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ISBN none listed
novel, science fiction, alien love, religion, peyote, taboo
A brief magazine version appeared in Startling Stories , 1952.
"In 1952, Philip José Farmer excited instant acclaim in the science fiction field with the publication of a short story, 'The Lovers'. Since that time, Mr. Farmer has published many other stories and books, but he has never ceased to think about and plan the writing of 'The Lovers' in a form which would give full scope to the startling theme of the first brief story.
"Mr. Farmer, who is known for his explorations into the psychological byways of odd relationships (see Strange Relations ) here postulates a love affair which might well have surprised even Havelock Ellis. Not that there is anything salacious, nor yet shocking, about the central theme of The Lovers -- it is simply that words such as 'normal', 'abnormal', or 'perverse' have no application in the odd concepts to which Mr. Farmer's imagination gives rise.
"Here, in short, is an imagination which is unique, in a setting which is necessarily unhuman, telling a story which is fascinating." [jacket blurb, US pbk, 1961]
Miles' Philip José Farmer Page
(under construction... basic booklist to be linked to individual entries with book covers and brief descriptions...
has linked to Mark/Space)
Philip José Farmer
(under construction... link to lysator booklist...
site maintained by Craig Griffis)
The Unofficial Philip José Farmer Home Page
(booklist with brief descriptions, short story listing with publishing dates, and links to book covers... site maintained by Michael Croteau, e-mail: ledzep@mindspring.com...
best Farmer page so far... recommended)
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