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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Dark Design canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip José Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralConcept | resurrection of all humans along a single river ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
afterlife
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free will ⓘ identity ⓘ the nature of godlike beings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Alice Liddell
NERFINISHED
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Peter Jairus Frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Francis Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Magic Labyrinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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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
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a vast artificial river valley on an unknown planet ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWriting | 1970s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Dark Design Description of subject: 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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