Philip José Farmer
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born
January 26, 1918
died
February 25, 2009
place of birth
Terre Haute, Indiana, The United States
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
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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, where he currently lives.
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.
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld 1) by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.83 — 1,042 ratings — published 1971 29 editions |
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The Fabulous Riverboat (Riverworld 2) by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.69 — 599 ratings — published 1971 22 editions |
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The Dark Design (Riverworld 3) by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.58 — 452 ratings — published 1977 17 editions |
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The Magic Labyrinth (Riverworld 4) by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.50 — 401 ratings — published 1980 12 editions |
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The Gods of Riverworld (Riverworld 5) by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.51 — 358 ratings — published 1983 10 editions |
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Dayworld (Dayworld 1) by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.51 — 153 ratings — published 1985 7 editions |
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The World of Tiers 2 by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.98 — 85 ratings — published 1920 5 editions |
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Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.76 — 87 ratings — published 1975 4 editions |
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Tales of Riverworld by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.51 — 87 ratings — published 1992 2 editions |
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A Private Cosmos (World of Tiers #3) by Philip José Farmer avg rating 3.81 — 78 ratings — published 1968 12 editions |
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"As science pushes forward, ignorance and superstition gallop around the flanks and bite science in the rear with big dark teeth."
— Philip José Farmer
— 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
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
"Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got."
— Philip José Farmer
— Philip José Farmer
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