| THE EVIL IN PEMBERLEY HOUSE - author copies have arrived... |
[Sep. 14th, 2009|09:20 pm] |
 ... and wow!
Upon removing the dust jacket, I see that the regular trade HC is bound in blue cloth, while the limited HC is bound in purple cloth. Very nice. For those readers who purchase the regular trade HC, that version has no Wold Newton Family tree chart on the end sheets. I've made the chart available at The Evil in Pemberley House website. Just scroll down the right navigation bar to THE EVIL IN PEMBERLEY HOUSE - FAMILY TREE. Note that this version of the chart is Spoiler-Free; it does not give away any of the novel's mysteries.
The Limited Edition HC has this very same Spoiler-Free family tree chart in the book's end sheets. The Chapbook that comes with the Limited Edition has the Spoilers version of the family tree on the inside front and back covers. I will not be making that version of the family tree chart available electronically, at least not for some time--you'll need to buy the Limited Edition for that. :-)
From what I can tell, copies of the Limited Edition are going very quickly.
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| CROSSOVERS: A Secret Chronology of the World - a new publisher! |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|08:24 pm] |
A couple weeks back, my publisher for Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World informed me that they regretted they'd not be able to put out the book in the near future, and released me to seek another publisher if I wished. I entirely understand their position, and hope to work with them again in the future. For the uninitiated, Crossovers is a massive timeline of crossover stories in which two or more fictional characters, situations, or universes are linked together in order to build the “Crossover Universe.” Think Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula, Batman and Tarzan: Claws of the Catwoman, etc. The book has over 1,000 crossover entries and currently clocks in at almost 300,000 words, with introductions and forewords from Kim Newman and Jess Nevins, and appendices covering myriad television crossovers and alternate universes. Jean-Marc is enthusiastic to move forward quickly, and we are in constant communication about the book. In terms of timing, I am currently working on my Green Hornet story for Moonstone Books. I expect that to take me through late July or early August. After that, a story for Black Coat's Tales of the Shadowmen, Vol. 6: Grand Guignol, due to the publisher in September. After that, it's all Crossovers, all the time, as I put the finishing touches on the book and draft the final entries. We are driving to release the two volume set toward the end of the year. I've been writing up and annotating these crossovers for over 10 years now; I'm relieved that the books have found such a good home, and the project has so much forward momentum. Stay tuned to this space for updates! |
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Evil in Pemberley House by Philip José Farmer and Win Scott Eckert |
[Jun. 20th, 2009|11:49 pm] |
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The Evil is coming...  A darkly erotic Jane Austen-Pulp Fiction-Sherlockian-Gothic-Wold Newton mashup, in which the Man of Bronze's daughter confronts her family's ancient legacy, lays a ghost to rest, and meets her destiny!
Early reviews:
Pre-order: Trade -- Fully cloth bound hardcover edition: - novel
- endsheets with a Pemberley House/Wold Newton Family tree
Limited Edition -- 200 numbered copies, signed by Win Scott Eckert, with bonus chapbook: - cover art (the Doc Wildman [Doc Savage
 ] Coat of Arms by Keith Howell) - endsheets with an expanded Pemberley House/Wold Newton Family tree--including SPOILERS from the novel
- notes on the Wildman Coat of Arms by Philip José Farmer
- outline for the novel by Philip José Farmer
- timeline of key events in the novel by Win Scott Eckert
- Wold Newtonian essay by Win Scott Eckert
Trade: $40 ISBN: 978-1-59606-249-8 Limited: $60 |
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| Philip José Farmer RIP, 1918--2009 |
[Feb. 25th, 2009|10:25 pm] |
So, it's taken me over twelve hours to sit down for this, because...that's what happens when you lose someone to whom you're close.
I started as a fan, waaay back when I was 8 years old and had my first taste of Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life. Then Tarzan Alive, and The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, and The Grand Adventure, and Peerless Peer. Time's Last Gift—time traveling Jungle Lord, holy cow!
Then, over 10 years ago, the Wold Newton Universe website, and several more years of fandom, followed by a book (thank you, Chris Roberson), and... an invitation to meet the man himself.
I had a sleepover at Phil Farmer's house.
And I set off the burglar alarm at 2 am.
Since then I've visited Phil and Bette once or twice a year. The great thing about Phil is how many friendships he created, by bringing together so many people who otherwise never would have met.
Well, that, and his mind-blowing imagination and captivating prose.
Phil, you are responsible for this overflowing library (my wife also thanks you for that), for my varied reading tastes (hard boiled detective to adventure pulp to sf to...Pride and Prejudice?? Seriously?
Yes, seriously. Because that's the kind of well-rounded guy Phil was. And he passed it on.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Because of you, and that book when I was 8, and your generosity 30 years after that, I am a writer.
I've gotten so many notes today that read something like, "I didn't know him as well as you, but this still hit me hard..." or "I never had the chance to meet Phil in person, but he helped shape me as a writer..."
