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MYTHS FOR THE MODERN AGE: PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER'S WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE is now available from MonkeyBrain Books: In his classic “biographies” of fictional characters (Tarzan Alive and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life), Hugo- and Nebula-award winning author Philip José Farmer introduced the Wold Newton family, a collection of heroes and villains whose family-tree includes Sherlock Holmes, Fu Manchu, Philip Marlowe, and James Bond. In books, stories, and essays he expanded the concept even further, adding more branches to the Wold Newton family-tree. MYTHS FOR THE MODERN AGE: PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER’S WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE, edited by Win Scott Eckert, collects for the first time those rarely-seen essays. Expanding the family even farther are contributions from Farmer’s successors—scholars, writers, and pop-culture historians—who bring even more fictional characters into the fold. Table of Contents & More Ordering Info See also Recent & Upcoming Wold Newton-related Books Visit Win Scott Eckert.com

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Site Map    How to Navigate the WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE site

How to Navigate the WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE site

The recommended viewing order is:

• Read the introductory material on the Main page.

• Take a look at a list of the rest of Philip José Farmer's Wold Newton works

• Consult the Cast of Characters, Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV first.

• Check out the Family Trees and Articles by Philip José Farmer.

• Then read The Philosophy of the Crossover Chronology for some basic premises and a better understanding of how crossovers work on this site.

• Then go to the

• The Star Trek site contains ancillary articles detailing the conjunction of the Wold Newton Universe and the Star Trek Universe. There is also a STAR TREK Timeline which covers all Star Trek fiction that has been authorized and licensed by Paramount, including, but not limited to, novels, comics and short stories, all placed in the context of the television episodes and films.

• The Chronology Central page is always being updated with new individual character or sub-universe chronologies, so check back periodically. Timelines include the ERB Universe, Doc Savage, James Bond, The Shadow, Tarzan, Fu Manchu, Zorro, Occult Detectives, and many more!

• The Articles pages feature more in-depth treatments of topics of interest to Wold Newton fans: Philip José Farmer's articles, comic strips, Asian detectives, Casablanca, U.N.C.L.E., Frankenstein, the Wimsey family, modern dinosaurs, the warrior Kane, the Maltese Falcon, Tarzan's daughters, the Time Traveler, the Raffles family, the Blakeneys, Captain Nemo, the Moriarty brothers, Dr. Nikola, Mowgli, La of Opar, Fu Manchu, and much, much more.

• The TV Crossovers page covers the seemingly endless parade of television crossovers that have some connection to The Wold Newton Universe. These crossovers and characters generally are not listed on the Cast of Characters or Crossover Chronology pages.

• The Alternate Universes page covers those dimensions "just next door" to the Wold Newton Universe and parallel universes that Wold Newton characters have been known to frequent, by means scientific, magical, or unexplained. In the same vein, check out The Anno Dracula Character Guide to Kim Newman's excellent series.

• There is also a new Wold Newton Universe Fan Fiction page, a Fan Art page, and, for a bit of comic relief, the BiZaRro WoLd NewToN uNiveRsE.

• The Betty Page site is just for fun. Betty once ran into Doc Savage's men, and the pictures of this encounter are well worth checking out.

• The Links and Acknowledgements page is just that, so take a look at the many Wold Newton aficionados from all over the world who have helped make this site better and better.

•  And if you get lost, try the Site Navigation link on every page.