The Magic Labyrinth (The Riverworld Series Volume 4) - Hardcover

Farmer, Philip Jose

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399123814 ISBN 13: 9780399123818

Publisher: Berkley, 1980

Synopsis

The answers behind the enigmatic origins of Riverworld lie at last within reach, as the remarkable gathering of Earthlings--including Sir Richard Francis Burton, Samuel Clemens, Alice Liddell Hargreaves (the real-life Alice in Wonderland), Cyrano de Bergerac, Ulysses S. Grant, and Baron Von Richtoven--finally breaches the stronghold of Riverworld's extraordinary super-race.

But answers would lead to more enigmatic questions . . .

Who is the Mysterious Stranger who taunted the Riverworld resurrectees with hints of the truth? What is the key to the gargantuan computer that wields the power of life and death? The astonishing secrets lie within the Dark Tower--but only for those brave enough to seek them and wise enough to decipher them . . .

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Review

“Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a worldwide 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
"“The greatest science fiction writer ever.”
--Leslie A. Fiedler, author of "Love and Death in the American Novel
"“An excellent science fiction writer, far more skillful than I am.”
--Isaac Asimov
"Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a worldwide 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

""The greatest science fiction writer ever."
--Leslie A. Fiedler, author of "Love and Death in the American Novel

""An excellent science fiction writer, far more skillful than I am."
--Isaac Asimov
The greatest science fiction writer ever.--Leslie A. Fiedler, author of Love and Death in the American Novel

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

Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a worldwide 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"

The greatest science fiction writer ever. Leslie A. Fiedler, author of Love and Death in the American Novel

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

"Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a worldwide 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

"The greatest science fiction writer ever." --Leslie A. Fiedler, author of Love and Death in the American Novel

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

About the Author

Philip Jose Farmer was one of the great SF writers of the twentieth century. He lived in Peoria, Illinois, until his death in February 2009.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399123814
• ISBN 13: 9780399123818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 339