The series proper began with the novel to your scattered bodies go 1971, which won the hugo award for best sciencefiction novel that year. The gods of riverworld by philip jose farmer and paul hecht. If there is a gods of riverworld sparknotes, shmoop guide, or cliff notes, you can find a link to each study guide below. A few other new historical characters also join the fun jack london, tom mix, etc. I will begin with a spoiler free discussion and then add a section with major plot details in a separate, marked section. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. This fifth book seems like an afterthought, as the earthlings, having taken over the tower stronghold and solved the mystery of riverworld, now try to uncover a mysterious renegade in the tower and mix it up with a bunch of cartoonish characters. Hugo awardwinning author philip jose farmer created one of sfs most mindblowing, critically acclaimed, and popular series of all time with the installments of his riverworld series.
Depending on the study guide provider sparknotes, shmoop, etc. Gods of riverwold is the fifth and final chapter in philip jose farmers new york times bestselling classic sf series, riverworld. Riverworld audiobooks listen to the full series audible. Sir richard francis burton, 19th century writer and adventurer. It was reprinted in 1998 by del rey under the title the gods of riverworld. Ive read farmers first five books in the series and i felt disappointed with tales of riverworld. He is noted for his use of sexual and religious themes in his work, his fascination for and reworking of philip jose farmer was an american author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. All humans that have ever been born are mysteriously restored to life with a body in its prime, and left to live in this world. Yet, already gods of riverworld is not really a riverworld novel any more. Gods of riverworld ebook by philip jose farmer rakuten kobo. Based on the riverworld books by philip jose farmer, the madefortv film is a reboot of the aborted scifi channel riverworld television series, of which only the pilot episode was produced. The two worlds you are looking for dark, suspense and suspenseful movies about with hell, afterlife, trial, god, supernatural, investigation and supernatural ability themes of action, drama and fantasy genre shot in south korea. Feb 05, 2014 riverworld is a television film released on the syfy channel on april 18, 2010. With brad johnson, karen holness, emily lloyd, jeremy birchall.
I enjoyed riverworld 14 at least, though its not the. Riverworld s omnipotent leaders must finally be confronted, and the renegades of riverworld led by the intrepid sir richard francis burtonwill control the fantastic mechanism that rules them. The series themes, first and last seen through the eyes of richard burton, are underlined in the gods of riverworld. None of those later volumes provided any clearcut answer for this question contrary to my expectations at. To your scattered bodies go, riverworld saga, book 1. The main plot here is having reached the tower and solved its mystery the party must now solve the mystery of a renegade in control of the tower.
But the tower stronghold awaits, and the realm still houses awesome forces that could bring about their ultimate destruction. Locus on the novels of riverworld farmers blend of intellectual daring and pulpfiction prose found a worldwide audiencesprawling, episodic works gave him room to explore the nuances of a provocative premise. Riverworld is a fourhour television miniseries released on the syfy channel on april 18, 2010. Gods 97 farmer uses quotations from the kasidah to introduce the dark design and the magic labyrinth, the titles of which are also taken from the text of the kasidah.
Why did the riverworld ethicals give richard francis burton some. The second entry in the riverworld series, the fabulous riverboat tells of a world where all of humanity has been mysteriously resurrected on the banks of one mighty river. So its not hard to get into when you know whats going on. The plot critical survey of science fiction and fantasy. Plot edit this book concludes the chronicles of the adventures of such diverse characters as sir richard burton, alice pleasance liddell, aphra behn and tom turpin through a bizarre afterlife in which every human ever to have lived is simultaneously resurrected along a single river valley that stretches over an entire planet. Syfys the magicians, or simply the magicians, is an american fantasy television series that airs on syfy and is based on lev grossmans series of the same name. In the gods of riverworld, sir francis burton and his band have challenged the mysterious leaders of riverworld and now control the mechanism that once held. Riverworld and other stories 1979 the novella was titled riverworld. There are no ores to make tools more advanced than paleolithic, so humans are incapable of getting to the other side of the. By the fifth book, the gods of riverworld, the story has become almost entirely detached from the fascinating initial premise and become instead a more traditional science fiction tale covering the familiar ground of how humanity might interact with a vastly technologically superior alien race. Gods of riverworld by philip jose farmer librarything. Gods of riverworld by philip jose farmer overdrive. Philip jose farmers riverworld books are sciencefiction classics.
Omnibus, with all five riverworld novels and one novella. The truth is that such a long read can create boredom. The merry men of the riverworld audiobook by john gregory. Welcome to riverworld, a place of strange, watery beauty and the current abode of a fascinating cast of the recently and notsorecently dead. Farmer is best known for his riverworld series and the earlier world of tiers series. Alice pleasance liddel hargreaves, the historical basis. Gods of riverworld 1983 there was also a short novella, included in a short story collection. Gods of riverworld summary and analysis like sparknotes.
Most science fiction is a modern reworking of the romance quest, in which, traditionally, character. Riverworld is a fictional planet and the setting for a series of science fiction books written by philip jose farmer. Gods of riverworld 1983 is a science fiction novel by american writer philip jose farmer, the fifth and last in the series of riverworld books. Michael london, janice williams, john mcnamara, and sera gamble serve as executive producers. If i asked a year 5 student to write an imaginative story about nothing, it would probably be similar to this movie. Farmer wrote four more fulllength books set on the riverworld. These were followed by a pair of anthologies, featuring short stories by farmer and a variety of other authors. This last volume, the gods of riverworld is so compelling that in a way looks like a logical explanation on how our world on earth is built.