The thing about a writer like Phil, whose work spoke to so many people in so many different ways, is that you didn't need to know him personally to be hit hard by this. His books have been a part of our lives for so long, his ideas and curiosity have permeated our beings, and his envelope-pushing—or breaking—imagery is seared indelibly into our brains.
That's what counts.
I last saw Phil Farmer one month ago today, on January 25. His 91st birthday fell on a Monday, and we had come in the preceding weekend to celebrate with him and Bette. "The boys" (Bette's affectionate term for us Farmerphiles) were there: Mike Croteau, Chris Carey, Paul Spiteri, and Dennis Power. Phil and Bette's family came in and out at various times. Their close friends were there. Sandwiches and cake and laughter and great conversation ensued.
I showed Phil the Doc Savage Coat of Arms drawn up by Keith Howell for Farmerphile and for the chapbook for The Evil in Pemberley House, from Phil's description and notes. He loved it; he didn't say much, but he got the biggest grin. And although he didn't talk much that weekend, he'd smile and give a little wave to let us know he was listening in and enjoying it all.
When it came time to leave, I said my goodbyes, I waved at Phil and smiled. He waved back, smiled, and thanked us for coming. Him thanking us, our hero, thanking us. Because that's how he was.
We hugged Bette and left, and I knew I wouldn't see Phil again. Just knew it. And at the airport, by myself, I cried.
And again today, more tears.
Exit Phil Farmer, smiling. |
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| The Evil in Pemberley House - Amazon listing |
[Jan. 6th, 2009|10:31 pm] |
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The Evil in Pemberley House is now listed on Amazon.
Flap copy:
"For over thirty years, readers have marveled at Philip José Farmer's inventive integration of popular fiction and literature's most beloved characters, in a mythical web known as the Wold Newton Family. First described in the fictional biographies Tarzan Alive: The Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life, Farmer expanded his Wold Newton mythos in novels such as The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, The Adventure of the Peerless Peer, Time's Last Gift, Hadon of Ancient Opar, Flight to Opar, The Dark Heart of Time: A Tarzan Novel, and Escape from Loki: Doc Savage's First Adventure.
The Evil in Pemberley House, an addition to the Wold Newton cycle, plays with the Gothic horror tradition. Patricia Wildman, the daughter of the world-renowned adventurer and crimefighter of the 1930s and '40s, Dr. James Clarke "Doc" Wildman, is all alone in the world when she inherits the family estate in Derbyshire, England, old, dark, and supposedly haunted.
But Farmer, characteristically, turns convention on its ear. Is the ghost real, or a clever sham? In Patricia Wildman, Farmer creates an introspective character who struggles to reconcile the supernatural with her rational scientific upbringing, while also attempting to work through unresolved feelings about her late parents. He sets the action at Pemberley from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and ingrains the various mysteries in the Canon of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
The Evil in Pemberley House is a darkly erotic novel with broad appeal to readers of pulp and popular literature, particularly followers of Doc Savage, Sherlockians, and fans of Farmer's own celebrated Wold Newton Family."
Looks like Subterranean Press' projected release date for the Trade hardback edition is September 2009, with a list price of $35.
ISBN-10: 1596062495
ISBN-13: 978-1596062498
More info about cover art, the Limited edition with Chapbook, etc., as it becomes available.
Best,
-Win
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| Subterranean Press acquires a Wold Newton novel |
[Dec. 1st, 2008|10:15 pm] |
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Subterranean Press announced today that they have acquired a new novel that is part of Philip José  Farmer's Wold Newton mythos:
In addition, we’ve just bought a few other new titles: – The Evil in Pemberley House (Philip José Farmer and Win Scott Eckert) — a darkly erotic novel that is part of Farmer’s Wold Newton canon. The limited edition will include a chapbook with a whole host of unpublished background material.
I've created a site specifically for the book; just go here, and sign up as a blog "follower," if you're so inclined.
I am still not processing this... my first novel, written with Phil Farmer. I have so many people to thank for helping me reach this point... I'd better get it right for the book's acknowledgments... :-)
I don't think I'll be sleeping tonight. |
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| Tales of the Shadowmen 5: The Vampires of Paris - now available! |
[Nov. 22nd, 2008|05:49 pm] |
Once upon a time, the world was but a stage for the exploits of the Shadowmen... The Vampires haunted the rooftops of Paris... Count Zaroff hunted the Serpent Men in the streets of New York... The Queen of Atlantis killed to save her mythical Kingdom... Arsene Lupin prowled the back alleys of Saigon... While in outer space, Doctor Omega and Professor Moriarty finally set foot upon an asteroid...
This fifth anthology of pastiches features some of the most amazing encounters between the legendary heroes and villains of popular literature: Count Dracula and Joséphine Balsamo, Lord Ruthven and the Count of Monte Cristo, the Nyctalope and Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Arsène Lupin and Hanoi Shan, Irma Vep and Fascinax, Monsieur Lecoq and Dr. Loveless... and even Sherlock Holmes and Tevye the Milkman!
