The Curious Footnotes of Philip Jose Farmer

The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page

Although Philip Jose Farmer used many footnotes in his The Other Log of Philieas Fogg I have decided to ferret a few of these out and see where they end up. Are they fictitious or will they have some landing place? Once I ascertain whether they have some validity the next question: have they been manufactured for this novel as I suspect of some of resource materials or are they genuine articles?

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³¹ A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystake
³² The Mask of Fu-Manchu, Shan Greville
    Pretty Sinister Books
³⁴Wold Cottage Website (broken link)
⁴¹ Myths for the Modern Age, Philip Jose Farmer (out of print)
⁴²A Kick in the Side, Christopher Paul Carey; (out of print)
   Is He in Hell, Win Scott; (podcast)
   Kwasin and the Bear God, Philip Jose Farmer & Paul Carey (still available)
   Interesting rabbit trail; maps of Khokara
   The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer, volumes 1 & 2 (out of print?);
   Of Dust and Soul, Michael Croteau; Croteau is listed here as what I presumed to be the author however, Croteau is listed as the editor. (this is a foot note for the footnote numbered 42)
⁴⁶“The Conundrums of Kichaha”, Farmerphile: The Magazine of P. J. Farmer, #7
(a couple issues are still available, but not issue #7 )
⁴⁷“The Stars are but Reflections”, The Wold Newton Universe: A Secret History, Denis E. Powers; This is a reference page I was led to: Articles Alphabetical by Author

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It seems, for the most part, these footnotes are to other resources that this story finds itself interwoven into. The exercise spawned more questions than answers; however, the endeavor did reveal additional bits of Famer lore and other interesting Farmer resources. See, for instance: Aliens Among Us!, The Thoan

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Project Gutenberg offers three of Farmers stories as electronic texts in various formats. The three texts include Farmer’s The Green Odyssey and Rastignac the Devil, both short novels and Farmers They Twinkled Like Jewels a short story.

Is There a Hint of Steampunk in Pirates at Oceans Edge?

Evidently there is. One blogger reported seeing Steampunk like contraptions on the bows of some ships. The contraptions resemble pinchers that can be used to grab and hold a bow of another ship.

Another discovery that smacks of Steampunk is a playing piece called Lusca. Lusca, a sea monster and whether real or myth Lusca does figure in to local lore. The beast is said to be half shark and half squid and is said to live in the Bahamian blue holes. The version included in Pirates at Ocean Edge is depicted as a large squid.

There two clues that point to this creature as being another Steampunk invention instead of the sea creature as purported.



If you look closely at the creature you will see what looks like three green port holes. In addition to the port holes the vessel is said to belong to the English. How could the English train a sea creature like Lusca to do its bidding? Have the English built a submarine?

Phileas Fogg makes a cameo appearance in Anderson’s Captain Nemo. Whereas Fogg is self-assured in Verne’s “Around the World in Eighty Days”, he seems to be quite indifferent in Anderson’s Captain Nemo. After being pulled out of the sea by the crew of the Nautilus Fogg’s huffy demeanor puzzles Nemo. Fogg seems to haves no interest in the Nautilus or its workings. However, a bit later blurts out “You and this abomination of a vessel have just cost me a very large wager”. Because of some new found compassion in Nemo, Fogg does make it back to London on time to win his wager.

But what if Fogg was actually a spy and took in more than we first realized. Now the English government knows with out a doubt that the creature that has been raising so much havoc on the high seas is not a sea monster, but a manmade vessel. Why not endeavor to create your own. It may be the only way to catch the wily Captain Nemo at his game.

The Other Log of Phileas Fogg

I have just finished reading Philip Jose Farmers, The Other Log of Phileas Fogg. The novel gives us another look at Phileas Fogg. The Other Log of Phileas Fogg recounts Phileas Fogg’s journey around the world except with a catch.

Two alien cultures are warring for the control of the earth. Fogg is of the Eridanean race and in addition to trying to keep his bet with his fellows at the Reform club he and his servant Passpartout must battle the Capelleans for the control of earth. Captain Nemo, a Capellean is a sworn enemy of Foggs and Fogg must outwit Nemo.

My Current Reading List

I am in the middle of reading several books, two of which are technical in nature, for a certification I am studying for and the following texts are for fun.

The Other Log of Phileas Fogg

The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Wold Newton) (Wold Newton Novels), by Philip Jose Farmer is a story about the legendary character of Phileas Fogg. This novel, my first go of the author Philip Jose Farmer, is the third instance of this character I have come upon. Interesting! (more about Phileas Fogg in an upcoming post).

Captain Nemo by Kevin J. Anderson

I have just finished reading this novel in concurrence to a series of posts I would like to make on Captain Nemo. Captain Nemo by Kevin J. Anderson is a story about Nemo in his formative years. (I am writing a review about this book and will be making a post as soon as possible. The story, a deconstruction of the original Captain Nemo, looks at a different aspect of this infamous character.)

Axis and Allies War at Sea, Rulebook

I am in process of reading through this rulebook for this two player game. The rules seems to be relatively easy to understand, not to burdensome, and the game should keep our attention. A full review of this game will follow.

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days is a curious story by Jules Verne involving an eccentric man named Phileas Fogg who accepts a wager from his associates at the Reform Club, which Phileas is a member. He makes the trip with his French valet Passepartout.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. It was read on an Android tablet. The epub was from feedbooks.