Philip Jose Farmer

Philip Jose Farmer

Philip Jose Farmer was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA on January 26th, 1918 and passed away at the age of 91 on February 25th, 2009.

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Philip Jose Farmer Stats: The highest rated book by Philip Jose Farmer on Book Notification is To Your Scattered Bodies Go, the first novel in the Riverworld series. The second-highest rated book is The Lavalite World (World Of Tiers #5).

The most read book by Philip Jose Farmer on Book Notification is To Your Scattered Bodies Go, the first novel in the Riverworld series. The second most read book is The Fabulous Riverboat (Riverworld #2).

Below is a complete list of Philip Jose Farmer books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Philip Jose Farmer is the Riverworld Series.

List of World Of Tiers Books in Publication Order

List of Herald Childe Books in Publication Order

List of Doc Caliban and Lord Grandrith Books in Publication Order

List of Opar Books in Publication Order

List of Dayworld Books in Publication Order

List of Riverworld Books in Publication Order

List of Tarzan Books in Publication Order

List of Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon Books in Publication Order (with Richard A. Lupoff, with Charles de Lint, with Robin Wayne Bailey)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon ( By: Richard A. Lupoff)
Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon ( By: Richard A. Lupoff)
1988
2
The Black Tower ( By: Richard A. Lupoff)
The Black Tower ( By: Richard A. Lupoff)
1988
3
The Lake of Fire ( By: Robin Wayne Bailey)
The Lake of Fire ( By: Robin Wayne Bailey)
1989
4
The Valley of Thunder (By: Charles de Lint)
1989
5
The Final Battle ( By: Richard A. Lupoff)
The Final Battle ( By: Richard A. Lupoff)
1990
6
The Hidden City (By: Charles de Lint)
1990
7
The Dungeon
2003
8
Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon Vol. 6, The Final Battle ( By: Richard A. Lupoff)
2017
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List of The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer
1974
2
War of the Worlds (By: Manly Wade Wellman, Wade Wellman)
War of the Worlds (By: Manly Wade Wellman, Wade Wellman)
1975
3
The War of the Worlds (By: Manly Wade Wellman)
The War of the Worlds (By: Manly Wade Wellman)
1975
4
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (By: Richard L. Boyer)
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (By: Richard L. Boyer)
1976
5
Sherlock vs Dracula (By: Loren D. Estleman)
1978
6
The Stalwart Companions (By: H. Paul Jeffers)
1978
7
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (By: Loren D. Estleman)
1979
8
The Ectoplasmic Man (By: Daniel Stashower)
1985
9
The Whitechapel Horrors (By: Edward B. Hanna)
1992
10
The Seventh Bullet (By: Daniel D. Victor)
The Seventh Bullet (By: Daniel D. Victor)
1992
11
Seance for a Vampire (By: Fred Saberhagen)
1994
12
The Angel of the Opera (By: Sam Siciliano)
The Angel of the Opera (By: Sam Siciliano)
1994
13
The Titanic Tragedy (By: William Seil)
The Titanic Tragedy (By: William Seil)
1996
14
The Star of India (By: Carole Buggé)
1998
15
The Man from Hell (By: Barrie Roberts)
The Man from Hell (By: Barrie Roberts)
2000
16
The Haunting of Torre Abbey (By: Carole Buggé)
2000
17
Between the Thames and the Tiber (By: Ted Riccardi)
2011
18
The Web Weaver (By: Sam Siciliano)
The Web Weaver (By: Sam Siciliano)
2012
19
The Grimswell Curse (By: Sam Siciliano)
The Grimswell Curse (By: Sam Siciliano)
2013
20
The Devil's Promise (By: David Stuart Davies)
2014
21
The Albino's Treasure (By: Stuart Douglas)
The Albino's Treasure (By: Stuart Douglas)
2015
22
The White Worm (By: Sam Siciliano)
