Title: The Maker of Universes

Title: The Maker of Universes Title Record # 1584
Author: Philip José Farmer
Date: 1965-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: The World of Tiers
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: A human with no memory of his early life finds himself transported through a portal into a strange world apparently constructed by a supernatural entity, inhabited by nations descended from earth cultures but genetically modified to resemble mythological creatures.

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Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1967^ⓘTranslated by Horst Mayer - only as per <A href="https://heftromanarchiv.jimdo.com/romanhefte-ab-1945/u/utopia-501-596/">Heftromanarchiv</a>	German	Kampf der Weltenmacher
1969^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	Le faiseur d'univers
1970^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Eurico%20da%20Fonseca&type=Name&mode=exact">Eurico da Fonseca</a>	Portuguese	O construtor de universos
1973^ⓘTranslated by 浅倉久志 (Hisashi Asakura)	Japanese	階層宇宙の創造者^?Kaisō Uchū no Sōzōsha Kaisou Uchuu no Souzousha [as by フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー^?Firippu Hose Fāmā ]
1974^ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt	Dutch	De schepper van het universum
1974	Italian	Il fabbricante di universi
1976	Spanish	El hacedor de universos
1979^ⓘTranslated by <A href="http:///www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?161943">Martin Eisele</a>	German	Meister der Dimensionen
1991^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Russian	Создатель Вселенной^?Sozdatel' Vselennoy [as by Филипп Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer ]
1992^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator, possibly С. Тимченко (S. Timchenko)	Russian	Создатель Вселенных^?Sozdatel' Vselennykh [as by Филип Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer ]
1992^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Russian	Создатель Вселенной^?Sozdatel' Vselennoy [as by Филип Дж. Фармер^?Filip Dzh. Farmer ]
1992^ⓘTranslated by Е. Трирог (E. Trirog)	Russian	Создатель Вселенных^?Sozdatel' Vselennykh [as by Филипп Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer ]
1992^ⓘTranslated by Л. Моргун (L. Morgun)	Russian	Создатель Вселенной^?Sozdatel' Vselennoy [as by Филипп Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer ]
1992^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Russian	Создатель Вселенной^?Sozdatel' Vselennoy [as by Ф. Ж. Фармер^?F. Zh. Farmer ]
1993^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Russian	Создатель Вселенной^?Sozdatel' Vselennoy [as by Филип Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer ]
1996^ⓘTranslated by Сергей Трофимов (Sergey Trofimov)	Russian	Создатель Вселенных^?Sozdatel' Vselyonnykh [as by Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer ]
2006	Italian	Il fabbricante di universi [as by Philip J. Farmer]

