''Traitor to the Living'' (1973) is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip José Farmer. The story follows Herald Childe, a private detective, who is also the lead character in two earlier Farmer novels published as

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by Essex House. In this non-erotic novel, the lead character is clearly Herald Childe, but it follows the events of a never-written third book which left Childe amnesiac.

Reception

Lester del Rey found the novel to be "fascinating, and a good adventure thriller." Edgar L. Chapman described it as "a novel of serious intrigue, quite conventional in its treatment of sex", but faulted it because it "not only lacks humor, but does not create much suspense either."Edgar L. Chapman, ''The Magic Labyrinth of Philip Jose Farmer'', Whitehall, 1984, p.29

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*''Traitor to the Living'' (1973) 1973 American novels Novels by Philip José Farmer American science fiction novels American horror novels Ballantine Books books {{1970s-horror-novel-stub