About Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer is known primarily for his Science Fiction, but has produced two Fantasy series World of Tiers and Riverworld, the latter an afterlife fantasy in the tradition of John Kendrick Bangs.
Series
World of Tiers
1. The Maker of Universes (1965)
2. The Gates of Creation (1966)
3. A Private Cosmos (1968)
4. Behind the Walls of Terra (1970)
5. The Lavalite World (1977)
6. Red Orc's Rage (1991)
7. More Than Fire (1993)
The World of Tiers Volume 2 (omnibus) (1979)
The World of Tiers Volume 1 (omnibus) (1986)
1. The Maker of Universes (1965)
2. The Gates of Creation (1966)
3. A Private Cosmos (1968)
4. Behind the Walls of Terra (1970)
5. The Lavalite World (1977)
6. Red Orc's Rage (1991)
7. More Than Fire (1993)
The World of Tiers Volume 2 (omnibus) (1979)
The World of Tiers Volume 1 (omnibus) (1986)
Herald Childe
The Image of the Beast (1968)
Blown: or Sketches Among the Ruins of My Mind (1969)
Traitor to the Living (1973)
The Image of the Beast (1968)
Blown: or Sketches Among the Ruins of My Mind (1969)
Traitor to the Living (1973)
Doc Caliban and Lord Grandrith
A Feast Unknown (1969)
Lord of the Trees (1970)
The Mad Goblin (1970)
aka Keepers of the Secrets
A Feast Unknown (1969)
Lord of the Trees (1970)
The Mad Goblin (1970)
aka Keepers of the Secrets
Novels
The Green Odyssey (1957)
A Woman a Day (1960)
aka The Day of Timestop / Timestop!
Flesh (1960)
The Lovers (1961)
Fire and the Night (1962)
Cache from Outer Space (1962)
Inside Outside (1964)
Tongues of the Moon (1964)
Dare (1965)
The Gate of Time (1966)
aka Two Hawks from Earth
Night of Light (1966)
Lord Tyger (1970)
Love Song (1970)
The Stone God Awakens (1970)
The Wind Whales of Ishmael (1971)
Time's Last Gift (1972)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (1973)
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (1974) (writing as John H Watson)
aka The Adventures of the Peerless Peer
Venus on the Half-Shell (1975) (writing as Kilgore Trout)
Ironcastle (1976) (with J H Rosny aîné)
Jesus on Mars (1979)
Dark Is the Sun (1979)
The Unreasoning Mask (1981)
Stations of the Nightmare (1982)
Greatheart Silver (1982)
A Barnstormer in Oz (1982)
Nothing Burns in Hell (1988)
The Caterpillar's Question (1992) (with Piers Anthony)
Naked Came The Farmer (1998) (with Nancy Atherton, Terry Bibo, Steven Burgauer, Dorothy Cannell, David Everson, Joseph Flynn, Julie Kistler, Jerry Klein, Bill Knight, Tracy Knight, Garry Moore and Joel Steinfeldt)
The Dungeon 2 (2003) (with Robin Wayne Bailey, Charles de Lint)
The City Beyond Play (2007) (with Danny Adams)
A Woman a Day (1960)
aka The Day of Timestop / Timestop!
Flesh (1960)
The Lovers (1961)
Fire and the Night (1962)
Cache from Outer Space (1962)
Inside Outside (1964)
Tongues of the Moon (1964)
Dare (1965)
The Gate of Time (1966)
aka Two Hawks from Earth
Night of Light (1966)
Lord Tyger (1970)
Love Song (1970)
The Stone God Awakens (1970)
The Wind Whales of Ishmael (1971)
Time's Last Gift (1972)
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (1973)
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (1974) (writing as John H Watson)
aka The Adventures of the Peerless Peer
Venus on the Half-Shell (1975) (writing as Kilgore Trout)
Ironcastle (1976) (with J H Rosny aîné)
Jesus on Mars (1979)
Dark Is the Sun (1979)
The Unreasoning Mask (1981)
Stations of the Nightmare (1982)
Greatheart Silver (1982)
A Barnstormer in Oz (1982)
Nothing Burns in Hell (1988)
The Caterpillar's Question (1992) (with Piers Anthony)
Naked Came The Farmer (1998) (with Nancy Atherton, Terry Bibo, Steven Burgauer, Dorothy Cannell, David Everson, Joseph Flynn, Julie Kistler, Jerry Klein, Bill Knight, Tracy Knight, Garry Moore and Joel Steinfeldt)
The Dungeon 2 (2003) (with Robin Wayne Bailey, Charles de Lint)
The City Beyond Play (2007) (with Danny Adams)
Omnibus
Collections
Strange Relations (1960)
The Celestial Blueprint: And Other Stories (1962)
The Alley God (1962)
Down in the Black Gang: And Other Stories (1971)
The Book of Philip Jose Farmer (1973)
Riverworld War: The Surpressed Fiction of Philip Jose Farmer (1980)
Father to the Stars (1981)
The Cache (1981)
The Purple Book (1982)
The Grand Adventure (1983)
The Classic Philip Jose Farmer, 1952-1964 (1984)
The Classic Philip Jose Farmer, 1964-1973 (1984)
Riders of the Purple Wage (1992)
The Best of Philip Jose Farmer (2005)
Stranger Relations (2006)
Pearls from Peoria (2006)
Up from the Bottomless Pit: And Other Stories (2007)
Venus on the Half-Shell and Others (2008)
The Celestial Blueprint: And Other Stories (1962)
The Alley God (1962)
Down in the Black Gang: And Other Stories (1971)
The Book of Philip Jose Farmer (1973)
Riverworld War: The Surpressed Fiction of Philip Jose Farmer (1980)
Father to the Stars (1981)
The Cache (1981)
