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The Allure of an Ending
Paperback
Science FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9781957917696
Publisher: Glass Spider Publishing
Published: Jan 7 2025
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Finalist in the 2025 Storytrade Book Awards for Science Fiction
This is a story about the role of our mortality in our lives.
In 2042, a biochemical breakthrough extends longevity to that of early biblical characters. How will the world adjust to the changes brought about by near immortality?
The changes are bewildering. What will dating be like? Is it frowned upon for a 600-year-old man to date a 400-year-old woman? Can marriages last for hundreds of years? Can careers?
The human and sci-fi stories are interwoven. In 1945, Harbir emigrates from the Punjab to New York City where he establishes a modest bakery empire. Three generations of his family grow, prosper, and find stability in the home they call The Ranch. Meanwhile, J-P Durand, a French biochemist obsessed with biblical ages, tracks down a plant that extends human life.
In the miracle year 2042, the world struggles to adjust to new technology, values, and especially the traditions of family. Among those affected are Harbir's son Yusuf, Yusuf's gay son Viqar, and Barbara, Viqar's wife-erstwhile artist and free spirit.
In 2059, Harbir is gone, but at age 71, Yusuf, not part of the future or the past, with hundreds of years of life remaining, meets Dorothea and must confront the relationship of happiness, lifespan, and family.
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