The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection

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Genre	Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Western/Non Fiction
Type	Collection
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Edited by	Michael Croteau

Both the trade hardcover and the trade paperback were published simultaneously and released at FarmerCon 100, July 26, 2018.
Collection with 41 stories, and 18 essays, in 7 sections (decades):
The 1940s:
"Bradley Brave Sees New York" , "O’Brien and Obrenov" , "Imagination".
The 1950s:
"The Lovers" , "Sail On! Sail On!" , "Sestina of the Space Rocket" , "Mother" , "Lovers and Otherwise" , "Attitudes" , "Totem and Taboo" , "The Tin Woodman Slams the Door".
The 1960s:
"On a Mountain Upside Down" , "Uproar in Acheron" , "The King of the Beasts" , "Riverworld" , "The Blind Rowers" , "Riders of the Purple Wage" , "The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod" , "My Father the Ripper" , "Kickaha’s Escape" (excerpt), "The Josés from Rio".
The 1970s:
"Only Who Can Make a Tree" , "The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World" , "An Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke" , "Sketches Among The Ruins of My Mind" , "After King Kong Fell" , "Writing Doc’s Biography" , "Sherlock Holmes and Sufism" , "The Problem of the Sore Bridge—Among Others" , "To the Wizard of Sci-Fi" , "A Fimbulwinter Introduction" , "Osiris on Crutches" , "Phonemics" , "The Last Rise of Nick Adams" , "The Freshman" , "Creating Artificial Worlds".
The 1980s:
"The Making of Revelation, Part 1" , "Buddha Contemplates His Novel" , "The Long Wet Dream of Rip van Winkle" , "The Man Who Came for Christmas" , "Plane Talking" (excerpt) , "The Peoria-Colored Writer" , "Memoir" , "Why and How I Became Kilgore Trout" , "St. Francis Kisses His Ass Goodbye".
The 1990s:
"Evil, Be My Good" , "Wolf, Iron, and Moth" , "Why Do I Write?" , "A Hole in Hell" , "More than Most" , "Casting Turtles" (excerpt).
The 2000s:
"The Face That Launched a Thousand Eggs" , "Keep Your Mouth Shut" , "The Good of the Land" , "The First Robot" , "The Princess of Terra" , "That Great Spanish Author, Ernesto" , "The Terminalization of J. G. Ballard" , "The Light-Hog Incident".

DEDICATION: Dedicated in loving memory to Bette Farmer. As Phil wrote many times, she was the driving force in their family, the dedicated woman behind the successful man. She urged him to go back to college, supported him, and encouraged him to write. If not for her, much of this book—perhaps all of it—would not exist.

COVER TEXT:
To mark Philip José Farmer’s 100th Birthday, Meteor House is proud to present a mammoth collection worthy of the Grand Master. With over fifty pieces spanning seven decades, The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection goes far beyond the typical “best of” anthology by including classic science fiction, poems, articles, tributes, speeches, and more, all from Farmer’s magic pen.
A must-have for all science fiction fans and historians, The Centennial Collection also boasts an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale, a foreword by Tracy Knight, and a bibliography by Zacharias L.A. Nuninga, while each decade features a synopsis of the Grand Master’s life and career.

PUBLICATION HISTORY
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3 Publications

Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes	FIRST PUBLICATION (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-1-945427-12-1 hardcover (22,5×14,5cm) 07/2018 936 $ 50.00 Mark Wheatley (see wrap around cover) Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. With an "Introduction" by Joe R. Lansdale, a "Foreword" by Tracy Knight, and a "Bibliography" by Zacharias L.A. Nuninga. Each section has its own "Decade Introduction" —a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor, Michael Croteau. Frontispiece illustration by Mark Wheatly.	Mark Wheatley

Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes	FIRST PUBLICATION (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-1-945427-11-4 trade paperback (21,5×14cm) 07/2018 936 $ 35.00 Mark Wheatley With an "Introduction" by Joe R. Lansdale, a "Foreword" by Tracy Knight, and a "Bibliography" by Zacharias L.A. Nuninga. Each section has its own "Decade Introduction" —a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor, Michael Croteau. Frontispiece illustration by Mark Wheatly.	Mark Wheatley

Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes	(Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-1-945427-15-2 hardcover [no dustjacket] (22×14,5cm) 09/2018 936 not priced [= $ 225.00] Mark Wheatly A limited deluxe hardcover edition, of 52 lettered copies (A-Z and AA-ZZ), signed by all of the contributors. Leatherette cover with gold print on cover and spine. Frontispiece and color end papers illustrations by Mark Wheatly. With a reading ribbon. There are also several copies not lettered, but marked with 'PC' (Publisher's Copy). With an "Introduction" by Joe R. Lansdale, a "Foreword" by Tracy Knight, and a "Bibliography" by Zacharias L.A. Nuninga. Each section has its own "Decade Introduction" —a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor, Michael Croteau.	Mark Wheatley

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