Peter Jairus Frigate is a fictionalized version of the science fictionauthorPhillip Jose Farmer, which appeared in his Riverworld series of novels. Confusingly, it is only towards the end of the series that the true Peter Jairus Frigate appears - the one in the earlier volumes was in fact an impostor. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Philip José Farmer (born January 26, 1918) is an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. ... Riverworld is the setting for a series of science fiction books written by Philip José Farmer. ... An impostor (or imposter, a common variant) is a person who pretends to be somebody else. ...
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Frigates were perhaps the hardest-worked of warship types during the age of sail.
Early frigates were armed with 9-pounder (4 kg) guns, development soon led to 12- and 18-pounder (5 and 8 kg) armed frigates, and at the turn of the century the biggest ones even carried 24 pounder (11 kg) main batteries.
Many modern frigates have landing decks aft and can carry helicopters, which give them extra capabilities: the helicopters can be used for reconnaissance tasks (bearing radars), have anti-submarine capabilities (by dropping sonobuoys or wire-mounted sonars, and carrying torpedoes and depth-charges), are invaluable for rescue operations, and can also perform other support duties such as ferrying.
A planet in common parlance is a large object in orbit around a star that is not a star itself.
The whole of humanity from the time of early humans through to the early 21st century appear to have been resurrected along the banks of the river, an estimated thirty-five to thirty-seven billion people ("thirty-six billion, six million, nine thousand, six hundred and thirty-seven").
Another character, PeterJairusFrigate, bears a striking resemblance to Farmer himself, and shares his initials.
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