Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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Page 145
... Balance : Death and Immortality in Frank Herbert's Dune Series SUSAN MCLEAN The tendency for science fiction to deal frequently with the theme of immortality is not surprising , given the natural human repugnance to dying . Any ...
... Balance : Death and Immortality in Frank Herbert's Dune Series SUSAN MCLEAN The tendency for science fiction to deal frequently with the theme of immortality is not surprising , given the natural human repugnance to dying . Any ...
Page 154
... balance of society . Society is forced to seek a new balance , but Niven makes it clear that whatever balance is achieved is precarious . Niven's societies are in a state of unstable equilibrium , and changes in life span , whatever ...
... balance of society . Society is forced to seek a new balance , but Niven makes it clear that whatever balance is achieved is precarious . Niven's societies are in a state of unstable equilibrium , and changes in life span , whatever ...
Page 155
... balance of the culture is disrupted , as is the balance of the individual's relationship to his or her world . Niven's societies are in a state of unstable equilibrium ; that instability is reflected in his characters . The balance of a ...
... balance of the culture is disrupted , as is the balance of the individual's relationship to his or her world . Niven's societies are in a state of unstable equilibrium ; that instability is reflected in his characters . The balance of a ...
Contents
Is There Life After Immortality? | 19 |
A Recent Idea | 39 |
The Elves of J R R Tolkien and Sylvia | 57 |
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