I was fortunate enough to convince my good friend (and very talented writer!) Christopher Paul Carey to collaborate on a tale, and our editor and publisher, Jean-Marc Lofficier, was very pleased with the result. Our story, "Iron and Bronze," combines elements drawn from Pierre Benoit's L'Atlantide, Jules Verne's duology The Barsac Mission, J. H. Rosny and Philip José Farmer's Ironcastle, and Guy d'Armen's Doc Ardan, against the backdrop of H. Rider Haggard's Africa.
Tales of the Shadowmen 5: The Vampires of Paris, is now available direct from Black Coat Press and from Amazon.com -- coming soon to B&N.com and Borders.com We hope you'll check it out!
(Just a friendly reminder, please subscribe to my syndicated feed: http://syndicated.livejournal.com/winscotteckert)
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| New syndicated feed - please add |
[Oct. 12th, 2008|10:24 pm] |
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Just a friendly reminder, and a special heads-up to those who have recently added me as a LJ friend, I've added a syndicated feed and will be scaling back my direct posts here at LJ. If you'd like to continue following along at LJ, then please subscribe to my feed: http://syndicated.livejournal.com/winscotteckert Best, Win www.winscotteckert.com |
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| MileHiCon 40 schedule - October 24-26 |
[Oct. 7th, 2008|08:34 pm] |
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Friday Oct. 24: 4-6 pm Aspiring Authors 101: The Creative Side S. Biondine, W. Eckert, T. Powers, M Rotundo (M), C. Vaughn, C. Willis
7-8 pm Author Reading: W. Eckert & L. Patten
Saturday Oct. 25: 2-3 pm Tight Focus B. Nickless / W. Eckert (Eckert starts at 2:25 pm - Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton Universe)
9-10 pm Turn the Page to Turn Me On S. Biondine, W. Eckert, L. Hilburn (M), T. Hutcheson, N. Kurtz, B. Nickless
Sunday Oct. 26: 11am-12 noon Dealing with Death M. Bateman, D. Dieter (M), Dan. Dvorkin, D. Dvorkin, W. Eckert
1-2 pm
Autographs Eckert / Bonham / Caress Er... gulp. Time to start boning up on my sitting-on-the same-panel-with-sf-luminaries-and-trying-not-to-say-something-stupid-fu.
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| Otis Adelbert Kline’s The Swordsman of Mars - Unabridged! |
[Oct. 3rd, 2008|04:08 pm] |
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At long last, the complete version of Otis Adelbert Kline’s The Swordsman of Mars is being published by the fine folks at Planet Stories.
Full details here! And more details about the book here at the Paizo Planet Stories website.
It's probably no surprise, but the Ace/Avalon reprint was not unabridged as claimed, and thus Kline's reputation was sullied by Avalon's editorial hack-job. Kudos to Planet Stories for restoring the original version serialized in the Argosy pulps. And while you're at it, check out the whole Planet Stories lineup. These are well-packaged reprints of pulp classics that deserve to be reprinted, and Planet Stories has done a great job in a very short time of launching a well-branded imprint of don't-miss books.
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| Please add my syndicated feed |
[Sep. 28th, 2008|04:46 pm] |
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In order to save myself time and avoid duplicative blogging, I've merged my blog and home page over at winscotteckert.com and added a syndicated feed here at LJ. If you're inclined to keep following along here at LJ, then please subscribe to my feed:
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/winscotteckert
When you add the syndicated feed, my last 20 posts will arrive in a flood -- sorry about that! -- but then things should settle down.
Thanks. :-)
-Win
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| More good news! |
[Aug. 31st, 2008|05:13 pm] |
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Ganked in its entirety from my pal Chris Carey's blog:
"Lots of good news coming in today. First the short story sale, and now news that my good friend and Farmerphile publisher Mike Croteau has started a blog, as well as an announcement by Subterranean Press of a new Philip José Farmer omnibus, The Other in the Mirror, which will feature three classic Farmer novels, Fire and the Night (the only edition of this book is extremely rare!), Jesus on Mars, and Night of Light. No mention yet who they asked to write the intro to the book, la, la, la... :-) Oh, and I just stumbled across this photo on Rias Nuninga's wonderful PJF International Bibliography from the panel during which the new Farmer collaborations were announced at this summer's Farmercon.
From right to left: Win Scott Eckert (co-author, The Evil in Pemberley House), Paul Spiteri (co-author, "Getting Ready to Write"), Tracy Knight (co-author, Cougar by the Tail), and me (co-author, The Song of Kwasin). Photo courtesy of Rias Nuninga." |
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| August pjfarmer.com website update: New Farmer novels! |
[Aug. 14th, 2008|10:10 pm] |
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Ganked from Philip José Farmer's MySpace blog...
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Dear friends of Philip José Farmer:
Please stop by The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page (http:www. pjfarmer. com) and check out our latest update. This month brings an exciting announcement made a couple weeks ago at Farmercon 90 about three "lost" Farmer novels and a Farmer short story, which have been completed or are being completed by writers of Phil's choosing. Also included with the update is a gallery of photos from Farmercon 90, as well as a newly discovered photo of Phil with his high school track team in 1936! And Philip José Farmer meets...Hellboy??? You'll have to visit Phil's site to find out about it!
