Stories of human immortality
| Title and year | Immortal means | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Immortals (1962) | Biological | James E. Gunn's The Immortals (1962) is less about the lives and mental state of the eponymous humans “blessed” with immortality (a fascinating topic in itself) and more about the ramifications of their existence on the rest of society not “blessed” with such genetic structures |
| The Reincarnated Giant (2005) | Biological | In the short story, immortality is attainable by replacing aged body parts one at a time |
| The Man from Earth (2007) | Biological | An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine (IMDB, 1990) |
| Holy Fire (1996) by Bruce Sterling | Technological | In an era when life expectancies stretch 100 years or more and adhering to healthy habits is the only way to earn better medical treatments, ancient “post-humans” dominate society with their ubiquitous wealth and power |
| Repo Men (2010) | Technological | Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed |
| Accelerando (2005) by Charles Stross | Technological | The singularity. It is the era of the post-human. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming at will. Contact with extraterrestrial life grows more imminent with each new day |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) by Oscar Wilde | Supernatural | A young, handsome man Dorian Gray, posed whilst his portrait was painted. He wished for nothing but to trade places with his portrait so that it ages instead of him. His wish is granted, but the price for it haunts him more than he could ever anticipate |
| St. Leon (1799) by William Godwin | Supernatural | Set during the Protestant Reformation, St Leon tells the harrowing tale of an exiled French aristocrat who is given the secrets of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life |
| Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) Albert Lewin | Supernatural | In a little Spanish seaport named Esperanza, during the 30s, appears Hendrick van der Zee, the mysterious captain of a yacht (he is the only one aboard). Pandora is a beautiful woman (who men kill and die for). She has never really fallen in love with any man, but she feels very attracted to Hendrick […] Hendrick is the Flying Dutchman, a 17th century sailor cursed by God to wander over the seas until the Doomsday […] unless a woman is ready to die for him |
| Title and year | Immortal means | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Immortals (1962) | Biological | James E. Gunn's The Immortals (1962) is less about the lives and mental state of the eponymous humans “blessed” with immortality (a fascinating topic in itself) and more about the ramifications of their existence on the rest of society not “blessed” with such genetic structures |
| The Reincarnated Giant (2005) | Biological | In the short story, immortality is attainable by replacing aged body parts one at a time |
| The Man from Earth (2007) | Biological | An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine ( |
| Holy Fire (1996) by Bruce Sterling | Technological | In an era when life expectancies stretch 100 years or more and adhering to healthy habits is the only way to earn better medical treatments, ancient “post-humans” dominate society with their ubiquitous wealth and power |
| Repo Men (2010) | Technological | Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed |
| Accelerando (2005) by Charles Stross | Technological | The singularity. It is the era of the post-human. Artificial intelligences have surpassed the limits of human intellect. Biotechnological beings have rendered people all but extinct. Molecular nanotechnology runs rampant, replicating and reprogramming at will. Contact with extraterrestrial life grows more imminent with each new day |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) by Oscar Wilde | Supernatural | A young, handsome man Dorian Gray, posed whilst his portrait was painted. He wished for nothing but to trade places with his portrait so that it ages instead of him. His wish is granted, but the price for it haunts him more than he could ever anticipate |
| St. Leon (1799) by William Godwin | Supernatural | Set during the Protestant Reformation, St Leon tells the harrowing tale of an exiled French aristocrat who is given the secrets of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life |
| Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) Albert Lewin | Supernatural | In a little Spanish seaport named Esperanza, during the 30s, appears Hendrick van der Zee, the mysterious captain of a yacht (he is the only one aboard). Pandora is a beautiful woman (who men kill and die for). She has never really fallen in love with any man, but she feels very attracted to Hendrick […] Hendrick is the Flying Dutchman, a 17th century sailor cursed by God to wander over the seas until the Doomsday […] unless a woman is ready to die for him |