Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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... remains essentially for- eign to the human , mortal characters . Both science fiction and fantasy , then , admit to the existence of some forms of immortality . What varies widely between them is the actual mechanisms by which ...
... remains essentially for- eign to the human , mortal characters . Both science fiction and fantasy , then , admit to the existence of some forms of immortality . What varies widely between them is the actual mechanisms by which ...
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... remains immortal , an intrusion of ancient evil into human - and hobbit - society . Countering him are a number of similarly immortal beings , including the Elves and , after his transformation , Gandalf . Yet Tolkien never attempts to ...
... remains immortal , an intrusion of ancient evil into human - and hobbit - society . Countering him are a number of similarly immortal beings , including the Elves and , after his transformation , Gandalf . Yet Tolkien never attempts to ...
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... remains barren , while Leto II loses his sexuality when he puts on the sandtrout skin that gives him longevity . The only form of immortality that Herbert appears to trust is the immortality of a race , not of an individual . In fact ...
... remains barren , while Leto II loses his sexuality when he puts on the sandtrout skin that gives him longevity . The only form of immortality that Herbert appears to trust is the immortality of a race , not of an individual . In fact ...
Contents
Is There Life After Immortality? | 19 |
A Recent Idea | 39 |
The Elves of J R R Tolkien and Sylvia | 57 |
Copyright | |
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