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We have a few things to mention about FarmerCon V. The first is that the August issue of Locus talks a little about it and even has a couple of pictures. The second is that the Book Cave Podcast 85 is a two hour interview of Win Scott Eckert, Christopher Paul Carey, Paul Spiteri and Michael Croteau. Much of it is about FarmerCon V, but all of it is off interest to Farmer fans. The final bit of news is that we have reduced price of the "FarmerCon Package." This is a copy of THE WORLDS OF PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER 1: Protean Dimensions, signed by contributors Win Scott Eckert, Christopher Paul Carey, Paul Spiteri and Michael Croteau, along with a FarmerCon V button and program (which contains a never before published tribute to Roger Zelazny by Philip José Farmer). All of this is available for only $30 (WORLDS OF PJF costs $20 by itself) plus shipping. Contact mike @ pjfarmer.com for details.

Subterranean Press now has the artwork for UP THE BRIGHT RIVER online, and it's another beautiful cover by Bob Eggleton. We've long maintained that while Phil is best known for the Riverworld and World of Tiers series, and the Wold Newton Universe, much of his best work are his short stories. We'll remind you again what Gary K. Wolfe says in the introduction to this new collection: Farmer always mean to tell a good tale, but he nearly always meant to provoke as well, and readers who pause to consider the ideas implicit in the stories here, and the assumptions Farmer repeatedly questions, will quickly understand what that phrase “daring science fiction writer” really means.

While you're at Subterranean Press' webpage for UP THE BRIGHT RIVER looking at the cover art, page down and look at the other Farmer books they have available. If you follow the links of the books that are not sold out, you will see that THE OTHER IN THE MIRROR is sold out except for the lettered edition, THE EVIL IN PEMBERLEY HOUSE is sold out except for the trade edition, and PEARLS FROM PEORIA is in a rare 2nd printing. If history is any guide, expect two or three of these to be completely sold out by the time UP THE BRIGHT RIVER comes out in December.

Other than the artwork for UP THE BRIGHT RIVER, which was added to the forthcoming books page, the only actual additions to the website this month come courtesy of Zacharias over at the International Bibliography. He sent us scans from the 1982 Dallas Fantasy Fair Program. Besides the cover he also sent along ads for GREATHEART SILVER, STATIONS OF THE NIGHTMARE and a reprint of FLIGHT TO OPAR. Interestingly the ad for FLIGHT states, "DAW Books has contracted for a new OPAR novel." But this book was never published.

Be sure to check out A Chronology of Lord Greystoke adapted from TARZAN ALIVE over at Bill Hillman's ERBzine.com. While you're there, also take a look at PJF Links To ERB I, II, and III for a great compilation of quotes and other data about Farmer's fascination with ERB.

Last month we mentioned two new books, CROSSOVERS: A Secret Chronology of the World: Volume 1 (Dawn of Time-1939), and Volume 2 (1940-The Future). But we failed to mention what a big favor you are doing for both Blackcoat Press and Win Scott Eckert, if you order this book directly from Black Coat Press instead of from amazon.com. The economics of small press publishing, and distributors like amazon mean that the author and publisher actually make some money if you order directly from them, instead of the book distributor getting the lion's share. Just something to think about. We're sure all small press publishers who sell directly from their website and also through amazon.com, will tell you the same thing. You will notice that, at this time anyway, THE WORLDS OF PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER 1: Protean Dimensions is only available directly from the publisher Meteor House.

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