New Pulp Awards 2014 - Voting Now Open

The nominations have been announced for the New Pulp Awards 2014 and I'm honored to be among those listed.

If you read and enjoyed any of my nominated work, please consider a vote.

Or if you think the award goes to a more deserving creator, vote for them! The point being, please vote. A lot of writers and artists put their heart and soul into creating a plethora or enjoyable content last year, and deserve recognition for their efforts.


Here is the full ballot and complete instructions. Voting is open until March 12, 2014.

And here are the categories in which I've been nominated:

Best Collection/Anthology

Tales of the Wold Newton Universe, edited by Win Scott Eckert and Christopher Paul Carey, Titan Books

Best Short Story

"The Wild Huntsman," Tales of the Wold Newton Universe, Titan Books

Best Novella

The Scarlet Jaguar, Meteor House

Best Author

Related nominations:

• Best Cover Art - Mark Sparacio, The Scarlet Jaguar, Meteor House
• Best Interior Art - Mark Sparacio, The Scarlet Jaguar, Meteor House
• Best Author - Christopher Paul Carey (coauthor with Philip José Farmer of the third Khokarsa novel, The Song of Kwasin, among many other fine works)
• Best Novella - "Kwasin and the Bear God" by Philip José Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey, Tales of the Wold Newton Universe, Titan Books
• The Avenger: Roaring Heart of the Crucible (Moonstone Books) was nominated for Best Collection/Anthology. My story, "According to Plan of a One-Eyed Trickster," was not nominated, but please consider a vote for this Anthology, as well as my pal John Allen Small's story "The Ghost of Thunder Isle."
• Having contributed to all three anthologies, Moonstone's revival of The Avenger is near and dear to my heart. Please consider a vote for Best Pulp Revival.

Black Gate does Wold Newton: #4 of 4

The fourth and final Black Gate post covering the recent Titan Books anthology, Tales of the Wold Newton Universe, is now live. In this installment, Christopher Paul Carey interviews me about the Wold Newtonian influences on my contribution to the book, "The Wild Huntsman."

[Philip José] Farmer’s world-building, drawing on the best in adventure, mystery, horror, thriller, and science fiction, made an indelible imprint on my psyche. Once one studies the source materials, Farmer’s Wold Newton genealogy, and his methods, one can join in on the Game, just as Sherlockians do with the Great Detective, and propose new genealogical connections or characters who exist in the wider Wold Newton Universe (WNU). 

The WNU provides a ready-made storytelling backdrop, and it been my privilege to add to the tapestry with my tales of Pat Wildman and the hidden origins of the Wold Newton Family.

Check out the full post here.

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!

VENUS ON THE HALF-SHELL by Philip José Farmer

My comps of the Titan Books edition of Philip José Farmer's hilarious novel Venus on the Half-Shell arrived today. This edition has a lot of extras and the final package came together really well.

It's a tad bittersweet, as this is the final Farmer book that Titan is releasing, but its been a good run, twelve Farmer books in three years. Farmer hasn't been this much in print in a couple of decades, and I'm very proud to have been a part of the initiative.

And I know that there's more Farmer coming from the good folks at Meteor House, as well as more international editions in the works from publishers such as Atlantis Verlag.


Here are the Venus extras. It's available now for preorder, so why not hop on over to Amazon or B&N and send the Titan series out with a bang?

• Introduction by Philip José Farmer: "Why and How I Became Kilgore Trout"
• Preface by Philip José Farmer: "The Obscure Life and Hard Times of Kilgore Trout"
• Afterword by Philip José Farmer: "Jonathan Swift Somers III: Cosmic Traveller in a Wheelchair"
• Afterword by Jonathan Swift Somers III: "Trout Masque Rectifier: Now It Can Be Told Differently: The Truth About Trout"
• Afterword by Christopher Paul Carey: "More Than Real Life Itself"

Amazon
B&N

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.

Black Gate does Wold Newton!

Part one 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 author John Allen Small. Please check it out!

You can also read our full introduction at SF Signal.

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

2012 to date ... and Things to Come

After the push to get through FarmerCon VII /  PulpFest 2012  intact (the Convention was great; lots of pics and comments on my Facebook timeline), I'm feeling the need to take stock of the year and look forward to the remainder of the year and beyond...

