Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life

Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life

by Philip José Farmer
Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life

Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life

by Philip José Farmer

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Overview

He is the greatest hero of our time—Doc Savage!

Philip José Farmer, three-time Hugo award winner and Science Fiction Grand Master, has turned his superb research and narrative skills to one of the greatest heroes of our time: Doc Savage, the bronze champion of justice.

Now, at last, the incredible life story of the real man behind the Doc Savage pulp novels, including:

His true name and family background, covering his relationship to Lord Greystoke, Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, James Bond, and Fu Manchu.

Detailed information on some of his most devilish opponents—John Sunlight, the Mystic Mullah, and Mr. Wail.

A summation of some of Doc’s most amazing inventions.

Biographies of the Fabulous Five—Monk, Ham, Renny, Long Tom, and Johnny—as well as the group’s Lady Auxiliary and Bronze Knockout, Pat Savage!

Together with other data and brilliant deductions, Philip José Farmer offers an amazing account of this remarkable man’s astonishing career!

Product Details

BN ID: 2940148469988
Publisher: Altus Press
Publication date: 10/09/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 294
Sales rank: 908,540
File size: 874 KB

About the Author

Philip José Farmer (1918-2009) was an award-winning science fiction author who wrote more than 70 novels. He is best known for the Riverworld series of books and the fan-favorite The World of Tiers series. Farmer often mixed real and fictional elements in his books, as epitomized by his Wold Newton series. In 2001, he was awarded the Grand Master Prize from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and won a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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