The penultimate trump by R. C. W. Ettinger

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Author Ettinger, R. C. W. (Robert C. W.), 1918-2011
Title The penultimate trump
Original Publication United States: Better Publications, Inc.,1948.
Note Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary "The Penultimate Trump" by R. C. W. Ettinger is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The story explores themes of mortality, technology, and the potential future of humanity through the lens of suspended animation. It revolves around the last days of the billionaire Harley D. Haworth, who, in his old age, desires to escape death by being placed in a state of suspended animation until humanity has advanced enough to revive him. The narrative follows Haworth's desperate quest to preserve his life through a revolutionary scientific project involving a new type of suspended animation. Along with Garibaldi Jones, an engineer, and Dr. Ellsworth Stevens, a bio-chemist, Haworth establishes a secret vault designed to house himself and select others for future revival. Haworth eventually awakens in a vastly changed world, where an oppressive Ascension Code mandates punishment for past wrongdoings, leading him to confront the consequences of his historical actions. As he grapples with his new reality and the suffocating moral framework of this future society, Haworth struggles against a predestined fate that condemns him to experience the suffering he previously inflicted on others. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Rich people -- Fiction
Subject Cryonics -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 68842
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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