Gods of Riverworld
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Gods of Riverworld is a science fiction novel by Philip José Farmer that concludes his Riverworld series, exploring themes of resurrection, morality, and the fate of humanity in a meticulously constructed afterlife world.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip José Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
free will versus manipulation
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moral responsibility of advanced beings ⓘ technologically created afterlife ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alice Liddell
NERFINISHED
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Peter Jairus Frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Richard Francis Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Gods of Riverworld: A Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-399-12896-5 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
blend of historical and fictional characters
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meticulously constructed secondary world ⓘ philosophical speculation about the afterlife ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 320 ⓘ |
| hasSettingCharacteristic |
artificially constructed planet-long river
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resurrected humans from all of history ⓘ |
| hasStructure | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isFinalWorkInSeries | Riverworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
afterlife
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ethics of godlike powers ⓘ fate of humanity ⓘ morality ⓘ resurrection ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
resolution of Riverworld experiment
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revelation of Riverworld's creators ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Riverworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequel | The Magic Labyrinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesConclusionOf | Riverworld story arc ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | 5 ⓘ |
| setIn | Riverworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinAuthor | late Riverworld novel by Philip José Farmer ⓘ |
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