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Title: The World of Tiers: Volume Two by Philip Jose Farmer ISBN: 0-312-86377-2 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 November, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.87 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic Farmer
Comment: This book was my introduction to Philip Jose Farmer. Within five pages I knew I'd found something worth reading and by the end I realized that my Sci-fi knowledge was truly lacking prior to having read Farmer. He is undoubtedly a master. Farmer's literary style may seem pulpish but the shear scope of his imagination combined with the unrelenting pace of his naratives leaves one saturated in worlds complex and thoroughly detailed. I've since read the Riverworld Series (a triumph of imaginative literature filled with thought provoking situations and mind expanding metaphisical conotations) and a number of his other works and now consider myself a fan bordering on cult status. Any fan of Sci-fi or fantasy should not be without a collection of Farmer's works.
Rating: 4
Summary: Do you like adventure and a fast moving story?
Comment: Then you'll like this book. Maker of Universes is one of my all time favorite stories. I first read it in high school (1968) and have re-read it several times since. It has a quick hook to catch your interest in the beginning pages of the story, a fast moving/changing developing story and a somewhat of a surprize ending. This particular volume also contains two of Farmer's later related stories, though I don't know why the publisher didn't also include "The Lavalite World". These other two stories are also good, though not in the same class as the blueprint (Maker of Universes). Mr. Farmer does this a lot with his writing, manufacturing sequels after a successful sale. At any rate, this is a worthwhile collection, abeit incomplete, and will give you much reading enjoyment
Rating: 2
Summary: don't ruin the good taste from the first three!!!
Comment: I read the first three books of the tier world saga, and I really liked it. The characters are interesting, (especially Wolf), and the adventures are gripping and exciting. I gladly bought this volume of the next three, and was really disappointed. The stories are full of high pace action, but the characters aren't convincing and sometimes you just ask yourself "why do I care what will happened to them?". After the adventures on earth that are bareble, the next books just drag on and doesn't seem to get anywhere. I also found a few disturbing mistakes - places where some things don't fit what was written earlier. In the first three books I especially liked Wolf, so I was disappointed that not him nor Kreisais appear in those three, and at the end I was frustrated that there was no ending, and I suspect that the author just forgot that the original reason for Kikaha's and Anana's journey was to find Wolf. To summarize - if you really liked the third book (which is on Kikaha only) and you have a lot of spare time, go for it. Otherwise, don't ruin the good experience from the first three books.
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Title: To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1) by Philip Jose Farmer ISBN: 0345419677 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 30 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Gods of Riverworld by Philip Jose Farmer ISBN: 0345419715 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 28 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Fabulous Riverboat (Riverworld Saga, Book 2) by Philip Jose Farmer ISBN: 0345419685 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 28 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Magic Labyrinth (Riverworld Saga, Book 4) by Philip Jose Farmer ISBN: 0345419707 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 28 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Red Orc's Rage by Philip Jose Farmer ISBN: 0812508904 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: December, 1992 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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