The Immortals

The problem of immortality has long occupied people’s minds. For a long time, it was a distant, abstract idea—until, thanks to a lucky circumstance, it became known that besides ordinary people, immortals roam the Earth, whose blood is an elixir of eternal youth. How will this knowledge change the world—and what price will people have to pay for immortality?..

Note:
Before 2004, the novel consisted of four parts. In 2004 the author revised the novel, corrected a number of errors, and also wrote an additional third part filling the gap in the plot. The translation by I. Menshakova was made based on this edition of the novel.

Hugo / Hugo Award — Nominee, 1973 // Novel