Project Gutenberg 2016-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 230 Duncan, David 1913 1999 Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. The Immortals Produced from Galaxy Magazine October 1960 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.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Scientists -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction Computers -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 95812 2025-07-20T15:12:32.179197 text/html 72559 2024-10-23T00:21:55 text/html 504738 2025-07-20T15:12:34.244159 application/epub+zip 505133 2025-07-20T15:12:32.582184 application/epub+zip 101530 2025-07-20T15:12:32.356181 application/epub+zip 552404 2025-07-20T15:12:35.622180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544634 2025-07-20T15:12:34.028178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141604 2022-09-23T15:25:55.894146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87776 2025-07-20T15:12:32.010193 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68035 2024-10-23T00:21:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17980 2025-07-20T15:12:35.744157 application/rdf+xml 20471 2025-07-20T15:12:32.422203 image/jpeg 3682 2025-07-20T15:12:32.390172 image/jpeg 466283 2025-07-20T15:12:32.198226 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