''The Book of the River'' is a novel by Ian Watson published in 1984.

Plot summary

''The Book of the River'' is a novel in which Yaleen is one of the women who sail on an immense river which they cannot cross due to vast Worm appearing as the gelatinous Black Current that runs along its full length.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...

reviewed ''The Book of the River'' for '' White Dwarf'' #55, and stated that "Not exactly major Watson, but good-humoured and enormously readable."

Reviews

*Review by Chris Morgan (1984) in Fantasy Review, August 1984 *Review by K. V. Bailey (1984) in Vector 122 *Review by Baird Searles (1986) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1986 *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #86 November 1986

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Book of the River 1984 British novels British science fiction novels Victor Gollancz Ltd books