Philip José Farmer bibliography

In a writing career spanning more than 60 years (1946–2008), American science fiction and fantasy author Philip José Farmer published almost 60 novels, over 100 short stories and novellas (many expanded or combined into novels), two "fictional biographies", and numerous essays, articles and ephemera in fan publications.[1]

Novel series

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World of Tiers

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Original publications:

  1. The Maker of Universes (1965, ISBN 0-441-51627-0)
  2. The Gates of Creation (1966, ISBN 0-312-85761-6)
  3. A Private Cosmos (1968, ISBN 0-411-67953-8)
  4. Behind the Walls of Terra (1970, ISBN 0-312-86377-2)
  5. The Lavalite World (1977, ISBN 0-89968-401-7)
    Red Orc's Rage (1991, ISBN 0-8125-0890-4) series-related, but not in the main sequence.
  6. More Than Fire (1993, ISBN 0-8125-1959-0)

Later compilations:

  • The World of Tiers Volume One (SFBC, 1991, inc Vols 1–2)
  • The World of Tiers Volume Two (SFBC, 1991, inc Vols 3–5)
  • World of Tiers 1 (Sphere, 1986, inc Vols 1–3)
  • World of Tiers 2 (Sphere, 1986, inc Vols 4–5)
  • The World of Tiers (Tor, 1996, ISBN 0-312-85761-6, inc Vols 1–3)
  • The World of Tiers, Volume Two (Tor, 1997, ISBN 0-312-86377-2, inc Vols 4–6)

Herald Childe

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  1. Image of the Beast (1968, ISBN 1-902197-24-0) an erotic novel.
  2. Blown: or Sketches Among the Ruins of My Mind (1969, ISBN 0-586-06211-4) an erotic novel.
  3. [The third book in the series was never published, but it can be inferred that Herald Childe became amnesiac in it.]
  4. Traitor to the Living (1973, ISBN 0-345-23613-0) non-erotic novel featuring Herald Childe.
  • Image of the Beast (Playboy, 1979) (omnibus edition of Image of the Beast and Blown)

Secrets of the Nine

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Lord Grandrith (inspired by Tarzan) and Doc Caliban (inspired by Doc Savage) as half-brothers involved in a world-ruling conspiracy.

("Shared Universe" Riverworld works by other authors not included.)

Novels
  1. To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971, ISBN 0-345-41967-7)
  2. The Fabulous Riverboat (1971, ISBN 0-345-41968-5)
  3. The Dark Design (1977, ISBN 0-345-41969-3)
  4. The Magic Labyrinth (1980, ISBN 0-89370-258-7)
  5. Gods of Riverworld (1983, ISBN 0-345-41971-5)
Novelette
  • "Riverworld" (1966; Worlds of Tomorrow, January issue)[2]
    • Slightly expanded version included in "Down in the Black Gang" (1971) ISBN 0-451-04805-9
    • Expanded (final) version included in Riverworld and Other Stories (1979)
Short stories
  • "Crossing the Dark River" (1992)[3]
  • "A Hole in Hell" (1992; as by "Dane Helstrom", but by Farmer)[4]
  • "Up the Bright River" (1993)[5]
  • "Coda" (1993)[6]
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Tarzan
  • Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke (1972, ISBN 0-87216-876-X) A fictional biography which collects—and expands upon—magazine articles by Farmer: "The Arms of Tarzan" (1971), "Tarzan's Coat of Arms" (1971), "Tarzan Lives" (1972), "The Great Korak-Time Discrepancy" (1972), "An Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke" (1973 extract), "Extracts from the Memoirs of 'Lord Greystoke'" (1974 extract)
  • Time's Last Gift (1972, ISBN 0-8125-1440-8) A novel in which a future Tarzan (using the name John Gribardsun) orchestrates time-travel research allowing him to travel to 12,000 BC.[7]
  • The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (1974, ISBN 0-915230-06-2) Tarzan meets Sherlock Holmes, as supposedly authored by John H. Watson.
    • Reissued by Titan Books in 2011 (ISBN 0-85768-120-6) as part of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series. It has the abbreviated title of The Peerless Peer.
    • Rewritten as "The Adventure of the Three Madmen"—with Mowgli replacing Tarzan—in The Grand Adventure collection (1984)
  • The Dark Heart of Time: A Tarzan Novel (1999, ISBN 0-345-42463-8) Authorized by the ERB estate. The antagonist is an American millionaire seeking the secret of Tarzan's immortality.
    • Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time (2018 hardcover reprint)

Khokarsa

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The Khokarsa series, set circa 10,000 BC with the John Gribardsun version of Tarzan (from Time's Last Gift) as a supporting character using the name Sahhindar.

Doc Savage

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Dayworld

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  1. Dayworld (1985, ISBN 0-399-12967-7)
  2. Dayworld Rebel (1987, ISBN 0-441-14002-5)
  3. Dayworld Breakup (1990, ISBN 0-8125-0889-0)

Other novels

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Co-authored novels:

Story collections

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Posthumous reprints

Short fiction

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Anthologies edited by Farmer

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Ephemera

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References

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  1. ^ Croteau, Michael (November 10, 2009). "Philip José Farmer: Articles". The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page.
  2. ^ The 1966 magazine version was about 12,000 words. The final "definitive" version is about 33,750 words. (See Farmer's "Forward" in Riverworld and Other Stories (1979); New York: Berkley Books, pp 3-5.) It depicts the unhappy afterlife of a completely human Jesus Christ.
  3. ^ Included in Tales of Riverworld (1992) and Up the Bright River (2010), ed. by Gary K. Wolfe.
  4. ^ Included in Tales of Riverworld (1992)
  5. ^ Included in Quest to Riverworld (1993) and Up the Bright River (2010), ed. by Gary K. Wolfe.
  6. ^ Included in Quest to Riverworld (1993) and Up the Bright River (2010), ed. by Gary K. Wolfe.
  7. ^ Nuninga, Zacharias L.A. (19 April 2010). "Opar (Khokarsa)". Philip José Farmer: Series Listing.
  8. ^ Farmer, Philip José and Carey, Christopher Paul, "Kwasin and the Bear God" in The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 2: Of Dust and Soul, Michael Croteau, ed., Meteor House, 2011.
  9. ^ Later expanded to become Chapters 1-18 of To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971).
  10. ^ Novelette; later expanded twice (1971, 1979)
  11. ^ Sequel to "Day of the Great Shout". Later expanded to become Chapters 19-30 of To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971).
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