goodness. Enjoy!
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