Project Gutenberg 2016-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 149 Duncan, David 1913 1999 Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. The Immortals Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Immortals" by David Duncan is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative delves into the implications of immortality through a fictional hormone called the Y Hormone, which halts aging and affords humans the potential for eternal life. The story revolves around Dr. Clarence Peccary, who is torn between his ambition to profit from his discovery and the haunting consequences it could have on society. The plot follows Dr. Peccary and Roger Staghorn, who operates a powerful computer named Humanac. Peccary's experimental Y Hormone leads to a prediction about a bleak future where a group known as the Atavars captures youth and perpetuates a life devoid of risk and aspirations. As the duo explores this projected future, they encounter a society of beautiful but dispassionate individuals, revealing the detrimental effects of immortality. The tension culminates with a confrontation between Peccary's hopes for the Y Hormone and the harsh reality of its aftermath, ultimately leading to a dramatic showdown against the Atavars. Through a journey that intertwines probability, conscience, and the essence of existence, Duncan explores profound themes of mortality and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Scientists -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction Computers -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 95628 95633 2024-10-21T14:10:21.499375 2023-09-22T10:57:36.377887 text/html text/html 92389 2016-04-19T10:48:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 458976 2016-04-19T10:48:48 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 504637 2024-10-21T14:10:23.788360 application/epub+zip 505130 2024-10-21T14:10:21.938391 application/epub+zip 101523 2024-10-21T14:10:21.694405 application/epub+zip 551723 2024-10-21T14:10:25.337361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544644 2024-10-21T14:10:23.554377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141604 2022-09-23T15:25:55.894146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87849 87754 2024-10-21T14:10:21.296363 2023-09-22T10:57:36.137874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 87744 2016-04-19T10:48:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33550 2016-04-19T10:48:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20588 2024-10-21T14:10:25.466361 application/rdf+xml 20471 2024-10-21T14:10:21.767388 image/jpeg 3682 2024-10-21T14:10:21.732362 image/jpeg 466219 2024-10-21T14:10:21.520435 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia