The Fabulous Riverboat

Book Details

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Author(s):

Philip José Farmer

First Pub:

1971

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2008

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 2

28 chapters

Epilogue

Internal ID:

201

Series:

<- To Your Scattered Bodies Go - The Dark Design ->

Riverworld*

#2 of 5

Riverworld*

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1) To Your Scattered Bodies Go
2) The Fabulous Riverboat
3) The Dark Design
4) The Magic Labyrinth
5) Gods of Riverworld

Copyright:

Dedication:

For the unholy trinity of Bobs:
Bloch, Heinlein and Traurig -
may I meet them on
the banks of the River,
where we'll board the
fabulous Riverboat

First Sentence:

"Resurrection, like politics, makes strange bedfellows," Sam Clemens said.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Some day!"

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

I started this book back in 1996 but only made it half way through. Years later, I picked up the rest of this series at Half Price Books and read them through.

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 07-Apr-2023

Publications

01-Apr-1973

Berkley Medallion Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Apr-1973

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.75

Pages*:

255

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

13126

Publisher:

Berkley Medallion Books

ISBN:

0-425-03793-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-425-03793-5

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Vincent Di Fate - Cover Artist

THE PLANET IS
RIVERWORLD

It is a world of resurrection - where every soul who ever lived on Earth now resides; and where these same people can never again die permanently.

Into this extraordinary world is reborn Sam Clemens. With a shipload of resurrected Vikings and a blood brother who was once a Neanderthal, Sam's quest to recover his beloved wife Livy and to reach the far-off mouth of the great River becomes the framework for an unforgettable adventure. The Riverworld, scene of the Hugo Award novel T0 YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO, grudgingly gives up more of its astonishing secrets, setting the stage for, the climax of this great new classic of science fiction.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Berkley Medallion Edition, April, 1973
Eleventh Printing

All Covers for this edition of the series

The Fabulous Riverboat

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

15-May-1981

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.50

Pages*:

256

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 1 Jan 2008 - 1 Jan 2008

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1556

Publisher:

Berkley Books

ISBN:

0-425-05012-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-425-05012-5

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Don Ivan Punchatz - Cover Artist

"SOMEHWERE BETWEEN GULLIVER'S TRAVELS AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS!"
- TIME

It is the day after death. All humanity has awakened on the banks of a 10 million mile river where the famous and obscure - from Sam Clemens to cavemen to yourself! - are thrown together in the search for the secret of Existence itself...

"ITS PUBLICATION IS AN EVENT WITH A CAPITAL E!"
- PARADE OF BOOKS

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

G. P. Putnam Son edition published 1971
Berkley Medallion edition / April 1973
Seventeenth printing / May 1981
Eighteenth printing / June 1981

Author(s)

Philip José Farmer
Birth: 26 Jan 1918 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Death: 25 Feb 2009 Peoria, IL, USA

Awards

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