The Immortalists
the death of death and the race for eternal life
$32.00
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
9 February 2026
Summary
The Forever Fix: Silicon Valley’s Quest for Immortality
A wild and entertaining adventure into the business of living forever. Award-winning journalist Aleks Krotoski journeys from the cult fringes to the technological heartlands to find out what it means for us all when Silicon Valley invests in the “science” of eternal life.
From the epic of Gilgamesh to the alchemy of the philosopher’s stone, humanity’s eternal quest for immortality - and its rejuvenation tricks, therapie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847928511 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 184792851X |
| Author: | Aleks Krotoski |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Bodley Head Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 9 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
A fascinating, deeply reported adventure among the increasingly influential figures who believe they can defeat death – and a warning not to let dreams of tech-enabled immortality stop us building a more vibrant human world here and now – Oliver BurkemanFascinating, painstakingly researched and altogether a wonderful read, Aleks Krotoski serves up an essential parable for our digital times – Kevin Fong
About The Author
Aleks Krotoski
Dr. Aleks Krotoski is an award-winning international broadcaster, author, and academic. She has topped the ratings for the BBC and Channel 4, winning Emmy, BAFTA, Radio Academy, and Royal Society awards, and has written and presented landmark technology and social science series for both radio (with BBC Radio 4’s The Artificial Human and The Digital Human) and international television (with BBC World’s The Virtual Revolution). Krotoski has held fellowships at the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics and received an honorary doctorate from the Open University. She currently teaches at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
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