"To Your Scattered Bodies Go..."

[saveau]

Philip Jose Farmer has died today, at the age of 91. He was already 60 when I first started reading his works, and though the Riverworld was a rather silly idea it was also bold and unique and ambitious, and I found Farmer's use of it as a backdrop for epic storytelling and speculation about historical figures to be absolutely captivating (at

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[7thstranger]

Coincidently, "To Your Scattered Bodies Go" is the book choice for our MISFITS Geeks Read club gathering on Tuesday.

Tis my first time reading one of his works.

[saveau]

You're in for a treat. Farmer is at the peak of his writing prowess with the first two Riverworld novels; it's a bit dated in many ways, but still a joyous read.