Riverworld is a mysterious planet on which all of humanity has been resurrected. The fourth novel in the classic saga finds Sam Clemens cruising the river in his great iron riverboat, Not for Hire, on a quest to reach the beginning of the river. Having spent 33 years on the river since the end of the previous novel, The Fabulous Riverboat, Clemens and his crew are finally near the end of their journey. Only one obstacle remains: the evil John Lackland who is upriver in the first riverboat that Sam constructed, the Rex Grandissimus, which John and his crew hijacked. Both Sam and John are determined to sink the other, though such a battle may not go as planned since both crews include agents, or possibly even members, of the Ethicals, the advanced beings who created Riverworld who are rumored to live in the tower at the head of the river.
In the mix is also the Church of the Second Chance, those who live along the banks of the river and whose leader, La Viro, may attempt to sink one or both of the riverboats in order to prevent the battle.
While these were reissued to coincide with the SyFy mini-series the books are much, much better than the TV adaptation. Highly recommended. ~~ Stephanie L Bannon
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