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Philip José Farmer Books in Order
Philip José Farmer is a renowned American author of science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, he has maintained a strong connection to Peoria, Illinois, where he spent a significant portion of his life. Farmer is celebrated for his iconic Riverworld series and the groundbreaking World of Tiers series. He is recognized for his bold exploration of complex themes, including sex and religion, as well as his fascination with the lore of legendary pulp heroes. A master of metafiction, Farmer has also delighted readers with his pseudonymous works, which cleverly subvert the boundaries between reality and fiction. His innovative approach to storytelling has left an indelible mark on the science fiction and fantasy genres.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Philip José Farmer's book series? Philip José Farmer has written 14 book series. The most notable is the Dayworld series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Philip José Farmer
- #1
Dayworld(1985) - #2
Dayworld Rebel(1987) - #3
Dayworld Breakup(1990)
- #1
A Feast Unknown(1995) - #2
Lord of the Trees(2012) - #3
The Mad Goblin(2013)
- #1
Image of the Beast(1968) - #2
Blown(1969) - #3
Traitor to the Living(1973)
- #1
A Rough Knight for the Queen(2020)
- #1
Hadon of Ancient Opar(1974) - #2
Flight to Opar(1976)
- #1
Queen of the Deep(1954) - #2
How Deep the Grooves(1963) - #3
Heel & The Wounded(2009) - #4
Rastignac the Devil(2021) - #5
They Twinkled Like Jewels(1954) - #6Alley God(1959)
- #7
Strange Relations(1960) - #8
Down in the Black Gang(1971) - #9
The Book of Philip José Farmer(1973) - #10
Riverworld War(1980) - #11
Father to the Stars(1981) - #12
The Cache(1981) - #13
The Purple Book(1982) - #14The Grand Adventure(1984)
- #15
The Classic Philip Jose Farmer 1952-1964(1984) - #16
The Classic Philip Jose Farmer 1964-1973(1984) - #17
Riders of the Purple Wage(1992) - #18The Best of Philip José Farmer(2006)
- #19
Pearls from Peoria(2006) - #20
Up From The Bottomless Pit And Other Stories(2007) - #21
Venus on the Half-Shell and Others(2008) - #22Tales of the Wold Newton Universe(2013)
- #23
Riverworld and Other Stories(2017) - #24
Greatheart Silver and Other Pulp Heroes(2019) - #25
The Man Who Met Tarzan(2021)
- #1
The Green Odyssey(1957) - #2
A Woman a Day / The Day of Timestop / Timestop!(1960) - #3
Flesh(1960) - #4
The Lovers(1961) - #5
Cache from Outer Space(1962) - #6
Fire and the Night(1962) - #7
Inside Outside(1964) - #8
Tongues of the Moon(1964) - #9
Dare(1965) - #10
Night Of Light(1966) - #11
The Gate of Time / Two Hawks from Earth(1966) - #12
The Day of Timestop(1968) - #13
Lord Tyger(1970) - #14The Stone God Awakens(1970)
- #15
Love Song(1970) - #16
Time's Last Gift(1972) - #17
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg(1973) - #18
The Wind Whales of Ishmael(1973) - #19
Venus on the Half-Shell(1975) - #20
Ironcastle (With: J.H. Rosny Aîné)(1976) - #21Dark is the Sun(1979)
- #22Jesus on Mars(1979)
- #23
The Unreasoning Mask(1981) - #24
Stations of the Nightmare(1982) - #25
Greatheart Silver(1982) - #26
A Barnstormer in Oz(1982) - #27Nothing Burns in Hell(1988)
- #28
The Caterpillar's Question (With: Piers Anthony)(1992) - #29
The City Beyond Play(2007) - #30
The Evil in Pemberley House(2009) - #31
Up From The Bottomless Pit(2020)
- #1
Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon (By: Richard A. Lupoff)(1988) - #2
The Black Tower (By: Richard A. Lupoff)(1988) - #3
The Lake of Fire (By: Robin Wayne Bailey)(1989) - #4
The Valley of Thunder (By: Charles de Lint)(1989) - #5
The Final Battle (By: Richard A. Lupoff)(1990) - #6
The Hidden City (By: Charles de Lint)(1990) - #7
The Dungeon(2003) - #8
The Dark Abyss (By: Bruce Coville)(2016) - #9
Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon Vol. 6, The Final Battle (By: Richard A. Lupoff)(2017)
- #1
To Your Scattered Bodies Go(1971) - #2The Fabulous Riverboat(1971)
- #3
The Dark Design(1977) - #4
The Magic Labyrinth(1980) - #5
Gods of Riverworld(1983) - #6
River of Eternity(1983) - #7
Human Spirit, Beetle Spirit (By: John Gregory Betancourt)(1992) - #8
The Merry Men of the Riverworld (By: John Gregory Betancourt)(1992)
- #1
Tarzan Alive(1972) - #2
Doc Savage(1973) - #3
Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time(1999)
- #1
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer(1974) - #2
War of the Worlds (By: Manly Wade Wellman,Wade Wellman)(1975) - #3
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (By: Richard L. Boyer)(1976) - #4
Sherlock vs Dracula (By: Loren D. Estleman)(1978) - #5
The Stalwart Companions (By: H. Paul Jeffers)(1978) - #6
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (By: Loren D. Estleman)(1979) - #7
The Ectoplasmic Man (By: Daniel Stashower)(1985) - #8
The Whitechapel Horrors (By: Edward B. Hanna)(1992) - #9
The Seventh Bullet (By: Daniel D. Victor)(1992) - #10
Seance for a Vampire (By: Fred Saberhagen)(1994) - #11
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (By: Barrie Roberts)(1994) - #12
The Angel of the Opera (By: Sam Siciliano)(1994) - #13
The Titanic Tragedy (By: William Seil)(1996) - #14
The Star of India (By: Carole Buggé)(1998) - #15
The Man from Hell (By: Barrie Roberts)(2000) - #16
The Haunting of Torre Abbey (By: Carole Buggé)(2000) - #17
Between the Thames and the Tiber (By: Ted Riccardi)(2011) - #18
The Web Weaver (By: Sam Siciliano)(2012) - #19
The Grimswell Curse (By: Sam Siciliano)(2013) - #20
The Devil's Promise (By: David Stuart Davies)(2014) - #21
The Albino's Treasure (By: Stuart Douglas)(2015) - #22
The White Worm (By: Sam Siciliano)(2016) - #23
The Ripper Legacy (By: David Stuart Davies)(2016) - #24
Murder at Sorrow's Crown (By: Steven Savile,Robert Greenberger)(2016) - #25
The Counterfeit Detective (By: Stuart Douglas)(2016) - #26
The Moonstone's Curse (By: Sam Siciliano)(2017) - #27
Imagination Theatre's Sherlock Holmes of Scripts From The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (By: David Marcum)(2017) - #28
The Improbable Prisoner (By: Stuart Douglas)(2018) - #29
The Devil and the Four (By: Sam Siciliano)(2018) - #30
The Instrument of Death (By: David Stuart Davies)(2019) - #31
The Martian Menace (By: Eric Brown)(2020) - #32
The Venerable Tiger (By: Sam Siciliano)(2020) - #33
The Crusader's Curse (By: Stuart Douglas)(2020) - #34
Sherlock Holmes and the Four Kings of Sweden (By: Steven Savile)(2021) - #35
Revenge from the Grave (By: David Stuart Davies)(2022) - #36
Deathly Relics (By: Sam Siciliano)(2023) - #37
The Gentleman Burglar (By: Sam Siciliano)(2024)
- #1
Thieves' World (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1979) - #2
Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1980) - #3
Shadows of Sanctuary (With: John Brunner,Joe Haldeman,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1981) - #4
Storm Season (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1982) - #5
The Face of Chaos (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1983) - #6
Wings of Omen (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1984) - #7
The Dead of Winter (By: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1985) - #8
Soul of the City (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1986) - #9
Blood Ties (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1986) - #10
Shadowspawn (By: Andrew J. Offutt)(1987) - #11
Aftermath (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1987) - #12
Uneasy Alliances (By: Robert Lynn Asprin)(1988) - #13
