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Raft is a 1991 hard science fiction book by British writer Stephen Baxter. Raft is both Baxter's debut novel and the first book in the Xeelee Sequence , although the Xeelee are not present. Raft was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1992.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. 1889 novel by Jerome K. Jerome For other uses, see Three Men in a Boat (disambiguation). Three Men in a Boat 1889 edition cover Author Jerome Klapka Jerome Language English Genre Comedy novel Publisher J. W. Arrowsmith Publication date 1889 Publication place United Kingdom ISBN 0-7653 ...
Raft is an open world survival-sandbox video game developed by Swedish developer Redbeet Interactive, and published by Axolot Games. The game was released as an early access title on 23 May 2018 on Steam, [4] [5] [6] [1] after initial release as a free download on indie platform Itch.io in 2016.
The biggest problem is the trading post is 100 miles (160 km) downriver. Despite rapids, the craft's unwieldiness, exhaustion, and a lack of geographical knowledge, they finally reach the trading post and Derek survives. After the two get back home, Derek buys Brian a canoe named The Raft as a thank you present.
Most of the novel is situated on a large jangada (a Brazilian timber raft) that is used by Garral and his family to float to Belém, at the river's mouth. Many aspects of the raft, scenery, and journey are described in detail. It was adapted into the 1993 film Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon.
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water is the debut novel of author Michael Dorris, published in 1987. It tells the story of three generations of Native American women: Rayona, who is half African-American, her mother Christine, and Christine's mother Aunt Ida. The story is told in three distinct sections, one for each woman.
The next day, on Callahan's 76th day afloat in the raft, fishermen picked him up just offshore, drawn to him by birds hovering over the raft, which were attracted by the ecosystem that had developed around it. [4] During the ordeal, he faced sharks, raft punctures, equipment deterioration, physical deterioration, and mental stress.
Without Fail is the sixth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child.It was published by Putnam in 2002. It is written in the third person. In the novel, retired military police officer Jack Reacher is asked by the Secret Service to help track down assassins who are threatening the Vice President-Elect.