Hadon of Ancient Opar
Philip José Farmer
US $25 tpb/$70 hc
5.5×8.5, (approx.) 300 pages
Trade Paperback
Limited Edition of ??? Hardcover copies
Opar, a lost colony of Atlantis, hidden deep in the heart of Africa, is shrouded in mystery and awash with incredible riches. From this ancient city comes Hadon, an impoverished but ambitious young man who sets out to enter and win the great games of Klakor—a bloody contest in which only the strongest and most cunning warrior will survive. He seeks the ultimate prize: to rule the Khokarsan Empire alongside the powerful High Priestess. But his quest for the throne leads him into the wild lands beyond the empire’s edge, where he finds himself embroiled in a bloody civil war. . .
Following last year’s publication of Time’s Last Gift, the prequel to Farmer’s Ancient Opar series, Meteor House is thrilled to announce the Signed Hardcover Limited Edition of Philip José Farmer’s Hadon of Ancient Opar. This is the first stand alone hardcover edition of one of Farmer’s seminal titles. Just like Time’s Last Gift, this edition features striking cover art by Bob Eggleton—and here is a surprise—the original Roy Krenkel illustrations from the 1974 DAW paperback edition!
This edition of Hadon of Ancient Opar also features substantial bonus material!
Bonus Features:
- Heritage of the Gray-Eyed God (Foreword by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Farmer expert Robert R. Barrett)
- The Literary Archaeology of Khokarsa (Introduction by Burroughs and Farmer expert Christopher Paul Carey)
- 3 Maps by Charles Berlin
- Addendum 1 – Description of Maps
- Addendum 2 – Chronology of Khokarsa
- Afterword – A Guide to Khokarsa by Christopher Paul Carey
- Cast of Characters
- Peoples and Tribes
- Religion
- Geography
- Khokarsan Glossary
Available in both a Trade Paperback and Signed Hardcover Limited Edition (signed by Barrett, Berlin, Carey, and Eggleton), the hardcover features a leatherette cover with gold foil stamping and custom printed color end papers. This is another high-quality collectible in the tradition of Meteor House’s prior limited-edition hardcovers.
As always the print run of the Signed Hardcover Limited Edition will be determined by the number of preorders we receive. We’re taking preorders now and both editions will ship in June 2026.
Special Limited Time Preorder Pricing:
- The trade paperback edition is $25 ($23 if preordered before May 1st).
- The signed hardcover limited edition is $70 ($65 if preordered before May 1st).
- Or you can buy them together for only $95 ($85 if preordered before May 1st).
Important Note: If you preorder this book, and purchase any in-stock item at the same time (in the same shopping cart), we may either need to charge additional postage for separate shipments, or you may need to wait until June to have all the books shipped together.
About the Author
Philip José Farmer (1918–2009) was a three-time Hugo award winner and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, capping a distinguished career of over fifty novels and one hundred short stories. He is best known for his Riverworld and World of Tiers series, the Dayworld series, and for the Wold Newton Family, which includes many recognizable characters such as Tarzan, Doc Savage, Nero Wolfe, and Sherlock Holmes. He has long been recognized as one of the foremost writers in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. Visit his official website at www.pjfarmer.com.