The Dark Design

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The Dark Design is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer, part of his Riverworld series that explores a mysterious afterlife where all humans are resurrected along a vast river.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Philip José Farmer NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
centralConcept resurrection of all humans along a single river
centralTheme afterlife
free will
identity
the nature of godlike beings
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Alice Liddell NERFINISHED
Peter Jairus Frigate NERFINISHED
Richard Francis Burton NERFINISHED
Samuel Clemens NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1977
followedBy The Magic Labyrinth NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
speculative fiction
hasCoverArt commercially published dust jacket artwork
hasISBN 0399120180
hasSequelRelationship continues overarching Riverworld mystery
includedIn Riverworld saga NERFINISHED
language English
literaryStyle adventure-driven science fiction
mediaType print
narrativeStructure multiple interwoven storylines
notableElement focus on journey toward the tower at the river's source
originalPublicationFormat print
partOfSeries Riverworld NERFINISHED
precededBy The Fabulous Riverboat NERFINISHED
publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED
seriesNumber 3
seriesTheme exploration of a constructed afterlife world
setting Riverworld NERFINISHED
a vast artificial river valley on an unknown planet
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfWriting 1970s

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Philip José Farmer notableWork The Dark Design