Philip José Farmer International Bibliography: The First Robot


	The First Robot

	Science fiction short story. Originally written in the first half of the 1950's, but only published after the rediscovery of the unpublished manuscript owned by a fan and friend of Philip José Farmer. The story was written using the penname Jeanette Rastignac.

	DESCRIPTION: A story about the first robot in prehistoric times. But don't take the term robot too literally, this one isn't artificial. From the foreword: "In this short but poignant tale, Phil engages in what he is perhaps best known for: expanding the often all-too-narrow horizons of genre writing, in this instance in the field of prehistoric fantasy ... Phil's story imagines the origin of one of humankind's most prevalent and yet darkly hidden societal maladies...".

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	Magazine Edited by Publisher Series+no. Format Date Pages Price Cover art Notes	FIRST PUBLICATION in Farmerphile Win Scott Eckert & Paul Spiteri -, GA: Michael Croteau Issue No. 11 magazine (21,5×14cm) January 2008 56 $ 11.00 Joey Van Massenhoven Story illustrated by Henry Covert. With a foreword by Christopher Paul Carey.	Joey Van Massenhoven