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A Feast Unknown: Wold Newton Parallel Universe (Secrets of the Nine) Paperback – October 9, 2012

by Philip Jose Farmer (Author)

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Sci-fi meets the grittiest of horror and pulp fiction in Grand Master Philip José Farmer’s controversial novel set in the Wold Newton universe

The legendary Apeman, Lord of the Jungle and bastard son of Jack the Ripper, fights the equally legendary Doc Caliban, Man of Bronze and Champion of Justice. For the loser, it will mean death; for the victor, not just life—but immortality.

Inflamed by strange passions, these titans run amok in an orgy of hate and vengeance, lust and bloodshed. But these two titans have more in common than they could ever have imagined. So who are the dark manipulators of their destiny?

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October 9, 2012
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5.15 x 0.81 x 8.01 inches
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1781162883
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About the Author

Philip José Farmer was a multiple award-winning science fiction writer of 75 novels. He is best known for his Wold Newton and Riverworld series. In 2001 he was awarded the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Prize and a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away in 2009.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Books; Revised ed. edition (October 9, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781162883
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781162880
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.15 x 0.81 x 8.01 inches

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Linda Lozar

Different

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2017

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Excellent work. Unfortunately, never really got into Doctor Strange or Tarzan as a child or teen, but thought I would give it a try. Violent? Yes, a bit over the top, but so well written you "saw" what was happening in your mind. I'm not a prude and have, on occasion, deliberately, selected a book due to its' more sexually explicit nature. While I'm familiar with Farmer's other works and aware that, quite literally, he does not shy away from portraying sexual matters, I was a little surprised nonetheless as to the slightly more graphic nature. Many of the books I have read by him were written after 1969, and, by comparison, slightly tamer. Over all, unless you cannot handle graphic depictions of sex and violence, sometimes one flowing into the other, I recommend checking it out.

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Chuck Loridans

Mind Blowing adventure, tops Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns.

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2019

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Re-read Grandmaster Philip Jose Farmer's epic novel "A Feast Unknown" for the first time since the 90's, and it occurs to me that this work was both Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns, before those works existed.

Not only that, but as incredible as those works of art are, Farmer does it better in "Feast".

It's a mind blower, wrapped in an incredible adventure with the two big iconic hero types that inspired Batman and Superman!

It's ALL THERE!!!!!

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Solipso

Behold a classic of literature !

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013

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Philip José Farmer never uses the names "Tarzan" and "Doc Savage" in this short novel, but those two popular characters ARE the protagonists. Mostly, though, it is about Tarzan, who goes by the name "Lord Grandrith" (pronounced grunith). He is the first-person narrator, and much more action involves him than "Doc Caliban."

The lives of these two impressive specimens of manhood are ensnared by the machinations of a secret Illuminati-like group known as "The Nine." Grandrith and Doc must follow the Nine's rules because only the Nine can provide them with the elixir of immortality. Also, the elixir has recently exhibited an undesirable side effect: sexual arousement accompanies violent thoughts or acts, and sexual arousement occurs ONLY if accompanied by violent thoughts and acts.

Lord Grandrith and Doc Caliban might form an alliance and confront the Nine, but Doc's cousin has been kidnaped and killed. With firm evidence--such as witnesses--identifying Grandrith as the murderer, Doc becomes the lethal opposite of an ally.

The novel has much sex and violence, graphically and--depending on your personality--intriguingly described, but it all adds to development of character and story. Except for one full page later in the story, where Grandrith makes normal love. To me that read like standard pornography. A couple of sentences, or a short paragraph would have sufficed. Still, A FEAST UNKNOWN makes up for that one boring page with other absorbingly interesting pages. For that reason and because of its skillful and unique blend of violence, sex, adventure, heroic fantasy, and conspiracy, I award it five scintillating stars.

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Hwang

Masterpiece of Science Fiction

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2015

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This revolutionary novel, penned by the multiple-award winning Science Fiction writer - who has to his kudos, secured a place for himself in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame for distinguished contribution to the genre, is imbued with symbolism that takes his fiction to a ludicrous extreme that renders the novel a highly enjoyable read that speaks against any form of barbarianism embodied in such notions that justify terrorism and killing in the name of God as reflected in all Abrahamic religions, in particular, with regard to Islam.

