| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780345419682 | | Publisher: Del Rey | | Publish Date: 8/1/1998 | | Buy.com Sku: 30372088 | | Item#: R3KQVM | | Dimensions (in Inches) 8.25H x 5.5L x 0.75T |
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| | | Resurrected on the lush, mysterious banks of Riverworld, along with the rest of humanity, Samuel Langhorne Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) has a dream: to build a riverboat that will rival the most magnificent paddle-wheelers ever navigated on the mighty Mississippi. Then, to steer it up the endless waterway that dominates his new home planet--and at last discover its hidden source.
But before he can carry out his plan, he first must undertake a dangerous voyage to unearth a fallen meteor. This mission would require striking an uneasy alliance with the bloodthirsty Viking Erik Bloodaxe, treacherous King John of England, legendary French swordsman Cyrano de Bergerac, Greek adventurer Odysseus, and the infamous Nazi Hermann Goring. All for the purpose of storming the ominous stone tower at the mouth of the river, where the all-powerful overseers of Riverworld--and their secrets--lie in wait . . .
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In the second book of the Riverworld series, Samuel Clemens builds a riverboat to try and explore the farthest reaches of a river whose banks are peopled by everyone who has ever lived throughout history.
| Author Bio| Philip Jose Farmer | | Though Philip Jose Farmer didn't begin to publish stories until much later than most other science fiction authors, when he did, he made a huge splash. A part-time student, Farmer graduated in 1950 from Bradley University with a B.A. in creative writing. He worked odd jobs for several years before he became technical writer, and eventually a freelance writer. In 1952, when he was 34, Farmer's story "The Lovers," after being rejected by two major SF publishers, earned him a Hugo Award as Best New Author. The story sharply divided the SF community at the time, being the first science fiction story to incorporate explicit sexual references into its narrative. Following this calling card, Farmer continued to make innovations in the genre, like the 1968 Hugo Award-winner "Riders of the Purple Wage." His masterpiece, 1971's TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO, is the first novel in his Riverworld series. Based on an earlier novel that had been lost when its publisher went bankrupt, the novel won the 1972 Hugo--Farmer's third. Its fascinating premise is that every person who has ever lived is suddenly reborn along the shores of an alien river. As a fan of the original pulp science fiction magazines, Farmer wrote novels in the Tarzan and Doc Savage series. His VENUS ON THE HALF SHELL was written under the pseudonym Kilgore Trout, a recurring character in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s fiction. He was awarded the honor of Grand Master at the 2000 Nebula Awards and the Life Achievement Award at the 2000 World Fantasy Award. He wrote horror, fantasy, and mysteries in addition to science fiction. Farmer died in his sleep in 2009. |
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