Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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... present good will be destroyed . This is a vastly different view of either present or future than that taken by Winzy ; Leiber has compensated for the faith we do have by removing all future and presenting only past . Civilization will ...
... present good will be destroyed . This is a vastly different view of either present or future than that taken by Winzy ; Leiber has compensated for the faith we do have by removing all future and presenting only past . Civilization will ...
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... present ; one that will be based on an intuition of a glorious past , and provide a bridge from the past to the hoped - for future in spite of the present . Like Crane's poem , Tiptree's story ends not with the promise of success , but ...
... present ; one that will be based on an intuition of a glorious past , and provide a bridge from the past to the hoped - for future in spite of the present . Like Crane's poem , Tiptree's story ends not with the promise of success , but ...
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... present choosing of our present condition — death for all . As Segerberg sums it up : There is the question of who will benefit from this gift of life . A biological anti - aging breakthrough will not help the millions of youngsters in ...
... present choosing of our present condition — death for all . As Segerberg sums it up : There is the question of who will benefit from this gift of life . A biological anti - aging breakthrough will not help the millions of youngsters in ...
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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