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| Title | : | To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld #1) |
| Author | : | Philip José Farmer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 220 pages |
| Published | : | June 30th 1998 by Del Rey (first published 1971) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Hugo Awards. Science Fiction Fantasy. Adventure. Speculative Fiction |
Philip José Farmer
Paperback | Pages: 220 pages Rating: 3.95 | 27601 Users | 828 Reviews
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go is the Hugo Award-winning beginning to the story of Riverworld, Philip José Farmer's unequaled tale about life after death. When famous adventurer Sir Richard Francis Burton dies, the last thing he expects to do is awaken naked on a foreign planet along the shores of a seemingly endless river. But that's where Burton and billions of other humans (plus a few nonhumans) find themselves as the epic Riverworld saga begins. It seems that all of Earthly humanity has been resurrected on the planet, each with an indestructible container that provides three meals a day, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, a lighter, and the odd tube of lipstick. But why? And by whom?That's what Burton and a handful of fellow adventurers are determined to discover as they construct a boat and set out in search of the river's source, thought to be millions of miles away. Although there are many hardships during the journey--including an encounter with the infamous Hermann Goring--Burton's resolve to complete his quest is strengthened by a visit from the Mysterious Stranger, a being who claims to be a renegade within the very group that created the Riverworld. The stranger tells Burton that he must make it to the river's headwaters, along with a dozen others the Stranger has selected, to help stop an evil experiment at the end of which humanity will simply be allowed to die. --Craig E. Engler
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| Original Title: | To Your Scattered Bodies Go |
| ISBN: | 0345419677 (ISBN13: 9780345419675) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Riverworld #1 |
| Characters: | Richard Francis Burton, Hermann Göring, Alice Liddell |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award for Best Novel (1972), Locus Award Nominee for Best Novel (1972) |
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go was author Philip Jose Farmers 1971 novel that went on the win the 1972 Hugo Award for Best Novel. About as inventive as a great science fiction novel from a very good writer can be, this describes a world where everyone who ever lived is reincarnated into a river valley environment. Filled with philosophical and theological metaphor, this is an excellent vehicle for the author to explore various subjects revolving around sociology, human nature and group dynamics.Usually, the Hugo Awards are a good recommendation for entertaining literature.Not in this case. I really don't understand how this book could have been given an award of any kind. Were there NO other sf novels published in 1971?Farmer uses historical figures as his characters as an excuse to not bother writing any characterization of any kind. Every character in the novel is completely two-dimensional. It's pretty hard to make such an interesting and multi-dimensional character as the
The one sentence version: Great idea, bad execution....I LOVE the idea of a world where everyone who ever existed is suddenly reesurrected and given a second chance...if that is what's really happening...However, it seems like it never gets too developed from an idea into a story, and using real-life people as characters...well, it can be sometimes disconcerting. When the main character Richard Burton goes after Alice Hargreaves (Alice in Wonderland) it seems more like a peek at the author's own
4.0 stars. Excellent novel by one of the under-rated masters of science ficiton. Great, original concept and a well-written plot. Recommended.Winner: Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1972)Nominee: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1972)
It's 1972 and the Hugos just named this one best novel, and why?Because it's actually 2016 and this novel has just been optioned by both HBO AND Showtime for an ongoing series noted mostly for it's all nude cast, all the time, celebrities and historical personages all coming back to their most perfect forms, and, of course, senseless war and violence. (When they're not expounding on philosophy, of course, because philosophy and religion always leads to a cave-man's club and a bunch of grabbing
Here's the premise: all of mankind is reborn, all at once, on a planet custom made for the purpose. If you think about this for a few minutes, you'll probably come up with all sorts of possibilities: anthropological exploration, meeting famous historical figures, fights with savages from various time periods. Give it a few minutes more and you'll probably start thinking about your personal interactions: folks you might want to settle a score with, or even people long dead who you'd like to take
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