Forever

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Forever

by Robert Sheckley

EN·~20 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

20:33

Description

Charles Dennison is a solitary researcher whose life has been built on careful experiments in plant biology. After years of quiet study, a fortunate accident yields a serum that can halt the aging process, promising true longevity. Torn between the allure of fame and the weight of ethical responsibility, he packs his discovery and heads for the Patent Office, hoping to control a power that could change humanity.

His journey takes a sudden, dangerous turn when, on a crowded subway, two men recognize the value of what he carries and demand it outright. The cramped car becomes a battleground of nerves, as a concealed weapon inches closer to his ribcage and a hypodermic needle glints in the dim light. Listeners will feel the pulse‑quickening tension as Dennison’s brilliance confronts greed and survival in a race that could decide the fate of his breakthrough.

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Language

en

Duration

~20 minutes (19K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Jul 22, 2009

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley

1928–2005

Known for sharp, funny science fiction that could turn absurd in an instant, his stories mixed satire with big speculative ideas. He became one of the standout short-story writers to emerge from the magazine boom of the 1950s.

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