Thursday, January 26, 2023

Jesus On Mars by Phil Farmer will soon be back in print

 


The Official Philip José Farmer Email

Today is Philip José Farmer's 105th birthday!

As you probably know, Meteor House's annual tradition is to celebrate Phil's birthday by announcing their first book of the year. And this year it's Jesus on Mars in its first hardcover edition!

You can read all about the book by following that link, but I want to just talk about my favorite part. One of the bonus features of this new edition is the 26,000 word abridgment of the novel that was supposed to be published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. When that fell through it was eventually published by a small press in, Riverworld War: The Suppressed Fiction of Philip José Farmer in 1980.

Thinking about the groundbreaking stories Phil had published up until then: "The Lovers," Flesh, A Feast Unknown, Image of the Beast, Blown, etc., I always thought the title, "The Suppressed Fiction..." was hilarious. Certainly the most ironic title of any of Phil's books, since neither story in the book was "suppressed."

Throw in fascinating essays by Keith Howell and Tracy Knight, artwork by the former, and the leatherette boards, gold foil stamping, and custom printed endsheets on the hardcover limited edition, and this is sure to be another gorgeous collectible from Meteor House.

Mike Croteau
The Official Philip José Farmer Web Page
www.pjfarmer.com

 

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