Year	Language	Title
1967	Italian	Il fabbricante di universi (Complete Novel)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Maker of Universes	1965-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Ace Books	F-367	$0.40^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
Galassia #74	1967-02-01	ed. Ugo Malaguti	Casa Editrice La Tribuna	74	Lit 300^?Lit: Italian lira	222	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Paola Pallottino
Kampf der Weltenmacher	1967-06-02	Philip José Farmer	Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #541)	UZ541	DM 0.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	60	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	novel	Hans Möller^?Hans Moeller
Le faiseur d'univers	1969-02-12	Philip José Farmer	OPTA (OPTA - Galaxie Bis #10)		F6.00^?F: French frank	251	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michel Desimon
O construtor de universos	1970-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #161)		P$15.00	169	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Lima de Freitas
The Maker of Universes	1970-02-00	Philip José Farmer	Sphere	34533	5/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Bill Botten
Le faiseur d'univers	1973-05-00	Philip José Farmer	OPTA (OPTA - Anti-mondes #7)			269	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Barthélémy^?Barthelemy
The Maker of Universes	1973-12-00	Philip José Farmer	Sphere Books	0-7221-3448-7	£0.30^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Peter Goodfellow
階層宇宙の創造者^?Kaisō Uchu no Sōzōsha	1973-12-00	フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー^?Firippu Hose Fāmā	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ		¥280^?¥: Japanese yen	308	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
De schepper van het universum	1974-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Elsevier (Elsevier SF)	90-10-01273-5		192	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Mischa Joseph
Fabbricanti di universi	1974-11-00	Philip José Farmer	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #15)		Lit 5,000^?Lit: Italian lira	iv+ 648	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Karel Thole
The Maker of Universes	1975-02-00	Philip José Farmer	Sphere Books	0-7221-3444-4	£0.40^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Peter Goodfellow
The Maker of Universes	1975-10-00	Philip José Farmer	Garland Publishing (Garland Library of Science Fiction)	0-8240-1408-1	$11.00^?$: US dollar	154	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
El hacedor de universos	1976-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Edhasa (Nebulae (2ª época) #8)	84-350-0137-7		177	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Oscar Font
The Maker of Universes	1977-06-00	Philip José Farmer	Ace Books	0-441-51621-1	$1.50^?$: US dollar	247	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Boris Vallejo
The Maker of Universes	1978-07-00	Philip José Farmer	Sphere	0-7221-3427-4	£0.85^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Melvyn Grant
Meister der Dimensionen	1979-07-00	Philip José Farmer	Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #5715)	3-426-05715-8	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Maker of Universes	1980-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Phantasia Press	0-932096-07-7	$15.00^?$: US dollar	220	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Doug Beekman
The Maker of Universes	1980-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Phantasia Press	0-932096-07-7	$25.00^?$: US dollar	220	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Doug Beekman
The Maker of Universes	1980-12-00	Philip José Farmer	Ace Books	0-441-51624-6	$2.25^?$: US dollar	247	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Boris Vallejo
The Maker of Universes	1981-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Ace Books	0-441-51624-6	$2.25^?$: US dollar	247	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Boris Vallejo
The World of Tiers, Volume 1	1981-10-00	Philip José Farmer	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	03698	$^?$: US dollar	312	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Boris Vallejo
The World of Tiers, Volume 1	1981-11-00	Philip José Farmer	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	3698	$7.98^?$: US dollar	312	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Boris Vallejo
The Maker of Universes	1982-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Sphere Books	0-7221-3427-4	£1.50^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Melvyn Grant
Le faiseur d'univers	1982-09-00	Philip José Farmer	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5140)	2-266-01174-X		217	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	W. Siudmak
The Maker of Universes	1982-12-00	Philip José Farmer	Ace Books	0-441-51627-0	$2.75^?$: US dollar	247	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Boris Vallejo
Die Welt der tausend Ebenen	1983-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #5766)	3-426-05766-2	DM 10.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	960	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Maker of Universes	1984-09-00	Philip José Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-07378-5	$2.75^?$: US dollar	247	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Boris Vallejo
World of Tiers 1	1986-11-00	Philip José Farmer	Sphere	0-7221-3514-9	£3.95^?£: UK pound	467	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Mark Harrison
Fabbricanti di universi	1988-07-00	Philip José Farmer	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #15)	12 015 CO	Lit 18,000^?Lit: Italian lira	iv+ 648	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Eddie Jones
Le faiseur d'univers	1990-11-00	Philip José Farmer	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5140)	2-266-03340-9		217	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	W. Siudmak
