Project Gutenberg 2009-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 137 Sheckley, Robert 1928 2005 Barbee, Phillips Lang, Ned O'Donnevan, Finn Barbee, Phillip Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. Forever Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1959. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Forever" by Ned Lang is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the ethical implications and societal consequences of an immortality serum discovered by Charles Dennison, an inventor. As he grapples with the implications of his creation, the narrative explores themes of power, control, and the potential for humanity's misuse of groundbreaking discoveries. The plot follows Charles Dennison's desperate struggle to protect his invention from nefarious forces after he discovers a serum that grants immortality. After a frantic escape from pursuers who wish to steal his creation, he encounters a shadowy organization known as the Undertakers, who aim to suppress the serum for their own ends, believing that immortality would lead to chaos and overpopulation. Captured and taken to their headquarters, Dennison learns that he is not alone; he meets other inventors who have faced similar fates. Together, they form the Immortality Club, working over decades to escape and reveal the truth behind the Undertakers' plan, ultimately leading to a thrilling resolution that challenges the nature of power and the future of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 47960 2025-08-12T08:01:11.508998 text/html 43885 2009-07-22T07:33:36 text/html 256485 2025-08-12T08:01:15.128988 application/epub+zip 254840 2025-08-12T08:01:13.018017 application/epub+zip 74313 2025-08-12T08:01:12.015997 application/epub+zip 323327 2025-08-12T08:01:16.752973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315021 2025-08-12T08:01:14.521004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96311 2022-09-13T15:37:08.680680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40818 2025-08-12T08:01:11.241997 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40723 2009-07-22T07:33:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19176 2025-08-12T08:01:16.883985 application/rdf+xml 8319 2025-08-12T08:01:12.499990 image/jpeg 2252 2025-08-12T08:01:12.254991 image/jpeg 197540 2009-07-22T07:33:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 15755 2009-07-22T07:33:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 253131 2025-08-12T08:01:11.521023 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia