- Unknown Binding
- Publisher: Berkley; Book Club (BCE/BOMC) edition (1980)
- ASIN: B003NGJTJ6
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
ok, but needs lots of editing,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Magic Labyrinth (Paperback)
both book 3 and 4 should have 100 pages ripped out of them. Much higher quality product then. And really very little would be lost. "explanation" at end is a bit goofy, but ok. The war and the tower were pretty decent overall.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ends with a whimper,
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This review is from: The Magic Labyrinth (Paperback)
This is the final novel of Farmer's original Riverworld cycle. Like the rest of the series, it is audacious, often fascinating, but also very problematic. "Labyrinth" is often long-winded and unwieldy, particularly in the beginning. But everything comes together as the rival riverboats commanded by archenemies Sam Clemens and John Lackland meet for their final confrontation, after which the survivors struggle on to gain entrance to the mysterious tower in the North Sea. The battle and the final leg of the journey are well-written and full of adventure and mystery. However, once they gain entrance to the tower, the story becomes dull and stagnant. The nature of the Ethicals, their struggle, and the truth about the human soul are presented in a series of interminable conversations. It is very unsatisfying, after having made the commitment to reading over a thousand pages of this series, to have it resolved with the introduction of a character who simply explains away all of the mysteries. Also, by the time the series ends, Farmer has killed off the majority of his most interesting characters, often in rather off-handed ways that are at odds with all the attention, detail, and craft that went into developing them in the first place. Of the final band that reaches the tower, most are relatively minor characters that I really didn't care about and whose personalities had not been well-developed.In my opinion, the Riverworld series has turned out to be quite a disappointment. It does not live up to the high reputation that it has garnered within the SF community.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Coasting to the finish,
By Mithradates (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Magic Labyrinth (Paperback)
I read this conclusion (more or less) to the series when it first came out in 1980. Now that I'm 23 years older, it just doesn't work as well for me as it did then. I still give Farmer an A+ for the audacity of the whole Riverworld concept, but the writing is just plain clunky. I'd also dispute his assertion that all loose ends are neatly tied up. But it's an acceptable end to a remarkable SF series.
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