The White Worm (By: Sam Siciliano)
2016
23
The Ripper Legacy (By: David Stuart Davies)
2016
24
Murder at Sorrow's Crown (By: Steven Savile, Robert Greenberger)
2016
25
The Counterfeit Detective (By: Stuart Douglas)
The Counterfeit Detective (By: Stuart Douglas)
2016
26
The Moonstone's Curse (By: Sam Siciliano)
The Moonstone's Curse (By: Sam Siciliano)
2017
27
Imagination Theatre's Sherlock Holmes of Scripts From The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (By: David Marcum)
2017
28
The Improbable Prisoner (By: Stuart Douglas)
The Improbable Prisoner (By: Stuart Douglas)
2018
29
The Devil and the Four (By: Sam Siciliano)
The Devil and the Four (By: Sam Siciliano)
2018
30
The Instrument of Death (By: David Stuart Davies)
2019
31
The Martian Menace (By: Eric Brown)
2020
32
The Venerable Tiger (By: Sam Siciliano)
The Venerable Tiger (By: Sam Siciliano)
2020
33
The Crusader's Curse (By: Stuart Douglas)
The Crusader's Curse (By: Stuart Douglas)
2020
34
Sherlock Holmes and the Four Kings of Sweden (By: Steven Savile)
2021
35
Revenge from the Grave (By: David Stuart Davies)
2022
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List of Thieves' World Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8.6
Thieves' World (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1979
2
8.3
Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1980
3
8.3
Shadows of Sanctuary (With: John Brunner, Joe Haldeman, Robert Asprin)
1981
4
8
Storm Season (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1982
5
9
The Face of Chaos (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1983
6
8.7
Wings of Omen (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1984
7
9
The Dead of Winter ( By: Robert Asprin)
1985
8
8.7
Soul of the City (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1986
9
9.3
Blood Ties (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1986
10
Shadowspawn (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
Shadowspawn (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1987
11
8.7
Aftermath (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1987
12
10
Uneasy Alliances (By: Robert Asprin)
1988
13
10
Stealers' Sky (By: Lynn Abbey, Robert Asprin)
1989
14
10
Sanctuary ( By: Lynn Abbey)
2002
15
102002
16
10
Enemies of Fortune (By: C.J. Cherryh, Jody Lynn Nye, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Lynn Abbey, Robin Wayne Bailey, Jeff Grubb, Selina Rosen, Andrew Offutt, Diana Paxson)
Enemies of Fortune (By: C.J. Cherryh, Jody Lynn Nye, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Lynn Abbey, Robin Wayne Bailey, Jeff Grubb, Selina Rosen, Andrew Offutt, Diana Paxson)
2004
17
Thieves' World: Player's Manual (By: James Ryman)
2005
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List of Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Green Odyssey
1957
2
A Woman a Day / The Day of Timestop / Timestop!
1960
3
Flesh
1960
4
The Lovers
1961
5
Cache from Outer Space
1962
6
Fire and the Night
1962
7
Inside Outside
1964
8
Tongues of the Moon
1964
9
Dare
1965
10
Night Of Light
1966
11
The Gate of Time / Two Hawks from Earth
1966
12
The Day of Timestop
1968
13
Lord Tyger
1970
14
The Stone God Awakens
1970
15
Love Song
1970
16
Time's Last Gift
1972
17
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg
1973
18
The Wind Whales of Ishmael
1973
19
Venus on the Half-Shell
1975
20
Ironcastle (With: J.H. Rosny)
Ironcastle (With: J.H. Rosny)
1976
21
Jesus on Mars
1979
22
The Unreasoning Mask
1981
23
Stations of the Nightmare
1982
24
Greatheart Silver
1982
25
A Barnstormer in Oz
1982
26
Nothing Burns in Hell
1988
27
The Caterpillar's Question (With: Piers Anthony)
1992
28
The City Beyond Play
2007
29
The Evil in Pemberley House
2009
30
Up From The Bottomless Pit
2020