Sincerely,Mike Croteau,
Proprietor, The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page
Publisher, Farmerphile: The Magazine of Philip José Farmer
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Two of the lost Farmer novels described above are The Song of Kwasin completed in collaboration with Christopher Paul Carey, and The Evil in Pemberley House completed by my own self (Bronze pulp superhero's daughter in a 1970s Gothic horror, set at Pemberley House from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, against the backdrop of the Sherlock Holmes mythos. Only Phil Farmer.....). Both books in the hands of Phil's agent, so stay tuned (hopefully). |
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| Farmerphile 13 Now Available - Includes excerpt from new PJF novel! |
[Aug. 14th, 2008|09:53 pm] |
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Issue No. 13 - July 2008
52 pages (5.5 x 8.5 inches)
$11 (includes shipping in the US and Canada)
Table of contents:
Farmerphile Interviews Christopher Paul Carey
Excerpt from The Song of Kwasin
- by Philip José Farmer & Christopher Paul Carey
--- illustrated by Keith Howell
--- map by Charles Berlin
Farmer of the Apes
- by Charles R. Saunders
Creative Mythography: Sahhindar through the Centuries
- by Win Scott Eckert & Dennis E. Power
Escape from Loki Again, and Again, and Again
- by Steve Mattsson
The Wild Weird Clime
- by Philip José Farmer
To Be, or Not to Be
- by Tom Wode Bellman
Bibliophile
- by Heidi Ruby Miller
Unpolished Pearls from the Magic Filing Cabinet
Polytropical Paramyths
- by Philip José Farmer
Getting Ready to Write
- by Philip José Farmer & Paul Spiteri
--- illustrated by Charles Berlin
Cover art by Vladimir Verano
Order your copy today at: http://www.pjfarmer.com/farmerphile.htm
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| Announcement: The Evil in Pemberley House - A new novel by Philip José Farmer & Win Scott Eckert |
[Jul. 27th, 2008|12:39 am] |
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Earlier today, at FarmerCon 90, a convention in honor of Philip José Farmer's 90th birthday held at the Lakeview branch of the Peoria Public Library, a "Mystery Panel" was held in which it was revealed that Phil and Bette Farmer made the decision to have writers they trusted complete some of Phil's unfinished manuscripts.
Among these are:
- The Song of Kwasin, a continuation of the Khokarsa cycle, the first two books being Hadon of Ancient Opar and Flight to Opar - completed by collaborator Christopher Paul Carey (I've read it, and it's a wonderfully stirring conclusion to the saga, which fans of H. Rider Haggard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and, of course, Phil Farmer, are going to absolutely love; read Chris' own blog post here)
- A Western, Cougar By the Tail, with collaborator Tracy Knight (author of many short stories and two novels, Beneath a Whiskey Sky and The Astonished Eye
- "Getting Ready to Write," a very funny Polytropical Paramyth written with Paul Spiteri, and appearing in Farmerphile #13 (July 2008)
- The Evil in Pemberley House with collaborator Win Scott Eckert
I first discovered the short synopsis, longer outline, handwritten notes, and incomplete manuscript for The Evil in Pemberley House in the "Magic Filing Cabinet" in Phil Farmer's basement on a trip to Peoria with Mike Croteau, publisher of Farmerphile and webmaster of the Official Philip José Farmer Home Page, in July 2005. (During the same trip we also discovered the Kwasin manuscript and notes, much to Chris Carey's joy.) At Phil's bequest, I researched and prepared to finish the novel for two years (amidst other writing projects, in particular finalizing the manuscript for Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World, long-anticipated and coming in 2010 from MonkeyBrain Books) and wrote in earnest this past year.
During this time Chris Carey was also completing The Song of Kwasin and I can't thank him enough for the literally hundreds of emails and many phone calls, in which we bounced ideas around, exchanged feedback, and in general provided much needed support and encouragement. It's an incredible honor and supreme thrill to have been selected to tell the story that Phil didn't complete, the "origin story" of Patricia Wildman, the "woman of bronze," the daughter of "Doc" Wildman, who was a renaissance man and battler of evil-doers from the Golden Age of the 1930s. (For fans who may have forgotten, Phil brought this bronze superman's real name and family background to the world-at-large in a "fictional biography" published in the early 1970s.)
With Phil and Bette Farmer's blessing, the manuscript is now in the hands of Phil's agent. For more information, I've launched a website for The Evil in Pemberley House. Please bookmark it and check back often for news, a forthcoming book trailer, etc. I'm thrilled beyond belief to be involved in this project, and to finally launch it in earnest to the blogosphere. An excerpt from the novel will appear in Farmerphile #14 (October 2008).
In the meantime, content yourself with the gorgeous spot illustration of Patricia Wildman, woman of bronze (lovingly rendered by the amazing Keith Howell) and read below the summary which appeared in the convention booklet handed out today at FarmerCon 90.