The books explore interactions of individuals from many different cultures and time periods. Further mysteries of the riverworld are uncovered, setting the stage for the final push for answers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read gods of riverworld. Gods of riverworld audiobook philip jose farmer audible. Riverworld as a whole is built upon a positive philosophy. Gods of riverworld summary and analysis freebooknotes found 1 site with book summaries or analysis of gods of riverworld. The first properly published work was the short story riverworld 1966, which tells the story of a lessthandivine jesus christ reborn on the riverworld. It is my first riverworld book ive heard about their plot for years, and farmer supplies an afterword that outlines the first four. Crota the gods game, volume 1 this is an odd choice, i know. During his lifetime a cause celebre and bete noire.
In a connecticut yankee style plot, clemens uses nineteenthcentury technology to build a boat equipped with weapons to fight their way along the river. Farmer followed this with four other novels, the fabulous riverboat 1971, the dark design 1977, the magic labyrinth 1980 and the gods of riverworld 1983, and later sharecropped the universe to allow other writers to use it in two short story collections tales of riverworld 1992 and quest to riverworld 1993. No, not mans hubris as he tries to take on god like powers, but the awful writing, stereotypical characters, and uneven, juddering plot. Sir richard francis burton, 19th century writer and adventurer li po, 8th century chinese poet. In the gods of riverworld, sir francis burton and his band have challenged the mysterious leaders of riverworld. Gods of riverworld riverworld series philip jose farmer farmer, philip jose. The story was chronicled in four previous volumes, and is now concluded in gods of riverworld. In this fourth entry in the saga, a great battle is brewing as extraordinary characters including samuel clemens, u. Gods of riverwold is the fifth and final chapter in philip jose farmers new york times bestselling classic sf series, riverworld thirty billion people from throughout earths history have been resurrected along the great and winding waterways of riverworld. Oct 10, 1983 gods of riverworld i read the first two riverworld novels and then jumped straight to this, the fifth one, so it is probable that i am missing more than a little context. Riverworld saga, book 5 unabridged audiobook, by philip jose farmer. Mark twain is tasked with finding a fallen meteorite and using its ore to build a massive riverboat.
The fifth book of the riverworld series and millions of other. The humans are left to their own devices and create tribal fiefdoms and succumb to brutal wars and raids. The changed title the gods of riverworld is only printed on the cover and spine of the book. Gods of riverworld audiobook by philip jose farmer. The fifth book of philip jose farmers riverworld cycle begins a few weeks after the supposed final resolution and revelations. Riverworld is an artificial superearth environment where all humans and prehumans are reconstructed. The magic labyrinthriverworld the fifth book of philip jose farmers riverworld cycle begins a few weeks after the supposed final resolution. To your scattered bodies go, the fabulous riverboat, the dark design, the magic labyrinth, riverworld, and gods of riverworld.
Riverworld saga, book 5 unabridged gods of riverworld. By far and away, philip jose farmers most famous works have been the riverworld series, which consists of the novels to your scattered bodies go 1971, the fabulous riverboat 1971, the dark design 1977, the magic labyrinth 1980 and the gods of riverworld 1983. Jan 01, 2010 hugo awardwinning author philip jose farmer created one of sfs most mindblowing, critically acclaimed, and popular series of all time with the installments of his riverworld series. Now riverworlds omnipotent leaders have been confronted, and the renegades of riverworldled by the intrepid sir richard francis burtoncontrol the fantastic. The fifth book of the riverworld series ebook written by philip jose farmer. I hope someone else enjoys this book more than i did. I completed the five major novels in the series, which are as follows. But ive placed it at nine because while there are a lot of litrpg books that are better written and produced, something about the experience of reading crota lingered with me long after i had finished. Riverworld is a novel series by philip jose farmer detailing the adventures of humanity in a world reshaped into one long a rivervalley. This study guide consists of approximately 11 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the riverworld series.
But i seriously doubt there is enough context to make this book any better than okay. Gods of riverwold is the fifth and final chapter in philip jose farmers new york times bestselling classic sf series, riverworld thirty billion people fr. Among the summaries and analysis available for gods of riverworld, there is 1 short summary. I had this horrible, dawning realisation that after wasting five books trying to. The fifth book of philip jose farmers riverworld cycle begins a few weeks after the supposed final resolution and revelations the nine survivors of the quest for the tower are. With tahmoh penikett, mark deklin, peter wingfield, jeananne goossen. The gods of riverworld riverworld, book 5 by philip jose farmer. This book concludes the chronicles of the adventures of such. In the gods of riverworld, sir francis burton and his band have challenged the mysterious leaders of riverworld and now control the mechanism that once held them in its sway. In a connecticut yankeestyle plot, clemens uses nineteenthcentury.
Random house del rey books science fiction isbn 0345419715. He became a renegade and involved various terrestrial resurrectees in his plot to overthrow the other ethicals and their agents and to subvert the original plan for the destiny of those reborn in riverworld. In the gods of riverworld, sir francis burton and his band. The fabulous riverboat, the dark design, the magic labyrinth, and gods of. Most began life anewaccepting without question the sustenance provided by their mysterious benefactors. He also reproduces the poems foreword in gods of riverworld 97100 and adds comments through several of his characters. The fabulous riverboat, the dark design, the magic labyrinth, and gods of riverworld. Riverworld the greatest literature of all time editor eric. The main character is now only burton, although the story does focus on other characters in his party for brief amounts of time.
Based on the riverworld books by philip jose farmer, the madefortv film is a reboot of the aborted scifi channel. In the gods of riverworld, an unknown ethical traps burtons group in the tower, kills loga, and overrides his computer commands. The fabulous riverboat audiobook by philip jose farmer. Thirty billion people from throughout earths history have been resurrected along the great and winding waterways of riverworld. In that book, burton, who has seen and learned more than any other human.