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by Alfred Bester

Remarkable book; the author sees it as a flawed work, but it shines all the way through with his wit and insight. The story centers around a small group of people who become effectively immortal. One of their group begins killing the others (possible with enough trauma); the group pulls together to get the criminal.

His use of 3D projection commercials was particularly prescient - he clearly visualized what you saw in the 2004 movie Minority Report in 1974.

Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

VeriChip RFID Tag Patient Implant Badges Now FDA Approved
   The Federal Drug Administration has approved a final review process to determine whether hospitals can use VeriChip RFID tags to identify patients. The estimated life of the tags is twenty years.

Planetary Parks Proposed For Mars Conservation
   A set of seven 'planetary parks' have been proposed for the conservation of the martian environment by two European scientists.

Sand Pirates In Indonesia
   Slowly, the natural features of our solar system disappear, thanks to the Better Building Conglomerates.

XM82 Personal Flamethrower Now In Development
   'Skeletons in tatters. Burned by a flesh gun'- Alfred Bester, 1974.

Musk's Boring Flamethrower
   'Skeletons in tatters. Burned by a flesh gun'- Alfred Bester, 1974.

Maybe We Should Harvest Saturn's Rings While We Still Can
   'One infuriated astronomer had been euthanized for burning the chairman of the board.' - Alfred Bester, 1974.

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