
In a near‑future where science has finally mastered reanimation, society wrestles with the consequences of bringing the dead back to life. The breakthrough that promised miracles instead spawns legal battles, personal grief, and a new class of uneasy existence. James Harker, a former governor turned lawyer, finds his routine courtroom life upended when a nervous scientist from a shadowy research lab appears at his office with a request that could reshape the whole debate.
The visitor, Dr. Benedict Lurie, represents Beller Research Laboratories, a private venture that prefers anonymity despite its groundbreaking work. As Harker listens, he discovers a tangled web of corporate ambition, political fallout, and the ethical quandaries of resurrecting people who once left the world behind. Intrigued and uneasy, he must decide whether to stay a passive observer or become an unexpected player in a controversy that could redefine what it means to be alive.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (259K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
New York, NY: Royal Publications, Inc., 1958.
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2023-12-31
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

b. 1935
A major voice in modern science fiction, this prolific writer helped shape the genre with work that ranges from fast-paced early stories to thoughtful, award-winning novels and novellas. Readers often return to his fiction for its big ideas, psychological depth, and sense of wonder.
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