To Your Scattered Bodies Go Author:Philip Jose Farmer SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection — In the first book of the popular and influential Riverworld series, author Farmer introduces the Riverworld--a ten-million-mile-long river, the banks of which are populated with every person who ever lived--and the main characters, Sir Richard Burton, Samuel Clemens, and Jack London, not to mention the author's ... more »customary alter ego, Peter Jarius Frigate. Winner of the 1972 Hugo Award for best novel.« less
It's great to read those old science fiction novels. This is one of the best I've read. There are alot of famous historical figures and it's great to see them out of their element.
Everybody who ever existed on the planet Earth suddenly reincarnates on a world whose central feature is a large, flowing river. Farmer has a wonderful idea for a science-fiction trilogy. Great fun.