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The First Immortal

The First Immortal

Paperback (31 Oct 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

"[James Halperin] plots the book with thoroughness and imagination. . . . Innovative."-Publishers Weekly

In 1988, Benjamin Smith suffers a massive heart attack. But he will not die. A pioneering advocate of the infant science of cryonics, he has arranged to have his body frozen until the day when humanity will possess the knowledge, the technology, and the courage to revive him.

Yet when Ben resumes life after a frozen interval of eighty-three years, the world is altered beyond recognition. Thanks to cutting-edge science, eternal youth is universally available and the perfection of cloning gives humanity the godlike power to re-create living beings from a single cell. As Ben and his family are resurrected in the mid-twenty-first century, they experience a complex reunion that reaches through generations-and discover that the deepest ethical dilemmas of humankind remain their greatest challenge. . . .

"[A] gripping story."-United Press International

About the Publisher

Del Rey

Launched in 2013, Del Rey (UK) is a new Sci-Fi and Fantasy imprint publishing the newest and most exciting voices in speculative fiction. As part of the Penguin Random House group, Del Rey sits alongside SSF imprints such as Del Rey (US), TOR, and Ace Books. Del Rey is dedicated to publishing the very best in Science Fiction and Fantasy across many and diverse genres. Del Rey's ultimate aim is to bring to something new to the Science Fiction and Fantasy spectrum. If Del Rey were ray on that spectrum we'd be the 'Del' ray.

Book information

ISBN: 9780345421821
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Imprint: Del Rey
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 204g
Height: 178mm
Width: 114mm
Spine width: 27mm