Penguin Random House South Africa
Categories: Computing & Technology, International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Adult, New Releases
ISBN: 9781847928511
Published: December 2025
Imprint: Bodley Head
Page Extent: 320
Format: Paperback
RRP 440.00
The Immortalists
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What does it mean for us all when death is treated as a glitch and Silicon Valley invests in the "science" of eternal life?
Telegraph Book of the Year
'A fascinating, deeply reported adventure' Oliver Burkeman
'Riveting' Daily Mail
'Utterly compelling' New Statesman
'Brilliantly troubling ... eye-opening, entertaining' New Scientist
From the epic of Gilgamesh to the alchemy of the philosopher's stone, humanity's eternal quest for immortality - and its rejuvenation tricks, therapies and tinctures - has always been our most mortal endeavour.
But now the giants of invention and investment are building a fountain of youth of their own creation: one they not only engineer,...