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Gods of Riverworld (Panther Books) (Paperback)

by Philip Jose Farmer (Author)
2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Collins; paperback / softback edition (22 Nov 1984)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586062327
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586062326
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 132,310 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Fifth in the "Riverworld" saga, the chronicle of the planet Riverworld, this book follows the adventures of the 35 billion men and women who woke there one morning to begin the first day of life after death.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "must read" to complete the series., 30 Jan 2000
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This review is from: Gods of Riverworld (Riverworld Saga) (Paperback)
Having read the rest I just didn't want to leave Riverworld behind. I wish he would write another!

If you haven't read the previous books, then do so first. A thought provoking and exciting adventure series encompassing many famous historical players.

Thankyou Mr Farmer.

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1.0 out of 5 stars He should have ended it with the 4th volume..., 26 Mar 1999
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This review is from: Gods of Riverworld (Riverworld Saga) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed the first 4 volumes of the series, even though I had some small gripes about them. This one, however, is simply a book nobody needs. The plot`s basically been finished at the end of No. 4, and though I won't spoil the fun by revealing the gimmick of the this book, I might safely tell you, that it doesn't really offer any great new insight. What we have here instead is a typical sequel: The author doesn't really have anything more to say, but since the readers are willing to buy another volume, the author's gonna write it. The reslt is a book filled with situations that are anything but credible. Would you believe, for example, that people decide not to do anything about an armed takeover of their home, because they don't want to miss a party they've been invited to? Or that they spend days pursuing an unknown person that causes strange things to happen - and then one day they just stop doing so, because they just find something else to do? It just doesn't work - and that goes for the whole book: It just doesn't work. Read the first four and skip this one - or if you must read it, get it from a library.
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1.0 out of 5 stars One book too many, 26 Jan 2008
This review is from: Gods of Riverworld (Riverworld Saga) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed the first book 'to your scattered bodies go' and thought it was an amzing read, but found as I read the sequels to this they became less and less interesting.

This is one book I felt shouldn't have been written. Some of the other books had racial comments, but these were in the frame of the story. The author himself said that some of the comments made by people should only be attributed to the person who was saying them - ie if you had a eigteenth century slave trader talking he's unlikely to have 20th century ethics. Indeed the second book with Samuel Clemens made the point that racialism can occur on both sides and that sadly it can be the person being racialised in the past that can turn into the agressor because of fear.

I know he's basing the story on historical figures and that they would necessarily act in the spirits of their times but in this (last) book though I couldn't see the reasons for the stereotyping and it made me uncomfortable. I also felt there was a lack of a coherent story.

I'd say by all means read the first 4 books, you'll enjoy an amazing story, but you don't need this one to complete the saga despite some revelations.
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