Lifers: A Novel

Synopsis

Electric with compelling action and trenchant social commentary and perfect for fans of Nikki Erlick&’s The Measure, this genre-straddling work of speculative fiction examines ageism from a new and challenging perspective.In the year 2050, the man known as Zinn is on the run from the consequences of his greatest creation: an artificial genome that wildly increases the human lifespan. His &“Methuselah gene&” has gone viral, and he&’s being hunted by Adele, a semi-retired CIA biowarfare specialist who hopes to find a way to reverse the genome&’s effects before it&’s too late. As the longevity plague spreads, populations explode, economies are upended, and intergenerational resentments boil over. Adele searches for a cure while her former lover, Dan Altman, and his wife, Marion, wealthy political operatives both, become leaders of a movement of hundred-plus-year-old &“lifers&” and fight to create a sanctuary for the ultra-aged in the wilds of Colorado. Meanwhile, the Altmans&’ son, Nolan, thinks he has the answer to the longevity crisis: a suicide pill that kills after one year, a death wish algorithm that will influence the super-aged to take it, and his beautiful daughter, Claire, who is a spokesperson for the growing anti-lifer backlash and the head of the federal government&’s new Department for Longevity Management. Combining a hugely topical premise with a vein of social-political satire, Lifers evokes a world where society&’s ingrained ageism turns lethal and the fear of death is replaced by the challenge of living on . . . and on.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781684632770

Related ISBNs:

9781684632763

Publisher:

SparkPress (a BookSparks Imprint)

Date of Addition:

10/15/24

Copyrighted By:

Keith G. McWalter

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.