2012 Published

Fiction

• "The Adventure of the Fallen Stone" in Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook by Howard Hopkins (ed.) (Moonstone Books, March 2012)

• "Progress" in The Green Hornet: Still at Large by Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert, and Matthew Baugh (eds.) (Moonstone Books, August 2012)

• "The Wild Huntsman" in The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 3: Portraits of a Trickster by Michael Croteau (ed.) (Meteor House, August 2012) (illo to the left by Jay Piscopo)

Nonfiction

• Afterword: "Only a Coincidence: Phileas Fogg, Philip José Farmer, and the Wold Newton Family" in The Other Log of Phileas Fogg by Philip José Farmer (Titan Books, May 2012) 

• "A Chronology of Major Events Pertinent to The Other Log of Phileas Fogg" in The Other Log of Phileas Fogg by Philip José Farmer (Titan Books, May 2012) 

• "Gribardsun through the Ages: A Chronology of Major Events Pertinent to Time’s Last Gift" (with Dennis E. Power) in Time's Last Gift by Philip José Farmer (Titan Books, June 2012)

2012 Completed/Editorially Approved/Not Yet Published

Fiction

• "According to Plan of a One-Eyed Trickster" in The Avenger: Tales from the Roaring Crucible by Joe Gentile and Nancy Holder (eds.) (Moonstone Books, FORTHCOMING)

• "Zombies under Broadway" (with Eric Fein) (Moonstone Books, FORTHCOMING)

Nonfiction

• "A Tale of Two Universes" in Lord of the Trees by Philip José Farmer (Titan Books, November 2012)

Work in Progress or Planned for 2012/2013

Fiction

• "untitled" for Tales of the Shadowmen Volume 9: Le Vie en Noir by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier (eds.) (Black Coat Press, December 2012)
• A Girl and Her Cat, Honey West/T.H.E. Cat novella for Moonstone Books
• "untitled" for Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook Volume III for Moonstone Books (sequel to "The Adventure of the Fallen Stone")
• an important novel in a well-nine well-known series; working hard to complete the three items above in 2012 in order to focus all energies on the novel come 2013
• a Patricia Wildman novella, sequel to The Evil in Pemberley House

Nonfiction

• "A Chronology of  Major Events Pertinent to the Secrets of the Nine Series" in The Mad Goblin by Philip José Farmer (Titan Books, June 2013)

Philip Jose Farmer - Titan Books cover reveal!

I'm pleased to reveal here the cover for Titan Books' edition The Wind Whales of Ishmael, Philip Jose Farmer's SF sequel to Herman Melville's Moby Dick. 



The book is due out in March 2013 and is part of their Grand Master series, which also includes some of Farmer's best standalone novels. including Lord Tyger (already out; click here), Flesh, and Venus on the Half-Shell.


Like all of Titan's reissues, The Wind Whales of Ishmael will have some extras that will make those who own prior editions want to pick up the new one. Stay tuned to this space for more information about that.

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!

• Amazon 
• Barnes & Noble
• Forbidden Planet

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!

• Amazon 
• Barnes & Noble 
• Titan Books direct

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
  

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Titan Books direct
  

 

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"

• Amazon 
• Barnes & Noble 
• Titan Books direct

(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"

• Amazon 
• Barnes & Noble
• Titan Books direct

Grandmaster Series

Lord Tyger (July 2012)

• (Bonus materials to be announced next post!)

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble

Time's Last Gift - Bonus Materials

Following on last night's announcement about the bonus materials for Titan Books' reissue of The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, I'm thrilled to reveal the contributions to the new edition of Time's Last Gift.

First, go here and read Christopher Paul Carey's news about his afterword. Then come right back here to read the rest.

In addition to Chris' fine afterword, the new edition includes a piece which Wold Newton fans won't want to miss: "Gribardsun through the Ages: A Chronology of Major Events Pertinent to Time’s Last Gift" by Win Scott Eckert and Dennis E. Power.

Time's Last Gift, first published in 1972, and revised in 1977, is one of Philip José Farmer's finest novels, telling the tale of the mysterious time traveler John Gribardsun. It also serves as a prequel to Mr. Farmer's 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 is available for pre-order at major outlets such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Editions include trade paperback and digital (Kindle & Nook).

The book is second in Titan Books' ongoing series of Wold Newton novels. More titles will follow, so keep following Mr. Farmer's official website, and Facebook (Philip José Farmer | Win Scott Eckert) for more information.

Both Chris' afterword and our timeline are exclusive to this edition:

• Afterword: "John Gribardsun and the Prehistoric Wold Newton Family" by Christopher Paul Carey 
• "Gribardsun through the Ages: A Chronology of Major Events Pertinent to Time’s Last Gift" by Win Scott Eckert and Dennis E. Power

So hop over to Amazon or Barnes & Noble and place your pre-order now!