The Purple Book (1982)
The Grand Adventure (1983)
The Classic Philip Jose Farmer, 1952-1964 (1984)
The Classic Philip Jose Farmer, 1964-1973 (1984)
Riders of the Purple Wage (1992)
The Best of Philip Jose Farmer (2005)
Stranger Relations (2006)
Pearls from Peoria (2006)
Up from the Bottomless Pit: And Other Stories (2007)
Venus on the Half-Shell and Others (2008)
Series contributed to
Riverworld
1. To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971)
2. The Fabulous Riverboat (1971)
3. The Dark Design (1977)
4. The Magic Labyrinth (1980)
5. The Gods of Riverworld (1983)
Riverworld: And Other Stories (1979)
River of Eternity (1983)
1. To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971)
2. The Fabulous Riverboat (1971)
3. The Dark Design (1977)
4. The Magic Labyrinth (1980)
5. The Gods of Riverworld (1983)
Riverworld: And Other Stories (1979)
River of Eternity (1983)
Doc Savage
183. Escape from Loki (1991) (as by Kenneth Robeson)
Doc Savage: His apocalyptic life (1973)
183. Escape from Loki (1991) (as by Kenneth Robeson)
Doc Savage: His apocalyptic life (1973)
Anthologies edited
Mother Was a Lovely Beast (1974)
Tales of Riverworld (1992) (with Richard Gilliam, Martin H Greenberg and Edward E Kramer)
Quest to Riverworld (1993) (with Richard Gilliam, Martin H Greenberg and Edward E Kramer)
Tales of Riverworld (1992) (with Richard Gilliam, Martin H Greenberg and Edward E Kramer)
Quest to Riverworld (1993) (with Richard Gilliam, Martin H Greenberg and Edward E Kramer)
Anthologies containing stories by Philip José Farmer
An ABC of Science Fiction (1966)
Dangerous Visions 1 (1967)
Worlds of If 116 (1967)
The Hugo Winners 1968-1970 (1971)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
Nova 3 (1973)
aka The Outdated Man
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3 (1974)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
Nebula Award Stories 10 (1975)
The Best of New Dimensions (1979)
After the Fall (1980)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981)
Sci-Fi Private Eye (1984)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Quest to Riverworld (1993)
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You (1995)
The Science Fiction Century (1996)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
Tales of The Cthulhu Mythos (1999)
Dangerous Visions 1 (1967)
Worlds of If 116 (1967)
The Hugo Winners 1968-1970 (1971)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
Nova 3 (1973)
aka The Outdated Man
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3 (1974)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
Nebula Award Stories 10 (1975)
The Best of New Dimensions (1979)
After the Fall (1980)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981)
Sci-Fi Private Eye (1984)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Quest to Riverworld (1993)
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You (1995)
The Science Fiction Century (1996)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
Tales of The Cthulhu Mythos (1999)
Short stories
| Sail On! Sail On! (1952) | |||
| Mother (1953) | |||
| The God Business (1954) | |||
| Totem and Taboo (1954) | |||
| The Alley Man (1959) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| My Sister's Brother (1960) aka Open to Me, My Sister | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The King of the Beasts (1964) | |||
| Day of the Great Shout (1965) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| A Bowl Bigger than Earth (1967) | |||
| The Felled Star (part 1) (1967) | |||
| Riders of the Purple Wage (1967) | Nebula (nominee) Hugo | ||
| The Shadow of Space (1967) | |||
| Don't Wash the Carats (1968) | |||
| The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod (1968) | |||
| The Oogenesis of Bird City (1970) | |||
| The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World (1971) | |||
| After King Kong Fell (1973) | Nebula (nominee) | ||
| Sketches Among the Ruins of My Mind (1973) | |||
| The Adventure of the Three Madmen (1974) | |||
| A Scarletin Study (1975) | |||
| The Making of Revelation, Part I (1980) | |||
| One Down, One to Go (1990) | |||
| Coda (1993) | |||
| Up the Bright River (1993) | |||
| Fresh-man |
Awards
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Books about Philip José Farmer
Links to other websites
| The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page |
Philip Jose Farmer recommends
 The Pastel City (1971) (Viriconium, book 1) M John Harrison "Harrison makes a tone poem of the far distant future where men and creatures which delight and terrify the imagination fight in the never-ceasing battle of good against evil." |  West of Eden (1984) (Eden, book 1) Harry Harrison "Brilliant...a hell of a gripping story." |
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