Riverworld series in order

Although it is about life after death, it is very much a. Novels that are not required but add to the background are the long a. He lives in singapore with his beautiful girlfriend jessie whom he loves so much. His work focused on pulp heroes while also pioneering use of sexual and religious themes in the genre.

Fleet of worlds series a new arc about the main players in known space. The television series entitled riverworld is centered on the adventures and challenges of matt ellman and his girlfriend jessie. Riverworld is a fourhour television miniseries released on the syfy channel on april 18, 2010. Copypasting my comments from a thread a few years ago ringworld is a hard place to start. This novel was awarded the hugo award for best novel in 1972 and is the first book in the riverworld series. The fleet of worlds series has a lot going on that i suspect is only for people who have already read the ringworld books, and a bunch of the other stuff in nivens known space background.

Question about philip jose farmers riverworld series. Novels that are not on the known series arc do not contribute to this sequence e. Discworld reading order downloable guides sir terry. Gods of riverwold is the fifth and final chapter in philip jose farmers new york times bestselling classic sf series, riverworld. I think ive learned more about history in the past two weeks reading the riverworld series than i did in the past three years since i graduated from college. For example, one of the characters depicted in the first book of the riverworld series, to your scattered bodies go, is a tormented. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The humans are left to their own devices and create tribal fiefdoms and succumb to brutal wars and raids.

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. Although it is about life after death, it is very much a science fiction novel. I am reading an eversion of the riverworld books for the first time in thirty years and enjoying them as much as i did back then. Philip jose farmer 19182009 was an awardwinning science fiction author who wrote more than 70 novels. 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.

With strong world building techniques and character development, as well as a captivating plot, these adventurous stories are sure to appeal to many readers of all ages. The riverworld series written by author philip jose farmer is comprised of 5books in total published between 1971 and 1983. If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title eg. See the complete riverworld series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The theme of the riverworld series is probably most succinctly expressed in chapter thirtyone of the dark design by the character peter jairus frigate, philip jose farmers surrogate in the series. The final book, the magic labyrinth concludes the series, solves the mystery, ties. When i was a wee lad discovering science fiction for the first time, i eagerly read and enjoyed all the most famous sf series. Now, these adventures of riverworld have penetrated the great tower which rises from the amazing planets north polar seas and within it is the mighty computer which controls the resurrection of billions of human beings. Frigate explains that man is a creature stretched between animal and superman, with a superman being a man or woman. Characters from any point in history meet, interact and usually go to war in these great books. Killed along with his fiance jessie laura vandervoort in a. One day when matt is just about to propose to jessie, a terrorist comes.

Riverworld the greatest literature of all time editor eric. Riverworld and other stories book by philip jose farmer. Riverworld the official philip jose farmer web page. In this unique and daring fantasy adventure we travel to riverworld, a mysterious and treacherous land where every human who died between the years 99,000 bc and 2,200. 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. We recently conducted a poll among visitors and the memory man series was voted the 8th most favourite series by all readers. Riverworld saga, book 2 unabridged the fabulous riverboat.

The first 4 novels of the series constitute one story, while the fifth book is a sequel to the first story. Reissued to follow the syfy channel film of riverworld, this fourth book in the classic riverworld series continues the adventures of samuel clemens and sir richard francis burton as they. The third novel in the classic and bestselling riverworld series. Apr 18, 2010 the television series entitled riverworld is centered on the adventures and challenges of matt ellman and his girlfriend jessie.

In this third installment, much has transpired since earths denizens found themselves resurrected along the shores of a river 22 million miles long. A movie for the sci fi channel, starring brad johnson, karen holness, emily lloyd, jeremy birchall, kevin smith, nikita kearsley and brian moore, based on the book series by philip jose farmer. Large parts of the first couple books retell the events of various short stories mostly found in the flatlander and crashlander collections, iirc from the perspective of the mysterious puppeteers and. To your scattered bodies go, riverworld saga, book 1. Imagine that every human who ever lived, from the earliest neanderthals to the present, is resurrected after death on the banks of an astonishing and seemingly endless river on an. Tales of riverworld 1992 quest to riverworld 1993 the cover artist for these editions was don ivan punchatz. Mark twain is tasked with finding a fallen meteorite and using its ore to build a massive riverboat. Adapted from a series of novels by science fiction icon philip jose farmer, the madeforcable riverworld is set on a distant planet where famous historical characters are reincarnated in a. 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. Im a big fan of david baldacci, and i absolutely love his amos decker. The magic labyrinth is the most heralded science fiction event of recent times. Mark twain is tasked with finding a fallen meteorite and using its ore to build a massive. Riverworld is the second attempt by the syfy channel to create a tv series around the fantasyscience fiction novels by author philip jose farmer, with the first one being 2003s riverworld back when the channel was still the sci fi channel. In the early 80s, berkley reissued the entire series with a new set of matching covers.

