To Your Scattered Bodies Go Author:Philip Jose Farmer It's not like our world our any world that can be imagined by anyone but Philip Jose Farmer. It is huge and mysterious. It has a central river, rimmed by mountains, with a hidden source and an unknown end. Reborn there is every last soul who ever lived on Earth, from prehistoric apement to moondwelling futere civilizations. — Reborn there is Sir ... more »Richard Grancis Burton, translator of "The Arabian Nights," explorer, brawler, scholar, womanizer, adventurer. His quest to discove the end of the river, the meaning of this world's existence and lovely Alice Hargreaves form a science fiction adventure that is already recognized as a classic.« 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.