Venus on the Half-Shell and Others (ISBN978-1-59606-128-6) is a collection mostly of science fiction author Philip José Farmer's pseudonymous fictional-author literary works, edited by Christopher Paul Carey and published in 2008. Farmer describes a fictional-author story as "a tale supposedly written by an author who is a character in fiction."[1] Carey, who had access to Farmer's correspondence while editing the book, reveals in his introduction that in the early to mid-1970s Farmer planned to edit an anthology of fictional-author stories by other writers. Farmer solicited fictional-author stories from authors such as Arthur Jean Cox, Philip K. Dick, Leslie Fiedler, Ron Goulart, Howard Waldrop, and Gene Wolfe, urging them to submit their stories to venues such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Only Cox, Waldrop, and Wolfe completed their stories and had them published, although Philip K. Dick's never realized fictional-author story "A Man for No Countries" as by Hawthorne Abendsen is said to have led Dick to write his posthumous novel Radio Free Albemuth.[2][3] In the end, Farmer's fictional-author anthology never materialized.[4]
The Foreword by Tom Wode Bellman in Venus on the Half-Shell and Others states that Bellman was also solicited by Farmer to write a fictional-author story entitled "The Wee Weepers of Mu" as by Gabriel Weltstein, which was reputedly published in 1976 in a fanzine called Kukuanafan, although there has been some debate as to whether the name Tom Wode Bellman is itself a fictional-author pseudonym.[5][6] The July 2008 issue of Farmerphile: The Magazine of Philip José Farmer published a Guest of Honor speech which Farmer presented at the science fiction convention Balticon 11 that only adds to the Bellman mystery. In the speech, Farmer states that he planned to write a novel about the science fiction community featuring a protagonist named Tom Wode Bellman. However, an essay accompanying the speech, purportedly by Bellman, claims that Farmer merely used Bellman's name for the character as a joke.[7][8]
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Venus on the Half Shell and Others ISBN 978 1 59606 128 6 is a collection mostly of science fiction author Philip Jose Farmer s pseudonymous fictional author literary works edited by Christopher Paul Carey and published in 2008 Farmer describes a fictional author story as a tale supposedly written by an author who is a character in fiction 1 Carey who had access to Farmer s correspondence while editing the book reveals in his introduction that in the early to mid 1970s Farmer planned to edit an anthology of fictional author stories by other writers Farmer solicited fictional author stories from authors such as Arthur Jean Cox Philip K Dick Leslie Fiedler Ron Goulart Howard Waldrop and Gene Wolfe urging them to submit their stories to venues such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Only Cox Waldrop and Wolfe completed their stories and had them published although Philip K Dick s never realized fictional author story A Man for No Countries as by Hawthorne Abendsen is said to have led Dick to write his posthumous novel Radio Free Albemuth 2 3 In the end Farmer s fictional author anthology never materialized 4 Venus on the Half Shell and OthersEditorChristopher Paul CareyAuthorPhilip Jose FarmerCover artistBob EggletonCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreScience fictionPublisherSubterranean PressPublication date2008Media typePrint hardcover Pages325 ppISBN978 1 59606 142 2OCLC192074536 Contents 1 The Tom Wode Bellman Controversy 2 Contents 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksThe Tom Wode Bellman Controversy editThe Foreword by Tom Wode Bellman in Venus on the Half Shell and Others states that Bellman was also solicited by Farmer to write a fictional author story entitled The Wee Weepers of Mu as by Gabriel Weltstein which was reputedly published in 1976 in a fanzine called Kukuanafan although there has been some debate as to whether the name Tom Wode Bellman is itself a fictional author pseudonym 5 6 The July 2008 issue of Farmerphile The Magazine of Philip Jose Farmer published a Guest of Honor speech which Farmer presented at the science fiction convention Balticon 11 that only adds to the Bellman mystery In the speech Farmer states that he planned to write a novel about the science fiction community featuring a protagonist named Tom Wode Bellman However an essay accompanying the speech purportedly by Bellman claims that Farmer merely used Bellman s name for the character as a joke 7 8 Contents edit Foreword by Tom Wode Bellman Introduction More Real Than Life Itself Philip Jose Farmer s Fictional Author Period by Christopher Paul Carey Why and How I Became Kilgore Trout Venus on the Half Shell a novel originally published under the byline Kilgore Trout The Obscure Life and Times of Kilgore Trout The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod The Problem of the Sore Bridge Among Others as by Harry Manders The Volcano originally published under the byline Paul Chapin Osiris on Crutches as by Leo Queequeg Tincrowdor The Phantom of the Sewers originally published as It s the Queen of Darkness Pal by Rod Keen A Hole in Hell as by Dane Helstrom The Last Rise of Nick Adams originally published as The Impotency of Bad Karma under the byline Cordwainer Bird The Adventure of the Peerless Peer as by John H Watson Philip Jose Farmer as Fictional Author A Chronological Bibliography The Impotency of Bad Karma only available in the Lettered leatherbound edition Notes edit Farmer 1979 Carey 2008 Williams 1986 Carey 2008 Nuninga 2008 Bellman 2008 Farmer 2008 Bellman 2008References editFarmer Philip Jose 1979 Riverworld and Other Stories New York Berlkley ISBN 0 425 04208 1 Farmer Philip Jose 2008 Wild Weird Clime Balticon 11 Guest of Honor Speech in Farmerphile The Magazine of Philip Jose Farmer no 13 July 2008 Bellman Tom Wode 17 February 2008 Through Obscurity Dalrkly The Unofficial Tom Wode Bellman Blog Retrieved 2008 09 02 Bellman Tom Wode 2008 To Be or Not to Be in Farmerphile The Magazine of Philip Jose Farmer no 13 July 2008 Carey Christopher Paul 2008 Introduction More Real Than Life Itself Philip Jose Farmer s Fictional Author Period in Up from the Bottomless Pit and Other Stories by Philip Jose Farmer Burton MI Subterranean Press ISBN 978 1 59606 142 2 Nuninga Zacharias The trickster s did it again Philip Jose Farmer International Bibliography Retrieved 2008 09 02 Williams Paul 1986 Only Apparently Real The World of Philip K Dick Encinitas Entwhistle Books ISBN 0 425 04208 1External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Venus on the Half Shell and Others The Unofficial Tom Wode Bellman Blog Farmerphile The Magazine of Philip Jose Farmer Green Man Review review of Venus on the Half Shell and Others Publishers Weekly starred review of Venus on the Half Shell and Others Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Venus on the Half Shell and Others amp oldid 1198427361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
