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The works of Philip Jose Farmer

Philip Jose Farmer was born January 26, 1918 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He spent most of his life in Peoria, Illinois where he currently lives now. He is mostly famous for his science fiction short stories, but he is also the writer of many novels and novellas. He is considered a member of theGolden Age of Science Fiction mainly because many of his early books involved sexual themes that most people would have thought to be inappropriate in that time. He was one of the first people to deal with sexual relationships between aliens and humans in his novel “The Lovers". Some of Philip Jose Farmer’s best works are the “Riverworld” series and “The World of Tiers” series. The series “Riverworld” follows a journey through a sort of afterlife where every human that has ever lived is resurrected along one river bank. “The World of Tiers” series is set around parallel universes that immortal humans created thousands of years ago. It is acclaimed to be as good as or even better than the “Riverworld” series. He won the Hugo award for most promising talent for his book “The Lovers.” These books contribute to the reason he is considered a Golden Age of Science Fiction writer. The book "The Lovers" especially contributes for the sole purpose that it does deal with sexual relationships between aliens and humans. People in this time, especially, were afraid of the things they didn't know or understand. People, like now, wanted to fit in and be liked so not many people would have the courage to write about something that would be considered "taboo" or "different". Philip Jose Farmer crossed those lines and was not afraid to write about that kind of stuff. In conclusion, Philip Jose Farmer is an author of the time frame of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. He has written many novels, novellas and short stories. He has won many awards and had a few nominations. His most acclaimed novel was “The Lovers” in which he discussed a relationship between a human and an alien, which was a first for science fiction. He is the writer of many series and is still continuing to write today.

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