To Your Scattered Bodies Go

There are some problematic things about this series, but it's an interesting concept and the action scenes are some of the most fun to come out of the 70s. The world Farmer created will intrigue and disgust you, but that's part of the draw.You'll have to wade through some lengthy descriptions (which are often unnecessary) and you can expect to feel disappointed by Farmer's depictions of women, but if you can put those aside, you'll find a tight narrative with some interesting philosophical ideas.Why it made the listConcept: After death, everyone comes back to life on the banks of a river. The key word here is everyone. Historical figures, including Mozart, Jack London, King John of England and the Nazi commander Hermann Göring, interact in this world.Even today, this is a novel concept that is fascinating to imagine. It provided Farmer with the opportunity to play with how these people would act and relate to one another. To get an idea of how intriguing this idea is, imagine a scenario where Nelson Mandela meets Marilyn Monroe.The most interesting thing about the series is how these resurrected people fall into familiar patterns – the same ones from when they were alive. There's no assumption that after death people become better versions of themselves or that they go to a place that's better than where they were. They wake up as the same people they were in life – selfish, manipulative and desperate for power.It's worth noting that this series would inspire Alan Moore to write The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and result in numerous spin offs including a TV pilot and movie.