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Riverworld is a fictional planet and the setting for a series of science fiction books written by Philip José Farmer (1918-2009). Riverworld is an artificial environment where all humans (and pre-humans) are reconstructed. The books explore interactions of individuals from many different cultures and time periods. Its underlying theme is quasi-religious: who did this? Why? How? The motivations of alien intelligences operating under ultra-ethical motives are explored. ==Works== The five novels in the series are as follows: * ''To Your Scattered Bodies Go'' (1971) - Hugo Award winner, Locus Award nominee, 1972〔(【引用サイトリンク】 1972 Award Winners & Nominees )〕 * ''The Fabulous Riverboat'' (1971; the latter two books are now more frequently published together) * ''The Dark Design'' (1977) * ''The Magic Labyrinth'' (1980) * ''Gods of Riverworld'' (1983; later published as ''The Gods of Riverworld'') There are also several Riverworld short stories. The first of these appeared in Farmer's anthology: * ''Riverworld and Other Stories'' (1979)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bibliography: Riverworld and Other Stories )〕 (a Farmer anthology with one Riverworld story titled "Riverworld") In the early 1990s, it was decided to turn Riverworld into a shared universe anthology series, with numerous authors being invited to participate. Only two volumes were released: * ''Tales of Riverworld'' (1992)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bibliography: Tales of Riverworld )〕 (includes one story written by Farmer: "Crossing the Dark River". A second story, "A Hole In Hell", was written by Farmer under the (pseudonym Dane Helstrom )) * ''Quest to Riverworld'' (1993)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bibliography: Quest to Riverworld )〕 (includes two stories written by Farmer: "Up the Bright River" and "Coda".) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riverworld」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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