The Other Log of Phileas Fogg by Philip Jose Farmer Wold Newton Family The Other Log of Phileas Fogg is very much a "literary mashup" novel which fills in the blanks from Jules Verne's classic novel "Around the World in 80 Days". It's being given a new lease of life thanks to Titan Books, originally published almost 40 years ago. As the title suggests the novel introduces the idea that there was a second, previously unknown journal that Phileas Fogg wrote detailing a secret history of his famous trip. Farmer merges characters from some of Vernes other novels such as Captain Nemo and them blends these with other fictional works including Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. Rather than re-write Vernes accounts, Farmer expands the story in new directions and offers a greater insight into who (and what) the characters are. As such it makes sense if you read Around the World In Eighty Days although it's not essential. The author does an admirable job of keeping the literary style similar to Vernes, which has it's own advantages and dis-advantages; the story has an air of authenticity about it however like the novel it's based on it does feel a little dry and in places the descriptive narrative that details areas that Verne didn't know about slows the pace. The story more than makes up for this though, it's a great tale that manages to completely change the original story without contradicting it or causing any continuity issues and the