HOME
SHORT FICTION INDEX NEXT STORY PREVIOUS STORY	The First Robot Genre Science fiction Type Short story Series - Originally written in the first half of the 1950's, but only published after the rediscovery of the unpublished manuscript owned by a fan and friend of Philip José Farmer. The story was written using the penname Jeanette Rastignac. DESCRIPTION: A story about the first robot in prehistoric times. But don't take the term robot too literally. From the foreword: "In this short but poignant tale, Phil engages in what he is perhaps best known for: expanding the often all-too-narrow horizons of genre writing, in this instance in the field of prehistoric fantasy ... Phil's story imagines the origin of one of humankind's most prevalent and yet darkly hidden societal maladies...".   PUBLICATION HISTORY | US |	6 Publications
US	Magazine Edited by Publisher Series+no. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes FIRST PUBLICATION in Farmerphile Win Scott Eckert & Paul Spiteri -, GA: Michael Croteau Issue No. 11 magazine (21,5×14cm) January 2008 56 $ 11.00 Joey Van Massenhoven Story illustrated by Henry Covert. With an introduction by uncredited [= Christopher Paul Carey]. Joey Van Massenhoven Anthology Edited by Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes in The Best of Farmerphile Michael Croteau (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-1-945427-08-4 hardcover (22,5×15cm) 07/2017 567 $ 40.00 Keith Howell Limited edition of 175 copies. With an introduction by uncredited [= Christopher Paul Carey]. Keith Howell Anthology Edited by Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes in The Best of Farmerphile Michael Croteau (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-1-945427-07-7 trade paperback (21,5×14cm) 07/2017 567 $ 29.00 Keith Howell First trade paperback edition. With an introduction by uncredited [= Christopher Paul Carey]. Keith Howell Collection Edited by Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection Michael Croteau (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-1-945427-12-1 hardcover (22,5×14,5cm) 07/2018 936 $ 50.00 Mark Wheatley Each section in the book has its own "Decade Introduction"—a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor. Mark Wheatley Collection Edited by Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection Michael Croteau (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-1-945427-11-4 trade paperback (21,5×14cm) 07/2018 936 $ 35.00 Mark Wheatley Each section in the book has its own "Decade Introduction"—a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor. Mark Wheatley Collection Edited by Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection Michael Croteau (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-1-945427-15-2 hardcover [no dustjacket] (22,5×14,5cm) 09/2018 936 not priced [= $ 225.00] Mark Wheatley A limited deluxe hardcover edition, of 52 lettered copies (A-Z and AA-ZZ), signed by all of the contributors. Each section has its own "Decade Introduction"—a synopsis of Phil's life and career—by the editor. Mark Wheatley
TOP
	© Zacharias L.A. Nuninga -- Page last updated: 9 Oct 2018