The Maker of Universes

Book Details

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Author(s):

Philip José Farmer

First Pub:

1965

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

16 chapters

Internal ID:

13491

Series:

The Gates of Creation ->

World of Tiers*

#1 of 7

World of Tiers*

A science-fiction series by Philip Jose Farmer.

View this series in the book list

1) The Maker of Universes
2) The Gates of Creation
3) A Private Cosmos
4) Behind the Walls of Terra
5) The Lavalite World
6) Red Orc's Rage
7) More than Fire

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

The ghost of a trumpet call wailed from the other side of the doors.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

The other eagles landed and gathered to watch.

Comments:

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Synopsis not on file
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Added: 13-Jan-2023

Last Updated: 16-Jan-2023

Publications

01-Jun-1977

Ace

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jun-1977

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.50

Pages*:

247

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

13009

Publisher:

Ace

ISBN:

0-441-51621-1

ISBN-13:

978-0-441-51621-6

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Boris Vallejo - Cover Artist

THE MAKER
OF UNIVERSES

Robert Wolff's discovery of a strange horn in an empty house catapulted him into the most incredible adventure of all time. For that horn could open up a door through space-time to a cosmos with dimensions and laws totally different from our own.

The universe he entered was a place of tiers - world upon world piled on each other - and each level was different and more fantastic than the next. In order to return to his home, Wolff would have to ascend each tier and contend with weird creatures - like Kickaha the Trickster, and Podarge the venomous eagle-woman - until he found his way to the topmost tier... and the god, or the madman, that ruled the universe.

THE MAKER OF UNIVERSES is the first of Philip José Farmer's amazing and original World of Tiers Books - some of the most thrilling and colorful science fiction adventures ever created.

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Notes and Comments:

Author(s)

Philip José Farmer
Birth: 26 Jan 1918 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Death: 25 Feb 2009 Peoria, IL, USA

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