Gods of Riverworld - Hardcover

Farmer, Philip Jose

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399128433 ISBN 13: 9780399128431

Publisher: Putnam, 1983

Synopsis

Gods of Riverworld by Philip Jose Farmer continues the epic chronicle of the planet called Riverworld, and of the thirty-five billion men and women who woke there one morning, to begin the first day of life after death. Resurrected by the power of an alien race, for reasons they can only guess at, unlikely fellow travelers like Mark Twain, Hermann Goring, and Cyrano de Bergerac wander the banks of a ten-million-mile-long river in search of their makers and the answers to this mystery. Now some of their questions have been answered, and even more raised, by their discovery of the giant tower that rises from Riverworld's north polar sea. Here is the great computer that controls the resurrection process -- and their mastery of that mechanism will make them like gods in Riverworld, with power of life and death over those billions of human lives. But they are not alone in the tower. Strange footsteps in the corridors, attempts on their lives, one "accident" after another, all lead them to an inevitable conclusion; either there is an assassin left behind in the tower -- or one of their band is a traitor!

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From the Inside Flap:

billion people from throughout Earth's history were resurrected along the great and winding waterways of Riverworld. Most began life anew--accepting without question the sustenance provided by their mysterious benefactors. But a rebellious handful burned to confront the unseen masters who controlled their fate--and these few launched an invasion that would ultimately yield the mind-boggling truth.

Now Riverworld's omnipotent leaders have been confronted, and the renegades of Riverworld--led by the intrepid Sir Richard Francis Burton--control the fantastic mechanism that once ruled them. But the most awesome challenge lies ahead. For in the vast corridors and secret rooms of the tower stronghold, an unknown enemy watches and waits to usurp the usurpers . . .

From the Back Cover:

"A FEAST FOR THE IMAGINATION."
--Los Angeles Times

"A virtual playground for SF's growing fascination with history."
--Locus

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0399128433
• ISBN 13: 9780399128431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 331