Stealers' Sky (By: Lynn Abbey,Robert Lynn Asprin)(1989) - #14
The Shadow of Sorcery (By: Andrew J. Offutt)(1993) - #15
Sanctuary (By: Lynn Abbey)(2002) - #16
Turning Points (By: Dennis L. McKiernan,Mickey Zucker Reichert,Lynn Abbey,Raymond E. Feist,Diana Paxson)(2002) - #17Thieves' World: Player's Manual (By: James Ryman)(2005)
- #18
The Secret of the Blue Star (By: Marion Zimmer Bradley)(2013)
- #1
Escape from Loki(1991) - #2
Python Isle (By: Kenneth Robeson)(1991) - #3
White Eyes (By: Kenneth Robeson)(1992) - #4
The Frightened Fish (By: Kenneth Robeson)(1992) - #5
The Jade Ogre (By: Kenneth Robeson)(1992) - #6
Flight into Fear (By: Kenneth Robeson)(1993) - #7
The Whistling Wraith (By: Kenneth Robeson)(1993) - #8
The Forgotten Realm (By: Kenneth Robeson)(1993) - #9
The Desert Demons (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2011) - #10
Horror in Gold (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2011) - #11
The Infernal Buddha (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2012) - #12
Death's Dark Domain (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2012) - #13
The Miracle Menace (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2013) - #14
Skull Island (By: Will Murray)(2013) - #15
Phantom Lagoon (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2013) - #16
The War Makers (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2014) - #17
The Ice Genius (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2014) - #18
The Sinister Shadow (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2015) - #19
The Secret of Satan's Spine (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2015) - #20
Glare of the Gorgon (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2016) - #21
Empire of Doom (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2017) - #22
Mr. Calamity (By: Kenneth Robeson)(2018) - #23
The Microcosmic God(1965) - #24
Orbit 3(1967) - #25
Dangerous Visions(1967) - #26
Backdrop of Stars(1968) - #27
Orbit 11(1972) - #28
Alpha 3(1972) - #29
Demon Kind(1973) - #30
Bug-Eyed Monsters(1974) - #31
Continuum 1(1974) - #32
Jack the Knife: Tales of Jack the Ripper(1975) - #33
Weird Heroes Volume 1(1975) - #34
Weird Heroes Volume 2(1975) - #35
Nebula Award Stories Ten(1976) - #36
Weird Heroes Volume 6(1977) - #37
Weird Heroes Volume 8(1977) - #38
Chrysalis Volume 2(1978) - #39
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century(1980) - #40Shadows of Sanctuary(1981)
- #41
The Monster Book of Monsters(1988) - #42
The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes(1989) - #43
Semiotext SF(1991) - #44
Tales Of Riverworld(1993) - #45
The Science Fiction Century(1997) - #46
Naked Came the Farmer(1998) - #47
The Worlds of Philip José Farmer: Protean Dimensions(2010)
- #1
The Maker of Universes(1965) - #2
The Gates of Creation(1966) - #3A Private Cosmos(1967)
- #4
Behind the Walls of Terra(1970) - #5
The Lavalite World(1977) - #6
Red Orc's Rage(1991) - #7
More Than Fire(1993)
About Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer is a renowned American author of science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, he has maintained a strong connection to Peoria, Illinois, where he spent a significant portion of his life. Farmer is celebrated for his iconic Riverworld series and the groundbreaking World of Tiers series. He is recognized for his bold exploration of complex themes, including sex and religion, as well as his fascination with the lore of legendary pulp heroes. A master of metafiction, Farmer has also delighted readers with his pseudonymous works, which cleverly subvert the boundaries between reality and fiction. His innovative approach to storytelling has left an indelible mark on the science fiction and fantasy genres.
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