THE EVIL IN PEMBERLEY HOUSE For over thirty years, readers have marveled at Philip José Farmer’s clever integration of some of popular fiction and literature’s most beloved characters, in a mythical web known as the Wold Newton Family. First described in the fictional biographies Tarzan Alive and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life, Farmer expanded the mythos in The Other Log of Phileas Fogg, the Tarzan-Sherlock Holmes pastiche The Adventure of the Peerless Peer, Time’s Last Gift, Hadon of Ancient Opar, Flight to Opar, and the authorized series novels The Dark Heart of Time: A Tarzan Novel and Escape from Loki: Doc Savage’s First Adventure.
Now, from imagination of Philip José Farmer and Wold Newton expert Win Scott Eckert, comes an addition to the Wold Newton cycle, a Gothic tale of adventure which builds upon the Canon of Sherlock Holmes mysteries and explores the psyche of a pulp superman’s offspring…
It’s 1973, and Patricia Wildman is traveling from New York to Derbyshire in England to claim her legacy, the grand estate known as Pemberley House. The descendant of famous and infamous dukes and duchesses, and of Pemberley’s memorable Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, Patricia is also the daughter of the world-renowned crimefighter of the 1930s and ’40s, Dr. James Clarke “Doc” Wildman. She is also the inheritor of her father’s bronzed skin, gold-flecked eyes, and his physical and intellectual perfection, as well as her mother’s cunning and compassion.
Patricia is looking to put her past behind her and start a new life at Pemberley. Instead, she’s almost immediately attacked by poachers and has to contend with the resentful inhabitants of Pemberley who would prefer the venerable estate pass to them. Foremost among those seeking to prevent Patricia from accepting her legacy and becoming the new Baroness of Lambton are the imperious 103-year-old dowager duchess of Pemberley, her adopted grandchildren, and her personal physician, Dr. Augustus Moran.
Patricia, however, is not only faced with the devious machinations of British nobility and greedy hangers-on, but must also contend with being haunted by her direct ancestor, the 16th century Baroness, Bess of Pemberley. Or is the “Pemberley Curse” really the product of the conniving residents of Pemberley House?
As Patricia struggles to reconcile the supernatural evidence in front of her with her rational scientific upbringing, she also attempts to work through unresolved feelings about her late parents. It’s not easy being the daughter of a superman, after all…
The Evil in Pemberley House is an adventure, Gothic horror, and genealogical mystery set against the backdrop of Jane Austen’s Derbyshire, which will excite a broad array of readers of both pulp and popular literature, especially fans of the Doc Savage pulp novels, the Sherlock Holmes mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Farmer’s own celebrated Wold Newton Family mythos. |
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| Lance Star--Sky Ranger back in print |
[Jun. 26th, 2008|09:49 pm] |
 In case you missed it the first time around, and are interested, Lance Star—Sky Ranger (with my tale "Shadows over Kunlun") is back in print.
"From the pages of the 1930s flying hero pulps comes Lance Star—Sky Ranger… Wild Cat Books presents a series of pulp anthologies made up of all new stories focusing on one specific, classic pulp hero. The brainstorm of veteran comics-scribe Ron Fortier, the first volume stars the long gone (but not forgotten) pulp character of ace aviator Lance Star—Sky Ranger in four brand new tales by Win Scott Eckert, Frank Dirscherl, Bobby Nash, and Bill Spangler, with corresponding spot illustrations and cover art by Rich Woodall. “Shadows Over Kunlun” by Win Scott Eckert: It’s early 1941: Lance and his Sky Rangers journey to San Francisco and Tibet in search of a long-lost Great War air ace, Le Faucon Rouge. But someone doesn’t want them to find Le Faucon…"
More info, including links to order, is here.
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| FARMERPHILE - FREE samples online |
[Jun. 5th, 2008|02:55 pm] |
Check 'em out, won't you? Most of the free sample essays happen to very Wold Newton oriented.
... and.... they're free! If you've been hankering for some new Wold Newton essays to read, and missing the website updates (sorry, I've been really busy with other writing projects, but I promise I haven't forgotten the Wold Newton Universe website and I will get back to it with new articles), well then here's your free articles right here:
http://www.pjfarmer.com/fpawards.htm
Also check out the info this year's FarmerCon. I and several other will be appearing on a Wold Newton Panel, giving presentations on several of our favorite Wold Newton topics. The current line up includes: me, Christopher Paul Carey, Dennis E. Power, Rick Lai, John Small and Henry Covert.
Anyway, the sample articles from Farmerphile: The Magazine of Philip José Farmer.... Did I mention they're free?
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| The Magic River |
[Jun. 2nd, 2008|07:48 pm] |
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Whereas here on LJ my posts are mainly restricted to intermittent notices and progress reports on writing projects, over at The Magic River several us have banded together to blog on various and sundry reading and writing topics.
Check us out, won't you? Thanks, and see you on The Magic River...
http://themagicriver.blogspot.com/ |
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| Good news on "secret project x" |
[May. 23rd, 2008|01:58 pm] |
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It took another positive step forward today.
