The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page announces that The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 2: Of Dust and Soul is now available for pre-order on this page. The 264-page trade paperback will be limited to 500 copies, and lists for $25, but pre-orders placed by 1 August will get a $5 discount.
Editor Michael Croteau writes “Remember, The Worlds of Philip José Farmer is a Numbered Limited Edition, so if you already have Volume 1, you will get the same number of Volume 2 (and then Volume 3, 4, etc. when they come out). And, if you just never got around to buying Volume 1, there is a special deal just for you. You can order both volumes together for $7.50 off the list price of the pair (plus a reduced combined shipping charge). The pair of books—with matching numbers of course—will be shipped together once Volume 2 comes out.” See this page for the combo deal.
The table of contents for the new book is:
Foreword by Greg Bear
Lost Worlds
“What I Thought I Heard” by Philip José Farmer
“Strangers & Brothers: Pitch to Publishers” by Philip José Farmer
“Strangers & Brothers: Francis Uquart” by Philip José Farmer
Of Friendships and Influences
“Remembering Vern” by Philip José Farmer
“The Importance of Being Unsophisticated” by Charles Platt
“A Slender Tribute to a Big Man” by Philip José Farmer
“Repopulating Oz” by James Sallis
Metaphysical Worlds
“Faith in 2097” by Philip José Farmer
“Religion in the Life and Work of Philip José Farmer: Through the Eyes of His Grandson” by Thomas José Josephsohn
“Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut versus Free Will” by Philip José Farmer
“From Rebellious Rationalist to Mythmaker and Mystic: The Religious Quest of Philip José Farmer” by Edgar L. Chapman
Expanded Worlds
“Dog Day Evening” by Spider Robinson
“For the Articles” by Bradley H. Sinor
“The Wolff that One Hears…” by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier
“The Beast Erect” by Mary A. Turzillo
“Into Time’s Abyss” by John Allen Small
“Kwasin and the Bear God” by Philip José Farmer & Christopher Paul Carey
Related articles previously published on SFScope:
Author Philip José Farmer Dies (25 February 2009)