Immortality - The ultimate reward: To come back to life - and never die again - that's what Forever Center promises the human race. And that's why, in the year 2148, people spend their whole lives in poverty, giving all their money to Forever Center to ensure their happiness and comfort in the next
Why Call Them Back From Heaven
โ Scribed by Clifford D. Simak
- Publisher
- Mandarin;Methuen
- Year
- 1970;1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Edition
- First Thus
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Clifford D. Simak's Why Call Them Back from Heaven postulates a time in which all of humanity has been given the right to be frozen and revived after the puzzle of human immortality has been worked out. This right is extended to all people, regardless of wealth or social standing, but this seeming egalitarianism may in fact be an illusion. Those who haven't amassed enough investments to remain "caught up with the Joneses" will find themselves, upon awakening, consigned to an immortal life of poverty, unable to compete...
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