And that's really all I can say about it. ;-) |
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| Farmerphile #12 -- The Sherlock Holmes issue |
[May. 9th, 2008|04:06 pm] |
FARMERPHILE: The Magazine of Philip José Farmer no. 12 is now available. This is the Sherlock Holmes issue, and as such it's selling out quickly. Plus, those interested in Phil's Wold Newton family tree are going to want to pick up this issue, because we've discovered an addition to the tree by him that somehow didn't make it into the final printed version of DOC SAVAGE: HIS APOCALYPTIC LIFE!
http://www.pjfarmer.com/farmerphile.htm#iss12
Full Contents: The Roller Coaster Ride with Phil Farmer- by Bette Farmer We Were Introduced by Sherlock Holmes- by George Scheetz Sherlock Holmes and Sufism- by Philip José Farmer--- illustrated by Charles Berlin Philip José Farmer and The Case of the Two Jungle Lords- by Dennis E. Power Urania's Babysitter- by Rick Lai A Study of Ralph von Wau Wau- by Danny Adams Creative Mythography: The Farmerian Holmes- by Win Scott Eckert Bibliophile: The Other Log of Phileas Fogg- by Paul Spiteri How Much Free Will Does a Pumpkin Have?- by Christopher Paul Carey Jongor in the Wold Newton Family- by Philip José Farmer The Lure of the Emergency Shelf- by Michael Carroll Full Blown Comic Book Images of the Beast- by Steve Mattsson Unpolished Pearls from the Magic Filing Cabinet:
- Three Metafictional Proposals- by Philip José Farmer
- Uncle Sam's Mad Tea Party- by Philip José Farmer
- Down to Earth's Centre- by Philip José Farmer
Cover art by Keith Howell
And Doc Savage aficionados... If you're thinking that the title "Down to Earth's Centre" might be something Doc-related... you're right!
Dedicated Sherlockians, Savageologists, and of course Farmerphiles won't want to miss this issue. Ordering info is here:http://www.pjfarmer.com/farmerphile.htm
We put a lot into this issue, so please check it out!
Best,
Win
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| Dave Stevens Memorial Show on Geekerati Radio |
[Mar. 12th, 2008|06:14 pm] |
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See below..... and call in. ************************ ----- Original Message ----- From: Christian Johnson To: Christian Johnson Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:03 PM Subject: Invitation to Participate in a Dave Stevens Memorial Show on Geekerati Radio
Dear Friends and Colleagues, As you may have heard recently, one of our own, Artist/Creator Dave Stevens has passed on after a lengthy bout with leukemia. Dave was noted for being the creator of the comic book turned movie, The Rocketeer, and the artist responsible for rekindling interest in 1950's fetish model Miss Betty Page. The fact is that Dave - in his variety of interests including comics, film, movie serials, pinups, jazz, comic strips, aviation and cartoons - touched all of our lives in one way or another. He was a master craftsman who diligently labored over every drawing, making it the best work it could be, expressing the love he felt inside for his subject. To celebrate the man and his work and to increase awareness of the disease which took him too soon, We here at the Geekerati podcast are dedicating our next podcast to Dave Stevens. We would like anyone who has stories about working with Dave, meeting him at conventions, or his work to call into our live show on Monday, March 17th, 2008 (7pm PST) to share. If you know anyone who has worked with Dave Stevens please forward this email so that they may participate. Geekerati is a featured show of the BlogTalkRadio network (and a part of the BlogCritics channel on BTR), a network that is revolutionizing the way podcasting is done on the internet. The shows initially air live and then are stored on iTunes as podcasts. You can listen to archived episodes at www.blogtalkradio.com/geekerati or look up Geekerati on iTunes. Past guests on the show have included: We look forward to hearing from you. --
Christian Johnson
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ABOUT GEEKERATI RADIO – Geekerati Radio is an online radio show hosted by Christian Johnson, Shawna Benson, Bill Cunningham, and Eric Lytle which features discussion of popular culture by geeks for geeks and is a featured show in the BlogTalkRadio network. The Geekerati Radio show airs Monday nights at 7pm Pacific and the archives are available 24/7
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Christian Johnson
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Geekerati Radio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/geekerati
http://cinerati.blogspot.com
ABOUT GEEKERATI RADIO – Geekerati Radio is an online radio show hosted by Christian Johnson, Shawna Benson, Bill Cunningham, and Eric Lytle which features discussion of popular culture by geeks for geeks and is a featured show in the BlogTalkRadio network. The Geekerati Radio show airs Monday nights at 7pm Pacific and the archives are available 24/7
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| Dave Stevens, R.I.P. |
[Mar. 11th, 2008|07:42 pm] |
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 I usually restrict my blogging to my own writing and podcast news. Today I am making a sad exception.