The Other Log of Phileas Fogg - Bonus Materials

I'm very pleased to announce that I'll be contributing two bonus pieces to the Titan Books reissue of Philip José Farmer's "secret history" novel The Other Log of Phileas Fogg.

Other Log reveals 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 is available for pre-order at major outlets such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Editions include trade paperback and digital (Kindle & Nook).

Other Log kicks off Titan's series of Wold Newton novels, to be followed by Time's Last Gift in June 2012. More titles will follow, so stay tuned to Mr. Farmer's official website, and Facebook (Philip Jose Farmer | Win Scott Eckert) for more information.

As for the bonus materials, the new edition will contain the following pieces, exclusive to this edition:

• a new afterword entitled "Only a Coincidence: Phileas Fogg, Philip José Farmer, and the Wold Newton Family"
• a timeline entitled "A Chronology of Major Events Pertinent to The Other Log of Phileas Fogg"

So get over to Amazon or Barnes & Noble and get your pre-order in now!

FarmerCon VII / Pulpfest 2012

I've finalized my plans to be at FarmerCon VII  / Pulpfest 2012 in August. I'll be at the Meteor House table, where I'll have copies of the new Titan Books editions of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton books The Other Log of Phileas Fogg and Time's Last Gift, as well as Lord Tyger. I imagine I'll also have news about more Farmer reissues from Titan (hint, hint). My friend Christopher Paul Carey will be there promoting Gods of Opar.

I'll also have copies of the recent Tales of the Shadowmen 8: Agents Provocateurs (Black Coat Press) and I imagine Moonstone Books' Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook will be out by then, so I'll bring copies. Lots of Wold-Newtony goodness in my stories in those volumes.

I also have hopes that Moonstone's The Green Hornet: Still at Large, which I'm co-editing with Joe Gentile and Matthew Baugh, will be out by then, although that's not confirmed yet. If it's available, of course I'll have copies with me.

Hope to see you there!

P.S. Stay tuned to this space; I hope to have an announcement about the new edition of The Other Log of Phileas Fogg soon!

2011 Review & 2012 Preview!

2011 Review of publications:

Short Fiction

• "Zorro's Rival" in More Tales of Zorro by Richard Dean Starr (ed.) (Moonstone Books, March 2011)
• "Happy Death Men" in The Avenger: The Justice, Inc. Files by Joe Gentile and Howard Hopkins (eds.) (Moonstone Books, August 2011)
• "Bad Medicine" in The Green Hornet Casefiles by Joe Gentile and Win Scott Eckert (eds.) (with Vito Delsante) (Moonstone Books, August 2011)
• "Marguerite's Tears" in Tales of the Shadowmen Volume 8: Agents Provocateurs by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier (eds.) (Black Coat Press, December 2011)

Books Edited

• The Green Hornet Casefiles (with Joe Gentile), Moonstone Books, August 2011.

Short Nonfiction

• "Afterword" to The Peerless Peer by Philip José Farmer (Titan Books, June 2011) 
• "Introduction" to Scarlet in Gaslight by Martin Powell (Pulp 2.0 Books, December 2011) 

2012 Preview:

Short Fiction (completed)

• "The Adventure of the Fallen Stone" in Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook by Howard Hopkins (ed.) (Moonstone Books, forthcoming)
• "Progress" in The Green Hornet: Still at Large by Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert, and Matthew Baugh (eds.) (Moonstone Books, forthcoming)
• "Zombies under Broadway" (a Green Ghost tale, written with Eric Fein) (Moonstone Books, forthcoming)

Short Fiction (to be written)

• "A Girl and Her Cat" for Moonstone's Honey West anthology
• As-yet untitled "Wold Newton Origins" tale for Meteor House's third The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer anthology
• As-yet untitled story for Moonstone's third Avenger anthology, The Avenger: Tales from Bleek Street (the plan is to wrap up the storyline from my first two tales, including a return engagement for the Domino Lady)
• Story for a Moonstone anthology crossing over a well-know pulp secret agent for which Moonstone has acquired the license, and the Green Ghost (more info when I can make it available!)

Books Edited

• The Green Hornet: Still at Large (with Joe Gentile and Matthew Baugh), Moonstone Books, forthcoming.

 Short Nonfiction

•  Much bonus material for Titan Books' new reissues of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Novels; more details coming soon!

 Other: I may still write a Sherlock Holmes novel, but Titan has more Wold Newton reissues waiting in the wings, so I'll need to see what my schedule allows. Stay tuned to this space!