Ironcastle
by Philip José Farmer, J.-H. Rosny aîné
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Philip José Farmer was born in North Terre Haute, Indiana on January 26, 1918. He worked in a steel mill while attending Bradley University at night and writing in his spare time. In 1952, his story The Lovers, in which a human has sex with an alien, was published in a pulp magazine called Startling Stories and won him the Hugo Award in 1953 for show more most promising new author. He quit his job to become a full-time writer, but a string of misfortunes eventually forced him to take jobs as a manual laborer. He worked as a technical writer from 1956 to 1970, but continued writing science fiction. He finally found success in the 1960's with the Riverworld series. He wrote more than 75 books throughout his lifetime including the Dayworld series and the World of Tiers series. He also wrote short stories. He won the Hugo award for best novella in 1968 for Riders of the Purple Wage and for best novel in 1972 for To Your Scattered Bodies Go. In 1988, he was the recipient of the Writers of the Past Award and the Nova for best book for Riverworld. In 2001 he was awarded the Grand Master Award and the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award. He died on February 25, 2009 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- El increíble viaje de Harenton Ironcastle
- Original title
- L'Étonnant voyage de Hareton Ironcastle
- Alternate titles
- Hareton Ironcastle's Amazing Adventure
- Original publication date
- 1922; 1923
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- Hareton Ironcastle
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- El hombre es muy proclive a ponerse en situaciones que le son, por naturaleza, repulsivas.
- First words
- Rebecca Storm esperaba contactar con los espíritus.
The Gun Club at No. 21 Union Square, Baltimore, Maryland, houses one of the most curious organizations in the world. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Harenton y Samuel Darnley miraron las piedras con sincera indiferencia.
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Guthrie was always eminently practical. - Original language
- French
- Disambiguation notice
- Published first in 1922, long after collaboration with J.-H. Rosny jeune ended (1909)
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