The River (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Gary Paulsen |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | None |
| Language | English |
| Series | Brian's Saga |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | June 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 130 |
| Preceded by | Hatchet |
| Followed by | Brian's Winter |
The River, also known as The Return and Hatchet: The Return, is a 1991 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen. It is the second installment in the Hatchet series, although Brian's Winter (1996) kicks off an alternative trilogy of sequels to Hatchet that disregard The River from canon.
The 1993 reprint includes a note (copied from Paulsen's handwriting) explaining about the survival aspects of The River that "like all my books it is based on things that happened to me."