| Riverworld | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "The Day of the Great Shout" (1965 novelette) |
| Last appearance | "Coda" (1993 short story) |
| Created by | Philip José Farmer |
| Genre | Planetary romance, Pocket universe, Philosophical fiction |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Fictional planet |
The Riverworld series consists of five science fiction novels (1971–1983) by American author Philip José Farmer (1918–2009). The Riverworld is an artificial, or heavily terraformed, planet where all humans (and pre-humans) who ever lived throughout history have been restored to life. The novels (and a few shorter works) explore interactions of resurrected individuals from many different cultures and time periods. The underlying theme is quasi-religious. The motivations and ethics of the unknown intelligences that created the Riverworld and its inhabitants are explored.