Dave Stevens, creator of the magnificent comic series, The Rocketeer, has passed away. The Rocketeer, with its unnamed but crystal clear cameos by pulp heroes Doc Savage and The Shadow, was the very first story that got me started thinking in terms of an expanded Wold Newton Universe that had a continuity and character list which went beyond Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton Family tree. The Rocketeer was without a doubt the very first entry in what would become the Crossover Chronology, which will see print next year from MonkeyBrain Books. Steven's artwork was absolutely gorgeous, a retro merging of photo-realistic and Golden Age comic-booky that I have rarely seen elsewhere. His good girl  art is spectacular, and he almost single-handedly responsible for the pop-cultural resurgence of Bettie Page.
Stevens was a comics hero of mine, probably THE comics hero, although he was never prolific. With The Rocketeer, he taught me there was a lot more to comics, a lot more potential there, than superheroes. He reinvigorated the interest of my adolescent self in the pulps (of course my love for the pulps was originally inspired by Phil Farmer) at a time when I was being distracted by superhero comics.
The closest I came to Stevens was at Comic-Con International 2005, when Savage Chuck Loridans saw him at his booth. At least I got to shake his hand and thank him for his influence.
It's just depressing to see someone go who is so young and talented.
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| Geekerati - Pulp podcast tomorrow night (Mon., Feb. 11, 2008): "Black Coats and Justice Inc." |
[Feb. 10th, 2008|07:14 pm] |
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Black Coats and Justice Inc.: Black Coat Press and Moonstone Books Keep the Pulp Tradition Alive
"For many young readers, the discovery of the adventures of Doc Savage, John Carter, the Spider, the Shadow, or Richard Benson can lead to a life time love affair with literature of all kinds. Our guest Win Scott Eckert, and host Bill Cunningham, are two individuals who are continuing in the noble tradition of action storytelling. They will be discussing the 'Chronicles' series by Moonstone Books in addition to the Tales of the Shadowmen project of Black Coat Press."
The podcast starts at 7 pm Pacific / 10 pm Eastern time.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Geekerati
Hope you'll give it a listen. If you can't make it, the podcast will be available as an mp3 download after the show, both from the Geekerati website and from iTunes.
Best,
Win
www.winscotteckert.com |
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| Tales of the Shadowmen 4: Lords of Terror |
[Jan. 12th, 2008|11:16 am] |
For immediate release:
"Tales of the Shadowmen 4: Lords of Terror has been released by Black Coat Press. It features the talents of contributing sf, mystery, and horror writers Kim Newman, Brian Stableford, John Shirley, John Peel, and Jean-Marc Lofficier, as well as newer genre writers familiar to followers of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Universe, such as Matthew Baugh, Jess Nevins, Bill Cunningham, Rick Lai, and Win Scott Eckert.
Join us again for this fourth volume and meet the most villainous cast to ever grace the pages of popular literature, spreading evil from the foggy underworld of London to the seedy taverns of Mars, and from the flowery banks of the Seine to New York's grimy Hell Kitchen...
Fantômas, Countess Cagliostro, Victor Frankenstein, Irma Vep, Count Orlock, Erik, Madame Atomos, the Black Coats, Charles Foster Kane, and even Great Cthulhu himself... Dare meet--the Lords of Terror!"
Ordering info:
Amazon.com
Publisher direct
My story pits Madame Atomos, female Fu Manchu-like mastermind of Japanese descent, against the agents of U.N.C.L.E.
A letter Philip Jose Farmer once wrote to The Baker Street Journal indicates he was a fan of, or at least interested in the show The Man From U.N.C.L.E. We don't know the contents of the BSJ articles Phil was defending in his letter, but it makes sense that he was interested in the show, since several of the original U.N.C.L.E. novels written by the late David McDaniel have strong ties to the Sherlockian canon, and also contain crossovers galore with popular characters such as Fu Manchu, The Saint, The Avengers, Miss Marple, and Sherlock Holmes himself. (See my Wold Newton Universe Crossover Chronology for the complete listings).
I hope you'll check it out.
Win
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| The Avenger Chronicles - pre-order |
[Dec. 29th, 2007|02:14 pm] |
The Avenger Chronicles is now listed for pre-order on Amazon.
No, my name is not on the roster of contributing authors. Yes, I am in the book (something to do with Diamond Comics Distributors needing to
notify Amazon to make the change and add me -- or something).
It's also listed on page 318 of the January 2008 Diamond Previews:
JAN08 3789 AVENGER CHRONICLES SC SRP: $17.95
JAN08 3790 AVENGER CHRONICLES SC BOOK MARKET ED SRP: $17.95
JAN08 3791 AVENGER CHRONICLES HC SRP: $44.00
Hope you'll check it out!
Win
www.winscotteckert.com |
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| Moonstone Books' THE AVENGER CHRONICLES |
[Nov. 30th, 2007|11:22 pm] |
 Yesterday morning I received word that Moonstone considers my tale, "Death and the Countess," finalized and ready to go for the anthology.
The Avenger Chronicles comes out in March. More details on the three variant edition are at Bill Thom's Coming Attractions site, the destination for info about neo-pulp, pulp reprints, pulp-related comics and films, etc.
Last post I showed off the cover by Peter Caras, the cover artist for the first eight Avenger novel reprints by Warner Books in the early 1970s.
