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Philip Jose Farmer - To Your Scattered Bodies Go

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Over the course of this landmark five-book series, a remarkable cross-section of compatriots, including Sir Richard Francis Burton, Mark Twain, and Jack London, sets out to confront humankind's mysterious benefactors and learn the truth, innocent or evil, about the astonishing and legendary Riverworld.

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Riverworld: An Atheist's Riparian Eschatology
Feb 22, 2007

Pros: Nostalgia: It attains the flavor of golden age pulp.

Cons: Artlessly written.

Bottom Line: The Sci Fi Channel only aired one episode of its Riverworld adaptation. I'll only read one book of Farmer's five-book series.

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I thought about this for much longer than it took to read it
Nov 24, 2004

Pros: Unique, enormous premise. Lots of thinking material. Fun adventures.

Cons: Could have explored in more depth some of the ideas touched upon.

Bottom Line: Read this book... its unique setting will live long in your imagination.... a book which will catapult you into your own leaps of imagination.

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Humanity is resurrected alongside a 10,000,000-mile river - got to admit it's original! (Riverworld #1)
Aug 04, 2001

Pros: A sweeping concept; introduces lots of mysteries to perplex you

Cons: Some of those mysteries received very unsatisfactory resolutions (if any) in later books

Bottom Line: A must read for SF fans, in my opinion. Also fascinating for inspiration if you're a roleplayer who wants a campaign setting where any historical figure can be encountered.

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Only mostly dead?
Mar 11, 2001

Pros: Excellent writing. Imaginative story. Rich, full world. Great characters.

Cons: Doesn't quite end. A few parts drag a bit.

Bottom Line: One of the richest worlds in Sci-fi. Great character analyzation. Excellent plot and even sub-plots. A model for sci-fi writing.

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You are in this book ...
Apr 09, 2001

Pros: Magnificent portrayal of strong historical characters, great conflict and plot! Mysteries galore.

Cons: Open ending bothers some (served as foundation for 5-book series).

Bottom Line: Resurrect everyone who ever lived, on a world with a 20 million mile-long river and everything they need to survive except technology ... add a 19th-Century hero and ...

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And you thought History would be dull....
Feb 04, 2000

Pros: a fast read, historical fiction

Cons: none

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