Philip José Farmer International Bibliography: The Song of Kwasin Outline

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The Song of Kwasin Outline

Genre	Fantasy
Type	Outline for the novel
Series Series	Opar / Khokarsa Wold Newton Universe

The original outline for the third Opar / Khokarsa novel, The Song of Kwasin.
Philip José Farmer started this novel mid 1970s. The in the year 2005 discovered outline and further notes by Farmer, have been written into a completed novel by Christopher Paul Carey.
The alternate outline was only discovered in January 2009. This has been used as the basis for the story "Kwasin and the Bear God".

DESCRIPTION:
From the introduction: «What follows is Philip José Farmer's original mid-1970s outline of "Kwasin of Opar," exactly as he wrote it before his requested revisions to position the story as the conclusion to a trilogy. ... While the outline gives a detailed overview of the novel up through its climax, it ends abruptly just before the conclusion and closes with two alternate courses of action for Kwasin which Phil no longer wished to pursue...»

PUBLICATION HISTORY
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3 Publications

Omnibus Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes	FIRST PUBLICATION in Gods of Opar: Tales of Lost Khokarsa Burton, MI: Subterranean Press - ISBN 978-1-59606-471-3 hardcover (23,5×16cm) 06/2012 616 $ 65.00 Bob Eggleton In the limited edition only. With an introduction by Christopher Paul Carey.	Bob Eggleton

Title Novel Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes	"Philip José Farmer's Original Outline" The Song of Kwasin (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-0-9905673-8-7 hardcover (22,5×14,5cm) 12/2015 467 $ 33.00 Bob Eggleton Limited edition of 125 copies, signed by Chistopher Paul Carey. The book includes "Philip José Farmer's Alternate Outline" as well.	Bob Eggleton

Title Novel Publisher Series+no. Bookno. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes	"Philip José Farmer's Original Outline" The Song of Kwasin (Lilburn, GA): Meteor House - ISBN 978-0-9905673-6-3 trade paperback (21,5×14cm) 12/2015 467 $ 22.00 Bob Eggleton Many copies, but not all, were signed by Chistopher Paul Carey. The book includes "Philip José Farmer's Alternate Outline" as well.	Bob Eggleton