To Your Scattered Bodies Go [SEP] series
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971) is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip José Farmer, the first book in the Riverworld series. It won a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1972 at the 30th Worldcon. The title is derived from the 7th of the "Holy Sonnets" by English poet John Donne:
Plot.
British adventurer Richard Francis Burton dies on Earth and is revived in mid-air in a vast dark room filled with human bodies, some only half
The guests of honor were:
- Frederik Pohl (pro)
- Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fan)
- Robert Bloch (toastmaster)
Program and events Worldcon site selection.
The 33rd World Science Fiction Convention was awarded to Aussiecon I in Melbourne, Australia. This was the first time a Worldcon was awarded to a site outside North America or Europe.
Awards.
Awards Hugo Awards.
- Best novel: "To Your Scattered Bodies Go" by Philip José Farmer
- Best novella