Best-selling author Philip José Farmer crafted an science-fiction landmark with his wildly imaginative Riverworld series. In this third installment, much has transpired since Earth's denizens found themselves resurrected along the shores of a river 22 million miles long. With the truth of this strange river's creators, the Ethicals, still shrouded in mystery, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Samuel Clemens, King John, and Cyrano de Bergerac face a fantastical voyage of discovery.
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"This third installment of Farmer's Riverworld series was full of achievements, disappointments, action, and bitter betrayals for our band of heroes. It was quite a rollercoaster ride interspersed with occasional and odd flat sections of, I suppose, necessary character development. The mystery of the Riverworld has deepened and I look forward to the next installment." — Bob (4 out of 5 stars)
"This third installment of Farmer's Riverworld series was full of achievements, disappointments, action, and bitter betrayals for our band of heroes. It was quite a rollercoaster ride interspersed with occasional and odd flat sections of, I suppose, necessary character development. The mystery of the Riverworld has deepened and I look forward to the next installment."
" Dream gum, all the leaders of the past resurrected, trippy plot. "
" the series seems to get better with each book. looking forward to the next book, which I believe is the conclusion of the main plot. One other book after, but it is either an epilogue or a collection of related stories. "
" I thought this was a bit tedious, but I'm committed to try to finish the entire series. I never read them back in the 80's, and am trying to correct that oversight. Already started on the next one. "
" I read this series years ago as part of the Sci Fi book club. All I recall about it was that it began as an interesting concept, but eventually devolved into something kind of silly and ridiculous by the end. Repeating this review for all 5 books in the series. "
" The adventure continues at high speed, now with airships and new characters to muddy the waters (pun intended). "
" Reread 2009; previously read 1989-92. "
" I would like this book better if the characters went in different groups in different directions. "
" Series is beginning to jump the shark, but still interested. "
" The weak entry in the series. There are two concurrent story lines. One is about Burton and is boring and the other is about a bunch of people using the metal from Clemens' asteroid to build a dirigible. "
" Better than book 2 but some parts were boring. Too many people were introduces again. it got too complicated. I wasn't happy with the Frigate character for instance. "
" The first two books of the Riverworld series are amazing. Unfortunately, Farmer starts to run out of ideas somewhere around here. Then it goes downhill rapidly. Too bad, because it started out so well. "
" Continues the series of Riverworld, somewhat more disjointed than the previous two, as it follows a few different groups of people. "
" Maybe I was just sleep deprived late last night, but I ended up being so confused. Hopefully the next book will clear things up. "
" The would-be explorers of the Riverworld begin to converge as the odd life-after-death setting undergoes its greatest test ... and perhaps a chance to win some answers. Parts of this book move a little more slowly than in the first two, but the payoff is worth it. "
" The Riverworld story turns into a chase scene! Which mode of transport will get to the answers first? Exciting with plenty of character development, another great addition to the series. "
" Better than book 2 which too slow for my taste. The Riverworld's still a great concept and contains some interesting characters. Here and there the book's a bit longish, though. "
" Part three in the Riverworld Series - really great sci-fi/fantasy. "
" Finally, an interesting female character enters this series! "
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