It is impossible to characterize Philip José Farmer's writings in any simple way. He has written straight science fiction which has won reader applause. He has written avant-garde meaning-within-meaning fiction which has captured awards. He has written novels different from any science fiction before or since and has won a Hugo for them.
How can you pin this science fiction genius down? The answer may be here in this book. Here you will find Farmer's own selection of what pleases him — and what pleases him is sure to cover the tastes of every reader.
Here's love on other worlds, here's alien horrors, here's the unexpected future. Here, too, are stories that defy easy classification. And to top off the cake here is Farmer's remarkable interview with Tarzan, his revelation of the real literary career of Kilgore Trout and Leslie Fiedler's uncensored essay on — Philip José Farmer.
Contents:
- Foreword
- My Sister's Brother (1960, variant of Open to Me, My Sister)
- Skinburn (1972)
- The Alley Man (1959)
- Father's in the Basement (1972)
- Toward the Beloved City (1972)
- Polytropical Paramyths
- Totem and Taboo (1954)
- Don't Wash the Carats (1968)
- The Sumerian Oath (1972)
- The Voice of the Sonar in My Vermiform Appendix (1971)
- Brass and Gold (1971)
- Only Who Can Make a Tree? (1971)
- An Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke (1972)
- Sexual Implications of the Charge of the Light Brigade (1967)
- The Obscure Life and Hard Times of Kilgore Trout (1971)
- Thanks for the Feast: Notes on Philip José Farmer (1972) by Leslie A. Fiedler
Front cover illustration by Jack Gaughan
Description:
It is impossible to characterize Philip José Farmer's writings in any simple way. He has written straight science fiction which has won reader applause. He has written avant-garde meaning-within-meaning fiction which has captured awards. He has written novels different from any science fiction before or since and has won a Hugo for them. How can you pin this science fiction genius down? The answer may be here in this book. Here you will find Farmer's own selection of what pleases him — and what pleases him is sure to cover the tastes of every reader. Here's love on other worlds, here's alien horrors, here's the unexpected future. Here, too, are stories that defy easy classification. And to top off the cake here is Farmer's remarkable interview with Tarzan, his revelation of the real literary career of Kilgore Trout and Leslie Fiedler's uncensored essay on — Philip José Farmer. Contents: - Foreword - My Sister's Brother (1960, variant of Open to Me, My Sister) - Skinburn (1972) - The Alley Man (1959) - Father's in the Basement (1972) - Toward the Beloved City (1972) - Polytropical Paramyths - Totem and Taboo (1954) - Don't Wash the Carats (1968) - The Sumerian Oath (1972) - The Voice of the Sonar in My Vermiform Appendix (1971) - Brass and Gold (1971) - Only Who Can Make a Tree? (1971) - An Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke (1972) - Sexual Implications of the Charge of the Light Brigade (1967) - The Obscure Life and Hard Times of Kilgore Trout (1971) - Thanks for the Feast: Notes on Philip José Farmer (1972) by Leslie A. Fiedler Front cover illustration by Jack Gaughan