Создатель Вселенной^?Sozdatel' Vselennoy	1991-12-18	Филипп Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer	Локид^?Lokid ( Библиотека остросюжетного романа^?Biblioteka ostrosyuzhetnogo romana #1)	5-87952-002-1		328	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Boris Vallejo
Пирамидальный мир^?Piramidal'nyy mir	1992-00-00	Филип Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer	Гемма^?Gemma ( фантастика^?fantastika )	5-87274-002-6		357	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	И. Омельченко^?I. Omel'chenko
Многоярусный мир. Том 1^?Mnogoyarusnyy mir. Tom 1	1992-01-26	Филип Дж. Фармер^?Filip Dzh. Farmer	Васильевский остров^?Vasil'evskiy ostrov ( Клуб любителей фантастики^?Klub lyubiteley fantastiki #4)	5-7012-0311-5		302	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Н. Зубков^?N. Zubkov
Многоярусный мир. Том 1^?Mnogoyarusnyy mir. Tom 1	1992-01-26	Филип Дж. Фармер^?Filip Dzh. Farmer	Васильевский остров^?Vasil'evskiy ostrov ( Васильевский остров - Fantasy^?Vasil'evskiy ostrov - Fantasy )	5-7012-0311-5		302	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Н. Зубков^?N. Zubkov
Создатель Вселенных^?Sozdatel' Vselennykh	1992-03-06	Филипп Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer	Основа^?Osnova	5-7768-0100-1		319	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	А. Хаинзон^?A. Khainzon
Многоярусный мир^?Mnogoyarusnyy mir	1992-03-19	Филипп Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer	Крим-пресс & Асмадей^?Krim-press & Asmodey ( Фантастические романы^?Fantasticheskiye romany #2)	5-86558-006-X		382	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	С. Атрошенко^?S. Atroshenko
Властелины Мироздания^?Vlasteliny Mirozdaniya	1992-04-03	Филип Дж. Фармер^?Filip Dzh. Farmer	АГРА^?AGRA ( Фантастический боевик^?Fantasticheskij boevik )	5-87994-002-0		423	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Н. В. Любешкина^?N. V. Lyubeshkina
Многоярусный мир^?Mnogoyarusnyy mir	1992-06-05	Ф. Ж. Фармер^?F. Zh. Farmer	ВиТа^?ViTa ( Библиотека сказочной фантастики^?Biblioteka skazochnoy fantastiki #1)			292	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	С. В. Коршунова^?S. V. Korshunova
Многоярусный мир^?Mnogoyarusnyy mir	1993-01-00	Филип Жозе Фармер^?Filip Zhoze Farmer	Центрполиграф^?Tsentrpoligraf ( Осирис^?Osiris #15)	5-7001-0036-3		638	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	А. Державин^?A. Derzhavin
The World of Tiers, Volume 1	1993-12-00	Philip José Farmer	GuildAmerica Books / SFBC	1-56865-071-X / 02226	$9.98^?$: US dollar	312	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Boris Vallejo
Le faiseur d'univers	1995-03-00	Philip José Farmer	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5140)	2-266-03340-9		217	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	W. Siudmak
Многоярусный мир: Создатель Вселенных / Врата творения^?Mnogoyarusnyy mir: Sozdatel' Vselennykh / Brata tvoreniya	1996-01-25	Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer	Полярис^?Polyaris Polaris ( Миры Филипа Фармера^?Miry Filipa Farmera #1)	5-88132-136-7		351	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	И. Леонтьев^?I. Leontiev
The World of Tiers	1996-10-00	Philip José Farmer	St. Martin's Press	0-312-85762-4	$25.95^?$: US dollar	443	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Boris Vallejo
The World of Tiers	1996-12-00	Philip José Farmer	Tor	0-312-85761-6	$15.95^?$: US dollar	443	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Boris Vallejo
Le faiseur d'univers	1998-05-00	Philip José Farmer	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5140)	2-266-03340-9		217	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	W. Siudmak
Die Welt der tausend Ebenen	1999-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Bechtermünz	3-8289-0263-4	DM 39.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	288+ 235+ 303+ 256+ 288	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The World of Tiers	2001-03-00	Philip José Farmer	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-1664-2 / 35725	$14.98^?$: US dollar	823	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Boris Vallejo
Il fabbricante di universi	2006-12-00	Philip J. Farmer	Mondadori (Urania Collezione #47)	47	€4.90^?€: Euro	272	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Franco Brambilla
The Maker of Universes	2012-03-19	Philip José Farmer	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11959-8	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Maker of Universes / To Your Scattered Bodies Go / The Unreasoning Mask	2014-08-14	Philip José Farmer	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-11958-1	£20.00^?£: UK pound	xiv+ 503	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
Meister der Dimensionen	2016-00-00	Philip José Farmer	Heyne	978-3-641-20270-5	€3.99^?€: Euro		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The World of Tiers: Volume One	2017-08-08	Philip José Farmer	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-4601-5	$19.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Amanda Shaffer
Thoan, la saga des Hommes-Dieux	2018-02-17	Philip José Farmer	Mnémos^?Mnemos	978-2-35408-614-5	€35.00^?€: Euro	1021	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The World of Tiers	date unknown	Philip José Farmer	Tor	0-312-85761-6	$16.95^?$: US dollar	443	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Boris Vallejo
The Maker of Universes	date unknown	Philip José Farmer	Ace Books	0-441-51622-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar	247	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Boris Vallejo
The World of Tiers	date unknown	Philip José Farmer	Tor	0-312-85761-6	$16.95^?$: US dollar	443	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Boris Vallejo

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Reviews

Review [French] by
Alain Dorémieux^?Alain Doremieux
(1974) in Fiction, #241
Review by Lester del Rey (1977) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1977

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