Gods of Riverworld - Softcover

Farmer, Philip Jose

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3,882 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345419715 ISBN 13: 9780345419712

Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc., 2000

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The resurrected inhabitants of the planet Riverworld discover a giant tower in the planet's north polar sea and within the tower, the computer that controls the resurrection process, and they try to gain mastery over the awesome mechanism

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Review:

Praise for the novels of Riverworld:
“A feast for the imagination.”
"—Los Angeles Times"
“A virtual playground for SF’s growing fascination with history.”
"—Locus"
“Farmer’s blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a world-wide audience...sprawling, episodic works gave him room to explore the nuances of a provocative premise while indulging his taste for lurid, violent action.”
"—The New York Times"
“An excellent science fiction writer, far more skillful than I am.”
—Isaac Asimov

Praise for the novels of Riverworld:

"A feast for the imagination."
"--Los Angeles Times"

"A virtual playground for SF's growing fascination with history."
"--Locus"

"Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a world-wide audience...sprawling, episodic works gave him room to explore the nuances of a provocative premise while indulging his taste for lurid, violent action."
"--The New York Times"

"An excellent science fiction writer, far more skillful than I am."
--Isaac Asimov

Praise for the novels of Riverworld:
"A feast for the imagination."
"--Los Angeles Times"
"A virtual playground for SF's growing fascination with history."
"--Locus"
"Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a world-wide audience...sprawling, episodic works gave him room to explore the nuances of a provocative premise while indulging his taste for lurid, violent action."
"--The New York Times"
"An excellent science fiction writer, far more skillful than I am."
--Isaac Asimov

A feast for the imagination. "Los Angeles Times on the novels of Riverworld"

A virtual playground for SF's growing fascination with history. "Locus on the novels of Riverworld"

Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a world-wide audience sprawling, episodic works gave him room to explore the nuances of a provocative premise while indulging his taste for lurid, violent action. "The New York Times on the novels of Riverworld""

A feast for the imagination. Los Angeles Times on the novels of Riverworld

A virtual playground for SF's growing fascination with history. Locus on the novels of Riverworld

"A feast for the imagination." --Los Angeles Times on the novels of Riverworld

"A virtual playground for SF's growing fascination with history." --Locus on the novels of Riverworld

"Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a world-wide audience...sprawling, episodic works gave him room to explore the nuances of a provocative premise while indulging his taste for lurid, violent action." --The New York Times on the novels of Riverworld

About the Author:

Philip Jose Farmer was one of the great SF writers of the 20th Century, and the Riverworld books are generally considered his masterpiece. He lived in Peoria, Illinois.

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