Lifespinners
by Lynn Watson
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Pub Date 28 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 16 Nov 2023
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Description
- A speculative, near-future novel grounded in the science and technology of today.
- The story centres on rival approaches to longevity, enhancement and radical life extension.
- Readers will encounter big ideas and intriguing issues as the plot deepens and gains pace.
In 2048, medical science has overcome all the diseases and limiting conditions of old age. In the exclusive community of Wellowfern, radical life extension has turned from distant dream to near reality and competing forces are lining up to impose their widely different visions of the future. Isabel is a loyal and influential resident who knows about corporate intrigue and the power of self-interest. She now has to figure out who is pulling the strings, which side she is on and how best to defend her safe haven and her eccentric, misfit friends, as the high-level infighting threatens to overwhelm them.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781805146698 |
| PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 360 |
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Featured Reviews
Jade A, Reviewer
I liked the uniqueness of this book it’s something different. The cover is beautiful and draws you in but the story keeps you entertained and interested. I liked the characters they are well written and you feel a connection to them. I would definitely recommend and will be buying it for my teen sister for Christmas
Robin P, Reviewer
The premise of this outstanding novel is original and highly compelling. The author introduces us to Wellowfern - at first glance a quiet backwater for the well-to-do elderly. It is a quarter of a century in the future.
The Institute running Wellowfern has found ways of extending life and slowing down the aging process.
The characters are all believable and there is smart evolutionary world building. There are cybirds with humanlike emotions and polypills to enhance life and dreams, but outside this apparent paradise cholera, not present in England since 1866, rages. There is little food or medication and a dangerous black market.
This is a terrifying glimpse of perverted idealism, beautifully written, and vast in its imaginary scope.
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