List of Philip José Farmer Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Philip José Farmer Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
They Twinkled Like Jewels
1954
2
Strange Relations
1960
3
Alley God
1962
4
Down in the Black Gang
1971
5
The Book of Philip José Farmer
1973
6
Riverworld War
1980
7
Father to the Stars
1981
8
The Cache
1981
9
The Purple Book
1982
10
6
The Grand Adventure
1984
11
The Classic Philip Jose Farmer 1952-1964
1984
12
The Classic Philip Jose Farmer 1964-1973
1984
13
Riders of the Purple Wage
1992
14
The Best of Philip José Farmer
2006
15
Pearls from Peoria
2006
16
Up From The Bottomless Pit And Other Stories
2007
17
Venus on the Half-Shell and Others
2008
18
Tales of the Wold Newton Universe
2013
19
Riverworld and Other Stories
2017
20
Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp Heroes
2019
21
The Man Who Met Tarzan
2021

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Philip Jose Farmer Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Microcosmic God
1965
2
Orbit 3
1967
3
8
Dangerous Visions
1967
4
Backdrop of Stars
1968
5
Orbit 11
1972
6
Alpha 3
1972
7
Demon Kind
1973
8
Bug-Eyed Monsters
1974
9
Continuum 1
1974
10
Jack the Knife: Tales of Jack the Ripper
1975
11
Weird Heroes Volume 1
1975
12
Weird Heroes Volume 2
1975
13
Nebula Award Stories Ten
1976
14
Weird Heroes Volume 6
1977
15
Weird Heroes Volume 8
1977
16
Chrysalis Volume 2
1978
17
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction
1980
18
8.3
Shadows of Sanctuary
1981
19
The Monster Book of Monsters
1988
20
The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
1989
21
Semiotext SF
1991
22
Tales Of Riverworld
1993
23
The Science Fiction Century
1997
24
Naked Came the Farmer
1998
25
The Worlds of Philip José Farmer: Protean Dimensions
2010
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Philip Jose Farmer: Biography

Philip Jose Farmer was born on January 26th, 1918. Philip Jose passed away February 25th, 2009 at 91 years old. Philip Jose Farmer was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA.

Philip Jose Farmer is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 30 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1957 with the novel The Green Odyssey. The most recently released novel was Up From The Bottomless Pit which was released in 2020.

Philip Jose Farmer also wrote the Philip José Farmer Short Story Collections series which has 21 books including They Twinkled Like Jewels and Strange Relations.

Philip Jose Farmer: Awards & Accolades

Philip Jose Farmer won the World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 2001.

Farmer's book, To Your Scattered Bodies Go won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1972.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Philip Jose Farmer are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Jerry Pournelle, author of the novel: Lucifer's Hammer.
  3. Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
  4. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  5. Larry Niven, author of the Ringworld Series.

Philip Jose Farmer: F.A.Q

When was Philip Jose Farmer Born?

Philip Jose Farmer was born on January 26th, 1918.

When did Philip Jose Farmer die?

Philip Jose Farmer died on February 25th, 2009 at 91 years old.

Where was Philip Jose Farmer Born?

Philip Jose Farmer was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA.

What awards has Philip Jose Farmer won?

Philip Jose Farmer has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (2001).

What book awards has Philip Jose Farmer won?

Farmer's book, To Your Scattered Bodies Go won the award Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1972.

What was the first book Philip Jose Farmer wrote?

The first novel written by Philip Jose Farmer was They Twinkled Like Jewels, published in 1954.

What was the most recent book Philip Jose Farmer wrote?

His most recently released work was The Man Who Met Tarzan on November 30th, 2021.

How many books has Philip Jose Farmer written?

Philip Jose Farmer has written 84 books across 17 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 7 books in the World Of Tiers Series
  • 3 books in the Herald Childe Series
  • 3 books in the Doc Caliban and Lord Grandrith Series
  • 2 books in the Opar Series
  • 3 books in the Dayworld Series
  • 6 books in the Riverworld Series
  • 2 books in the Tarzan Series
  • 1 book in the Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon Series
  • 1 book in The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes Series
  • 30 Philip José Farmer Standalone Novels
  • 4 Philip José Farmer Short Stories/Novellas
  • 21 Philip José Farmer Short Story Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books

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