This post, here is the alternate cover by Dave Dorman. (There will be a third cover, for the Limited Edition, by Douglas Kaluba.)
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| In a flaming crucible was born... The Avenger! |
[Oct. 25th, 2007|08:35 pm] |
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In a move that has left me utterly gobsmacked -- and thrilled beyond belief -- Moonstone Books, which recently licensed the rights to the classic pulp hero, The Avenger, has asked me to contribute a tale to their upcoming prose anthology The Avenger Chronicles.
Here is the preliminary cover art by Peter Caras. Caras, along with George Gross, did the covers for the paperback reprints (and new novels by Ron Goulart) by Warner Books in the 1970s.
Wow.
Based on the guidelines I've received, Moonstone is intent on doing this character right, with tales that honor the spirit of the original characters and stories.
The original pulp novels were written by Paul Ernst and appeared under the traditional Street & Smith byline of "Kenneth Robeson," the same byline used on the Doc Savage novels (although Ernst did not write the Doc Savages). The later 1970s books by Goulart also appeared under the Robeson name.
I don't think that Moonstone is issuing the new stories under the Robeson byline (don't quote me on that, I'm not really sure), but either way, what a blast to be able to say -- in a very small, small way -- I am one of the "Kenneth Robesons!"
The story is due in 30 days, so I'll been running fairly silent for the next few weeks.
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| Get 'em while they're hot |
[Oct. 15th, 2007|07:10 pm] |
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From Mike Croteau of The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page:
"The tenth issue of Farmerphile is days away from going to the printer. The moment it does we will add the details of this issue to the website and send out a newsletter about it. However, we do have important news about the back issues, especially if you have not bought them yet. Due to rising print and especially postage costs, we regret that we will be raising the price of Farmerphile from $10 each to $11 each on November 1st. The $10 price, which includes postage, is good for all issues #1 through #10 if you order and send payment before November 1st. After that deadline,all issues will be $11, from #1 through #14 or #15 or however high we go. If you are one of the many people who ordered the first several issues, but (apparently) were waiting for #10 to come out so you could read all ten parts of Phil Farmer's novel UP FROM THE BOTTOMLESS PIT without having to wait three months between installments, now is the time to order!"
You can order by contacting Mike at: mike @ pjfarmer.com (remove spaces)
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"LANCE STAR--SKY RANGER PULP ANTHOLOGY - STILL AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME Wild Cat Books has announced that the Lance Star--Sky Ranger pulp anthology will be out of print effective January 1, 2008. This is your last chance to pick up this amazing collection that Amazon.com reviewers labeled as "a gem of an adventure" and "high-soaring,fast-paced adventure." Order from Amazon or B&N.com. The LANCE STAR--SKY RANGER anthology is a collection of stories features pulse-pounding prose by Frank Dirscherl, Bobby Nash, Win Scott Eckert, and Bill Spangler, and produced by pulp fiction wordsmith Ron Fortier. Artwork by Rich Woodall... Stories include: "Attack of the Bird Man," "Where the Sea Meets the Sky, ""Shadows Over Kunlun", and "Talons of the Red Condors"... plus the special feature article "Pulp Aviation Heroes and the Rise of the Model Aviation Press" by Larry Marshall..." Wold Newton Universe fans take note...My tale, "Shadows Over Kunlun" has plenty of Wold Newton goodness. Check it out, won't you?
-Win
www.winscotteckert.com
The Wold Newton Universe |
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| LANCE STAR--SKY RANGER - available only for a limited time.... |
[Oct. 8th, 2007|09:44 pm] |
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Reposted from my fellow writer Bobby Nash at: http://www.myspace.com/bobbynash:"LANCE STAR--SKY RANGER PULP ANTHOLOGY - STILL AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME Wild Cat Books has announced that the Lance Star--Sky Ranger pulp anthology will be out of print effective January 1, 2008. This is your last chance to pick up this amazing collection that Amazon.com reviewers labeled as "a gem of an adventure" and "high-soaring, fast-paced adventure." Order from Amazon or B&N.com. The LANCE STAR--SKY RANGER anthology is a collection of stories features pulse-pounding prose by Frank Dirscherl, Bobby Nash, Win Scott Eckert, and Bill Spangler and produced by pulp fiction wordsmith, Ron Fortier. Artwork by Rich Woodall... Stories include: "Attack Of The Bird Man", "Where The Sea Meets The Sky", "Shadows Over Kunlun", and "Talons Of The Red Condors"... plus the special feature article "Pulp Aviation Heroes and the Rise of the Model Aviation Press" by Larry Marshall..." Wold Newton Universe fans take note...My tale, "Shadows Over Kunlun" has plenty of Wold Newton goodness. Check it out, won't you?
-Win
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| Novel progress |
[Sep. 25th, 2007|07:58 pm] |
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Although I can't provide details, I received what one would term "Good News" -- one might even say Excellent News -- today regarding the novel I'm writing.
Wish I didn't have to be so cryptic, but when the stars are right, I'll go public.
And in the meantime, I'll just keep on writing.
-Win |
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