Author guide
Philip José Farmer Books in Order
Philip José Farmer (1918–2009) was an American science-fiction and fantasy author whose fiction reworked mythological, literary, and pulp traditions. He is best known for the World of Tiers and Riverworld series, and for developing the Wold Newton shared-universe concept. His bibliography includes novels, collections, fictional biographies, essays, memoir, poetry, collaborations, and chapbooks.
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go
The opening Riverworld novel and one of Farmer's defining works.
The Maker of Universes
The opening World of Tiers novel and a strong introduction to Farmer's portal fantasy.
The Green Odyssey
A standalone adventure novel that showcases Farmer's imaginative world-building.
Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
A foundational fictional biography and an accessible entry to Farmer's literary crossovers.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
World of Tiers
Portal-fantasy novels about immense artificial worlds created by superhuman Lords.
- 1 The Maker of UniversesAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1965
- 2
The Gates of CreationAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1966
- 3
A Private CosmosAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1968
- 4
Behind the Walls of TerraAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1970
- 5 The Lavalite WorldAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 1977
- 7
More Than FireAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1993
- 6
Red Orc's RageAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1991 Optional
novel-series · complete
Herald Childe
A sequence of erotic and speculative novels centered on Herald Childe.
novel-series · complete
Secrets of the Nine
Pulp-adventure novels featuring Lord Grandrith and Doc Caliban.
novel-series · complete
Riverworld
Novels set on a planet where humanity is resurrected along a vast engineered river.
- 1 To Your Scattered Bodies GoAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1971
- 2
The Fabulous RiverboatAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1971
- 3
The Dark DesignAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1977
- 4
The Magic LabyrinthAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1980
- 5
Gods of RiverworldAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1983
- 6
River of EternityAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1983 Optional
- 0
Riverworld and Other StoriesAmazon ↗Book 0 · collection · 1979 Optional
- 0
Riverworld War: The Suppressed Fiction of Philip José FarmerAmazon ↗Book 0 · collection · 1980 Optional
- 0
Up the Bright RiverAmazon ↗Book 0 · collection · 2010 Optional
novel-series · incomplete
Khokarsa
Prehistoric adventure novels set in the lost civilization of Khokarsa.
novel-series · complete
Dayworld
Dystopian novels about a society in which citizens live on only one assigned day each week.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (36)
- The Green OdysseyAmazon ↗
novel · 1957
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FleshAmazon ↗novel · 1960
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A Woman a DayAmazon ↗novel · 1960
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The LoversAmazon ↗novel · 1961
- Cache from Outer SpaceAmazon ↗
novella · 1962
- Fire and the NightAmazon ↗
novel · 1962
- Inside OutsideAmazon ↗
novel · 1964
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Tongues of the MoonAmazon ↗novel · 1964
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DareAmazon ↗novel · 1965
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The Gate of TimeAmazon ↗novel · 1966
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Night of LightAmazon ↗novel · 1966
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Lord TygerAmazon ↗novel · 1970
- Love SongAmazon ↗
novel · 1970
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The Stone God AwakensAmazon ↗novel · 1970
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The Wind Whales of IshmaelAmazon ↗novel · 1971
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Time's Last GiftAmazon ↗novel · 1972
- Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord GreystokeAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1972
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The Other Log of Phileas FoggAmazon ↗novel · 1973
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Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic LifeAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1973
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The Adventure of the Peerless PeerAmazon ↗novel · 1974
- Venus on the Half-ShellAmazon ↗
novel · 1975
- IroncastleAmazon ↗
novel · 1976
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Two Hawks from EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1979
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Jesus on MarsAmazon ↗novel · 1979
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Dark Is the SunAmazon ↗novel · 1979
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The Unreasoning MaskAmazon ↗novel · 1981
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Greatheart SilverAmazon ↗novel · 1982
- A Barnstormer in OzAmazon ↗
novel · 1982
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Escape from LokiAmazon ↗novel · 1991
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The Caterpillar's QuestionAmazon ↗novel · 1992
- Nothing Burns in HellAmazon ↗
novel · 1998
- Naked Came the FarmerAmazon ↗
novel · 1998
- The Dark Heart of Time: A Tarzan NovelAmazon ↗
novel · 1999
- Up from the Bottomless PitAmazon ↗
novel · 2007
- The City Beyond PlayAmazon ↗
novel · 2007
- The Evil in Pemberley HouseAmazon ↗
novel · 2009
Poetry (1)
- The Songs of the Songs of SolomonAmazon ↗
poetry · 1969
Other (24)
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Strange RelationsAmazon ↗collection · 1960
- The Alley GodAmazon ↗
collection · 1962
- The Celestial Blueprint and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 1962
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Down in the Black GangAmazon ↗collection · 1971
- The Book of Philip José Farmer, or the Wares of Simple Simon's Custard Pie and Space ManAmazon ↗
collection · 1973
- The CacheAmazon ↗
collection · 1981
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Father to the StarsAmazon ↗collection · 1981
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The Purple BookAmazon ↗collection · 1982
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The Grand AdventureAmazon ↗collection · 1984
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Riders of the Purple WageAmazon ↗collection · 1992
- The Best of Philip José FarmerAmazon ↗
collection · 2006
- Pearls from PeoriaAmazon ↗
collection · 2006
- Up from the Bottomless Pit and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 2007
- The Philip José Farmer Centennial CollectionAmazon ↗
collection · 2018
- Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp HeroesAmazon ↗
collection · 2019
- Heretic: StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 2024
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They Twinkled Like JewelsAmazon ↗chapbook · 2009
- Rastignac the DevilAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2010
- HeelAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2019
- DaughterAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2023
- How Deep the GroovesAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2023
- The Celestial BlueprintAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2024
- Tongues of the MoonAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2024
- The WoundedAmazon ↗
chapbook · 2024