Title: The Dark Design

Title: The Dark Design Title Record # 2169
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Date: 1977-10-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Riverworld
Series Number: 3
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: On a planet with a huge river, on the banks of which all of humanity has been resurrected, several factions cooperate and compete, ally and betray each other, in order to travel to the headwaters of the river at the North Pole where they believe they will discover the answers to the mystery of the planet, as promised them by enigmatic figures claiming to be of the species who built it.

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Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1978^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Il grande disegno [as by Philip J. Farmer]
1980^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	Desígnio negro / 1
1980^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	Desígnio negro / 2
1980^ⓘTranslated by Ronald M. Hahn	German	Das dunkle Muster
1980^ⓘTranslated by Guy Abadia	French	Le noir dessein
1983	Spanish	El oscuro designio
1983^ⓘTranslated by 岡部宏之 (Hiroyuki Okabe)	Japanese	飛翔せよ、遥かなる空へ下^?Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Ge) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Ge) Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora e (Ge) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora e (Ge) [as by フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー^?Firippu Hose Fāmā ]
1983^ⓘTranslated by 岡部宏之 (Hiroyuki Okabe)	Japanese	飛翔せよ、遥かなる空へ (上)^?Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Jō) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora he (Jou) Hishō Seyo, Harukanaru Sora e (Jō) Hishou Seyo, Harukanaru Sora e (Jou) [as by フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー^?Firippu Hose Fāmā ]
1983	Italian	Il grande disegno [as by Philip J. Farmer]
1992^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Il grande disegno [as by Philip J. Farmer]
1994^ⓘTranslated by Михаил Нахмансон (Mikhail Nakhmmanson) and И. Лахминова (I. Lakhminova)	Russian	Темный замысел^?Temnyy zamysel [as by Филип Хосе Фармер^?Philip José Farmer Filip Jose Farmer ]
1996^ⓘTranslated by В. П. Ковалевский (V. P. Kovalevskiy) and Н. П. Штуцер (N. P. Shtutser)	Russian	Мир Реки: Темные замыслы^?Mir Reki: Temnyye zamysly [as by Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer ]
1998^ⓘTranslated by Gabriel Stoian	Romanian	Planul misterios
2001^ⓘTranslated by И. Лахминова & М. Нахмансон.	Russian	Темные замыслы^?Temnyye zamysly [as by Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer ]
2002^ⓘTranslated by Jana Rečková	Czech	Temný záměr^?Temny zamer
2003^ⓘTranslated by אורי שגיא (Uri Sagi)	Hebrew	התבנית האפלה^?Htavnit haafela ha-Tavnit ha-afelah [as by פיליפ חוזה פארמר^?Filif Khozh Farmr ]
2007^ⓘTranslated by В. Ковалевского & Н. Штуцер	Russian	Темный замысел^?Temnyy zamysel [as by Филип Фармер^?Filip Farmer ]
2008^ⓘTranslated by Robert Waliś	Polish	Mroczny wzór^?Mroczny wzor
2012	Italian	Il grande disegno

Year	Language	Title
1994	Italian	Il grande disegno (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
14	1978 Locus	Best SF Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Dark Design	1977-10-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley/Putnam	0-399-12031-9	$9.95^?$: US dollar	412	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	1978-07-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	1979-04-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.25^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1979-05-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.25^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1979-12-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.50^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1980-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	1980-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.50^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1980-11-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley/Putnam / SFBC	2679	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 428	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	1981-05-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-05027-0	$2.50^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1981-09-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-05027-0	$2.50^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1981-11-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-05546-9	$2.75^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1982-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.95^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1983-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£1.95^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1983-01-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-05546-9	$2.75^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1983-06-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-06584-7	$2.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1983-10-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-06584-7	$2.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1983-12-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-07284-3	$2.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1985-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Panther / Granada	0-586-04835-9	£2.50^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1985-05-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-08678-X	$3.50^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1986-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Grafton	0-586-04835-9	£2.95^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1986-06-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-09842-7	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1987-06-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Severn House	0-7278-1448-6	£10.95^?£: UK pound	464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Nigel Hills
The Dark Design	1988-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Grafton	0-586-04835-9	£2.99^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1988-08-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Ace Books	0-441-13817-9	$3.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Punchatz
The Dark Design	1990-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Grafton	0-586-04835-9	£3.99^?£: UK pound	464	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Dark Design	1998-08-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	2002-00-00	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	2010-01-25	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Recorded Books	978-1-4416-3939-4	$34.99^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Dark Design	2010-03-11	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Recorded Books and Blackstone Publishing	978-1-6644-9721-4	$55.99^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Dark Design	2010-06-02	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Tor	978-1-4299-4914-9	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Dark Design	2010-06-08	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Tor	978-0-7653-2654-6	$17.99^?$: US dollar	461	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Dark Design	2012-07-12	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-11968-0	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley/Putnam	0-399-12031-9	$9.95^?$: US dollar	412	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley/Putnam	0-399-12031-9	$9.95^?$: US dollar	412	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Tor	978-0-7653-2654-6	$18.99^?$: US dollar	461	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Berkley Books	0-425-03831-9	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 403	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Vincent Di Fate
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$14.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-41969-3	$13.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 450	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	John Stevens (artist)
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Recorded Books				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Dark Design	date unknown	Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer	Recorded Books				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel

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Reviews

Review by Richard E. Geis (1977) in Science Fiction Review, November 1977
Review by Lester del Rey (1977) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1977 , reprinted in:
[Italian] Il grande disegno (1978)
[Italian] Il grande disegno (1983)
Review by Charles N. Brown (1978) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January-February 1978
Review by Russsell Leston (1978) in Galileo, January 1978
Review by Algis Budrys (1978) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1978
Review by Buzz Dixon (1978) in Science Fiction Review, February 1978
Review by Phil Stephensen-Payne [as by Philip Stephensen-Payne] (1979) in Paperback Parlour, April 1979
Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Vernay (1980) in Fiction, #313
Review [French] by Dominique Martel (1980) in SF & Quotdien, #2
Review [German] by Hans Joachim Alpers (1981) in SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 2/81
Review by Tom Staicar (1981) in Amazing Stories, May 1981
Review by Steve Lazarowitz (1998) in SF Site, December 1998, (1998)