To Live Forever, Jack Vance
To Live Forever, Jack Vance
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To Live Forever

Author: Jack Vance

Narrator: Kevin Kenerly

Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2015

Synopsis

Waylock had been granted eternal life—but now he was killing on borrowed time.Gavin Waylock had waited seven years for the scandal surrounding his former immortal self to be forgotten and had kept his identity concealed so that he could once again join the ranks of those who lived forever. He had been exceedingly careful about hiding his past. Then he met the Jacynth. She was a beautiful nineteen-year-old, and Gavin wanted her. But he recognized that a wisdom far beyond her years marked her as one who knew too much about him to live. As far as she was concerned, death was a mere inconvenience. But once the Jacynth came back, Gavin Waylock’s life would be an everlasting hell.

About Jack Vance

Jack Vance (1916–2013) published his first story, “The World Thinker,” in 1945 and has since written over sixty books. Best known as a science fiction and fantasy writer, Vance has won several awards in those genres, including the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement and a number of Hugo Awards. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Ellery Queen, Peter Held, John Holbrook, John van See, and Alan Wade.

About Kevin Kenerly

Kevin Kenerly, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, earned a BA at Olivet College. A longtime member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has acted in more than twenty seasons, playing dozens of roles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark

synopsis: in the far future, death has been conquered; the collapse of civilization quickly follows. the walled society of Clarges has survived, and rewards those who have achieved the most success in their chosen field with life everlasting. the immortal named The Grayven Warlock has returned, desp......more

Goodreads review by Kat

Re-read: August 2015. Audiobook version, which comes out soon from Blackstone Audio, is excellent. ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature. In Clarges, a city in the far future, humans have conquered death. Unfortunately, there's just not enough room for billions of immortal people to live forever, so......more

Goodreads review by Jayaprakash

This is the first Vance novel I've re-read and it was pretty damn awesome the second time around. It is on one level a fairly typical Vance narrative where an amoral protagonist claws his way through a rigid, highly-organised society, only to bring the system crashing through and then become a space......more

Goodreads review by Ian

3.5 ⭐ Read this in the early 1970's. Pieces of it are still with me, so it made an impression. In a far future, Earth has achieved practical immortality but it's rationed based on a person's achievements. So you register with the program and if you live a modest, non criminal life you get a certain......more

Quotes

“Narrator Kevin Kenerly sets a commanding tone of this visionary morality tale…On audio for the first time, the novel illuminates thoughts on race and class in the unique way only science fiction can pull off, and Kenerly’s naturally strong and charming voice is aided by his gift for wry engagement, his subtle yet enthusiastic steering of the story arc, and his effortless creation of both male and female characters. What makes this book special is how it reveals the universal truths of human nature, ending with a befitting twist. Kenerly is the perfect pilot for the ride.” AudioFile

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