Riverworld audiobooks listen to the full series audible. It is the culminating achievement of the epochmaking riverworld series which has been pronounced the most daring, wideranging and speculative in the annals of science fiction. Riverworld is a fictional planet and the setting for a series of science fiction books written by. In singapore, matt ellman tahmoh penikett, a war reporter, is about to propose marriage to his girlfriend jessie laura. 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. Adapted from a series of novels by science fiction icon philip jose farmer, the madeforcable riverworld is set on a distant planet where famous historical characters are reincarnated in a young, attractive,and healthy form. Promptly after, i order the other four in the series. Riverworld is an artificial superearth environment where all humans and prehumans are reconstructed. To your scattered bodies go, the fabulous riverboat.

Matt is a journalist who reports about the progress of wars. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Riverworld series in order philip jose farmer fictiondb. So the dark design brought the characters of the first two books together in various. Page 8 of 679 complete list of all book series in order. The complete riverworld novels riverworld series philip jose farmer on. Riverworld saga, book 2 unabridged audiobook, by philip jose farmer. I distinctly remember from my original read that the cutoff date for the death of everybody on earth was 1983. 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.

To your scattered bodies go riverworld saga, book 1. Riverworld tv movie 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Apr 18, 2010 riverworld is a science fiction film that aired on the syfy channel. There are no ores to make tools more advanced than paleolithic, so humans are incapable of getting to the other side of the. Most began life anewaccepting without question the sustenance provided by their. Thirty billion people from throughout earths history have been resurrected along the great and winding waterways of riverworld. Includes the story, riverworld war, which is a chapter that was cut from the magic labyrinth. In the fabulous riverboat, the second great novel in the riverworld series, the narrative focus. 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. With brad johnson, karen holness, emily lloyd, jeremy birchall. Once there, he hopes to learn the secret of the mysterious tower that dominates. Riverworld is a novel series by philip jose farmer detailing the adventures of humanity in a world reshaped into one long rivervalley. Did philip jose farmer go back and reedit the series in later years. Nineteen years after winning the shasta contest, the first riverworld novel is finally published.

Riverworld is a fictional planet and the setting for a series of science fiction books written by philip jose farmer. Farmer is best known for his riverworld series and the earlier world of tiers series. The books explore interactions of individuals from many different cultures and time periods. He is best known for the riverworld series of books and the fanfavorite the world of tiers series. Riverworld is a scififantasy featurelength pilot episode for a series that was never produced. Its kind of a capstone novel to the known space universe as it existed at the time and includes a lot of existing elements and plot threads that require some familiarity with previous stories. River of eternity 1983 an earlier version of riverworld. Order of philip jose farmer books philip jose farmer is an american author best know for writing the world of tiers series of books and the riverworld series. Its the initial riverworld novella which preceded the series which incidentally works beautifully as a standalone work in fact, its so powerfully surreal and magical that the subsequent series might disappoint you, as it did me, along with a number of farmers most unforgettably deranged short stories, many of which sping from premises.

Bestselling author philip jose farmer crafted an sf landmark with his wildly imaginative riverworld series. Order our the riverworld series short guide philip jose farmer 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. The dark design, the third book of the series, takes place somewhat after the first two. The fourth book in the riverworld series in the fourth and concluding volume of the riverworld series, literally every who has ever lived, including sir richard burton, mark twain, and herman goering, is resurrected along the banks of an enormous river on a mysterious planet. The discworld is the fictional setting of terry pratchetts most iconic fantasy novel series. Although this world may appear completely different to our own, the discworld novels explore a multitude of very human issues. In this unique and daring fantasy adventure we travel to riverworld, a mysterious and treacherous land where every. Adapted from a series of novels by science fiction icon philip jose farmer, the madeforcable riverworld is set on a distant planet where famous historical characters are reincarnated in a young. The premise, that every human who ever lived wakes. The complete series list for riverworld philip jose farmer. From awardwinning author philip jose farmer comes his most famous science fiction work. Even if youve never tried a science fiction series before, if you enjoy adventure stories or fantasy fiction, you will probably enjoy larry nivens ringworld series.