Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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... humankind . The very crowds that provide it with unwilling victims serve to hide the Demon . The countryside with its natural isolation also allows the vampire to move about with secrecy and , often , without blame , its murders being ...
... humankind . The very crowds that provide it with unwilling victims serve to hide the Demon . The countryside with its natural isolation also allows the vampire to move about with secrecy and , often , without blame , its murders being ...
Page 179
... humankind . It is this ideal that is epitomized in the character of Dr. Russell Pierce . But in general , the principle becomes distorted through the years , so that dedication to the " profession " turns into a bloated , obsessive ...
... humankind . It is this ideal that is epitomized in the character of Dr. Russell Pierce . But in general , the principle becomes distorted through the years , so that dedication to the " profession " turns into a bloated , obsessive ...
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... humankind . The Overlords , on the other hand , are very much guardian angels . Although devils in form , their actions are anything but satanic . They had been sent to Earth to guide humanity at a most crucial moment in its evolution ...
... humankind . The Overlords , on the other hand , are very much guardian angels . Although devils in form , their actions are anything but satanic . They had been sent to Earth to guide humanity at a most crucial moment in its evolution ...
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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