If you loved the relentless sense of purpose in Riverworld, with characters like Sir Richard Burton striving to uncover the mysteries of their resurrection, you’ll be gripped by Permutation City. Here, digital copies of people awake in an artificial afterlife and are driven to understand the rules of their new existence, pushing the boundaries of reality itself.

Enjoyed Farmer’s sprawling cast of historical and fictional characters—from Mark Twain to Alice Liddell—all interacting in the afterlife? Hyperion features a complex ensemble, each with their own voice and story, as seven pilgrims journey together and reveal their interconnected fates.

If philosophical questions about immortality, the soul, and the meaning of existence drew you to Riverworld, you’ll find Lord of Light fascinating. Zelazny’s novel uses reincarnated historical figures in a technologically advanced society to probe deep spiritual and metaphysical themes.

Did you marvel at Farmer’s detailed reimagining of an entire riverine afterlife, with its own social structures and cultures? The Dispossessed offers an equally immersive and thoughtful world, exploring the political, social, and cultural complexities of two contrasting planets.

If the epic scale and sense of journey down the River in Riverworld captivated you, you’ll be enthralled by The Shadow of the Torturer. Wolfe’s novel follows Severian on a far-future Earth, unraveling mysteries and traversing a world as rich and expansive as Farmer’s creation.