Philip José Farmer





Philip José Farmer

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January 26, 1918 in Terre Haute, Indiana, The United States

died
February 25, 2009

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Philip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, but spent much of his life in Peoria, Illinois.

Farmer is best known for his Riverworld series and the earlier World of Tiers series. He is noted for his use of sexual and religious themes in his work, his fascination for and reworking of the lore of legendary pulp heroes, and occasional tongue-in-cheek pseudonymous works written as if by fictional characters.



Average rating: 3.75 · 24,445 ratings · 1,116 reviews · 185 distinct works
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 6,468 ratings — published 1971 — 39 editions
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The Fabulous Riverboat
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 2,471 ratings — published 1971 — 30 editions
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The Dark Design
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,484 ratings — published 1977 — 24 editions
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The Magic Labyrinth
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 1,273 ratings — published 1980 — 20 editions
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The Gods of Riverworld
3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 1,061 ratings — published 1983 — 18 editions
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Venus on the Half-Shell
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 721 ratings — published 1974 — 9 editions
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Dayworld
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 1985 — 9 editions
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The World of Tiers, Vol. 1
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions
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The World of Tiers 2
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions
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A Private Cosmos (World of ...
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions
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More books by Philip José Farmer…
To Your Scattered Bodies Go The Fabulous Riverboat The Dark Design The Magic Labyrinth The Gods of Riverworld
Riverworld (5 books)
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3.765305363386149 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 13,443 ratings
The Maker of Universes The Gates of Creation A Private Cosmos Behind the Walls of Terra The Lavalite World Red Orc's Rage More Than Fire
World of Tiers (9 books)
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3.7215265354800238 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,677 ratings
Dayworld Dayworld Rebel
Dayworld (3 books)
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3.453024453024453 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 777 ratings
Tarzan Alive: A Definitive ... Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic... The Adventure of the Peerle...
Wold Newton (4 books)
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3.815891472868217 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 516 ratings
“Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.”
Philip José Farmer

“These people who expect to be saints in heaven, though they were not on Earth, have ignored the wisdom of the founders of the great religions. This wisdom is that the kingdom of heaven is within you and that you do not go to heaven unless you are already in it. The magic must be wrought by you and you alone. God has no fairy wand to tap the pig and turn it into a swan.

People ignore this. And those who believe in sinners burning in hell are, perhaps, not so much concerned with going to heaven as with being sure that sinners-–others-–roast forever in the flames.”
Philip José Farmer

“Dullard: Someone who looks up a thing in the encyclopedia, turns directly to the entry, reads it, and then closes the book.”
Philip José Farmer

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DECEMBER SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which 2 novels will move on to the run-off poll for our December SF Book of the Month!

 
  12 votes 27.9%

 
  10 votes 23.3%

 
  9 votes 20.9%

 
  5 votes 11.6%

 
  4 votes 9.3%

 
  3 votes 7.0%

43 total votes
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