Immortals

Jack Dann, Greg Egan, Clifford D. Simak, P.J. Plauger, Brian W. Aldiss, Jack Vance, Damon Knight, Robert Silverberg


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4.00 · 1 ratings · 255 pages · Published: 27 Apr 1978

Immortals by Jack Dann, Greg Egan, Clifford D. Simak, P.J. Plauger, Brian W. Aldiss, Jack Vance, Damon Knight, Robert Silverberg
Some see it as the ultimate blessing, others as an intolerable curse. Tempting or terrifying, the idea of immortality has inspired creative souls for thousands of years. In this brilliant collection, some of today's most ingeniously imaginative writers deal with the entrancing theme of eternal possibilities.

Features Thomas M. Disch, Greg Egan, Jack Vance, and other acclaimed masters of fantasy and science fiction.

Contents
Learning to Be Me • (1990) • shortstory by Greg Egan
Grotto of the Dancing Deer • (1980) • shortstory by Clifford D. Simak
Child of All Ages • (1975) • shortstory by P. J. Plauger
The Worm That Flies • (1968) • shortstory by Brian W. Aldiss
The Secret • (1966) • shortstory by Jack Vance
The Dying Man • (1957) • novelette by Damon Knight (aka Dio)
Death Do Us Part • (1996) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg
Mortimer Gray's History of Death • (1995) • novella by Brian Stableford (aka Mortimer Gray's "History of Death")
Preface (Immortals) • (1998) • essay by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois

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