The Immortals

"This has been revised and updated, with 25% new material, a new introduction by Greg Bear, and a fascinating preface by Gunn." [Locus] * What is the price for immortality? For nomad Marshall Cartwright, the price is knowing that he will never grow old. That he will never contract a disease, an infection, or even a cold. That because he will never die, he must surrender the right to live. For Dr. Russell Pearce, the price is eternal suspicion. He appreciates what synthesizing the elixir vitae from the Immortal’s genetic makeup could mean for humankind. He also fears what will happen should Cartwright's miraculous blood fall into the wrong hands. For the wealthy and powerful, no price is too great. Immortality is now a fact rather than a dream. But the only way to achieve it is to own it exclusively. And that means hunting down and caging the elusive Cartwright, or one of his offspring. James Gunn's masterpiece about a human fountain of youth collects the author's classic short stories that ran in elite science fiction magazines throughout the 1950s. All-new material accompanies this updated edition, including an introduction from renowned science fiction writer Greg Bear, a preface from Gunn himself, amd "Elixir", Gunn's new short story that introduced Dr. Pearce to another Immortal in the May 2004 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine. CONTENTS Introduction by Greg Bear Preface by James E. Gunn 1. New Blood (1955) 2. Donor (1960) 3. Elixir (2004) 4. Medic (1957, as Not So Great an Enemy) 5. Immortal (1958, as The Immortals)