{"product_id":"lifers-9781684632763","title":"Lifers","description":"\u003cb\u003eElectric with compelling action and trenchant social commentary and perfect for fans of Nikki Erlick's \u003ci\u003eThe Measure\u003c\/i\u003e, this genre-straddling work of speculative fiction examines ageism from a new and challenging perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLifers\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced, cautionary tale about the human quest for longevity that shocks and captivates as it unveils the realities of mortality, ageism, and the power of loyalty and love.\"--Ann Hagedorn, author of \u003ci\u003eSleeper Agent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeyond the River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the year 2050, the man known as Zinn is on the run from the consequences of his greatest creation: an artificial genome that wildly increases the human lifespan. His \"Methuselah gene\" has gone viral, and he's being hunted by Adele, a semi-retired CIA biowarfare specialist who hopes to find a way to reverse the genome's effects before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the longevity plague spreads, populations explode, economies are upended, and intergenerational resentments boil over. Adele searches for a cure while her former lover, Dan Altman, and his wife, Marion, wealthy political operatives both, become leaders of a movement of hundred-plus-year-old \"lifers\" and fight to create a sanctuary for the ultra-aged in the wilds of Colorado. Meanwhile, the Altmans' son, Nolan, thinks he has the answer to the longevity crisis: a suicide pill that kills after one year, a death wish algorithm that will influence the super-aged to take it, and his beautiful daughter, Claire, who is a spokesperson for the growing anti-lifer backlash and the head of the federal government's new Department for Longevity Management. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining a hugely topical premise with a vein of social-political satire, \u003ci\u003eLifers\u003c\/i\u003e evokes a world where society's ingrained ageism turns lethal and the fear of death is replaced by the challenge of living on . . . and on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith G. McWalter\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were All Still Alive\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by SparkPress in 2021. His essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the author of two blogs, \u003ci\u003eMortal Coil \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSpoiled Guest\u003c\/i\u003e, which present his essays and travel pieces to a loyal online following. Keith is a graduate of Columbia Law School and earned a BA in English Literature from Denison University. He lives with his wife, Courtney, in Granville, Ohio, and Sanibel, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sparkpress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894057898258,"sku":"9781684632763","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9e18764-1397-44f2-955d-964e4b503458.jpg?v=1738244204","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lifers-9781684632763","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}