Highly recommended.

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Danny C. Johnson

Abandon shame all ye who enter...

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2009

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This is the most uncompromising science-fiction novel of all time. Even more than 1984 or Clockwork Orange! A big infuence along with his Wold Newton Universe on Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentleman and Warren Ellis's Planetary. This is like a crossbreeding of Freud and Nietzche on steroids and PCP. Doc Savage becomes Doc Calliban and Lord Greystoke becomes Lord Grandrith. May have also influenced the Dark Knight Returns. Philip Jose Farmer is known for bringing a greater realism and sexual frankness to sci-fi along with Heinlein and others. And boy does he here. Robert Silverberg commented that the book proves that, "total violence combined with total sex equals total absurdity" or something to that effect but this absurdity is more on the level of outrage. By the end you feel exhausted and exhilarated. Could only be adapted as an adults-only fan-film or anime. The sequels are much tamer but still interesting. Sadly Farmer never brought the series to closure. Equally sadly he never gave this treatment to the Shadow, Spider, Phantom or other pulp heroes.

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MOP

A slightly different take on your boyhood heroes? Not for the faint-hearted!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2020

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Wasn’t allowed to read this when I was a kid and now I have read it I can see why! Certainly pornographic and it makes you see some of your boyhood literary heroes in a different light! I do like the mishmash of heroes, though. Always loved alternative history stuff.

Perceptive Reader

Nah, not recommended.

Reviewed in India on March 16, 2015

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This book could have been a terrific action thriller, but it wasn't intended to be something as mundane as a thriller. As all admirers of PJF would chant like a mantra, this book was a revolutionary step towards making pulp fiction free from snobbery. Maybe, maybe not. I didn't like it, but perhaps you might be able to appreciate it more.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2017

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fun romp, couldnt put it down

Tarasdad

Absolute trash

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2010

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Don't waste your time with this book, it's absolute trash.
If I could have given it no stars, I would have, which is a shame as I have been a fan of PJF for decades (25 years plus), especially Riverworld, the World of Tiers, even Henry Miller's Dawn Patrol.
However, this book reduces the Tarzan figure to a beast in human guise, hateful, spiteful and indulging in cannibalism, perversion and getting sexual excitement from violent homicide. The scene of cruel bestiality was awful. I was so disappointed and disgusted by this story, I stopped reading it before Tarzan met Doc Savage, so can't comment on the treatment that that character got. It does no favours to either Tarzan, ERB, or fans of those novels.
Now that I'm done with it, this book will go in the bin. I won't even hand it in to a charity shop.
Far below the usual standard of PJF's work. Utter muck.

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T. Deans

Am I missing the 'sexual' point?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2011

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I really like Philip Farmer's work - just thought I should start with that! The Riverworld series is amazing, and his love of Tarzan, Doc Savage, and other 'classic' heroes shines through in much of his other work - that's the positive stuff about Farmer. So what to make of a book that features Tarzan and Doc Savage, but with both trying to kill each other and also getting sexual gratification whenever they kill other people? It just doesn't work! There is an epilogue in the book which explains that Farmer intended to dramatise the clear link between sex and violence, but I didn't really get that. I agree that lots of sexual crimes are really about violence and power, and that violence and sex can clearly be linked, but this story makes for uncomfortable reading a lot of the time. I think the phrase "hit wide of the mark" sums it up - Farmer tries to make a point, but really doesn't! For example, one 'walk-on' character allows his testicle to be cut off (without any anaesthetic) and then sliced up and eaten by other characters while he watches - what the *&$!! is that all about!!! Farmer fans should read the book for completeness, but its hard to recommend to anybody else. I would guess that Tarzan and Doc Savage fans will be horrified by the portrayal of their heroes; they might enjoy Lord Tyger instead (or his biographies of Doc and Tarzan). This isn't a great story in my opinion, but I still read it to the end, because I really do like Philip Farmer's prose - how contrary of me! P.S. Am I the only one who wishes he'd written a dozen other Hadon of Opar books?

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