Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Monde du fleuve | 1971 | Philip José Farmer | N/A |
| 2 | To Your Scattered Bodies Go | 1971 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
| 3 | Auf dem Zeitstrom | 1971 | Philip José Farmer | N/A |
| 4 | The Fabulous Riverboat | 1971 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
| 5 | The Dark Design | 1977 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
| 6 | The Magic Labyrinth | 1980 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
| 7 | Gli dei del Fiume | 1983 | Philip José Farmer | N/A |
| 8 | Gods of Riverworld | 1983 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
| 9 | River of Eternity | 1983 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
| 10 | Human Spirit, Beetle Spirit | 1992 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
| 11 | The Merry Men of the Riverworld | 1992 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
Riverworld is Philip Jose Farmer’s most famous creation. The premise is breathtaking in its scope: every human who ever lived, from prehistoric times to the modern era, is resurrected along the banks of an enormous river on an alien world. No one knows who built Riverworld or why, and the series follows several characters as they explore the planet and search for answers.
The first novel, To Your Scattered Bodies Go, won the Hugo Award in 1972. The series continued through five main novels and several shorter works. Sir Richard Francis Burton, the real-life Victorian explorer, serves as the primary protagonist, and Farmer fills the world with a wild mix of historical figures interacting across the centuries. The series asks big questions about the meaning of life, the nature of the soul, and what humanity would do with a second chance.