Book cover for Immortality Tales: Fairy Tales, Science Fiction, and Legends of Eternal Life by Andrew Lang and Mary Shelley

Immortality Tales

Fairy Tales, Science Fiction, and Legends of Eternal Life

2026 Released
176 Pages
2-3 Hours
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KattanISBN 9798256057305

What if you could live forever?

Across cultures and centuries, people have dreamed of conquering death, preserving youth, and discovering the secret of eternal life. In Immortality Tales, seven remarkable stories explore that timeless human desire through fairy tales, science fiction, folklore, mythology, and biblical tradition.

Journey with princes who seek lands where death does not exist. Meet immortals burdened by endless life. Explore futuristic worlds where technology challenges nature itself. Reflect on the spiritual mystery of Elijah, the man who never died.

Featuring classic works such as Mary Shelley's The Mortal Immortal, together with imaginative tales of eternal youth and immortality, this collection combines entertainment, wisdom, and thought-provoking reflection.

Perfect for readers who enjoy fantasy, science fiction, mythology, philosophy, and classic literature, Immortality Tales invites you to ask one profound question:

Would eternal life truly be a blessing-or a curse?

Journey through enchanted kingdoms in The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality and Youth Without Age and Life Without Death, where heroes search for lands beyond death itself. Experience the haunting loneliness of eternal life in The Mortal Immortal, Mary Shelley's unforgettable classic. Explore profound reflections on time and eternity in Alone the Immortals, and venture into the future with the science-fiction masterpieces Today Is Forever and Purple Is Forever, where advanced technology and alien worlds challenge humanity's understanding of life and death. Finally, discover a powerful biblical perspective in The Man Who Did Not Die: The Story of Elijah, one of history's most enduring accounts of a man taken from Earth without experiencing death.

Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, into a life of personal tragedy. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and that summer traveled with him and a host of other Romantic intellectuals to Geneva. Her greatest achievement was piecing together one of the most terrifying and renowned stories of all time: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Shelley said she conceived of Frankenstein in “a waking dream.” This vision was simply of a student kneeling before a corpse brought to life. Yet this tale of a mad creator and his abomination has inspired a multitude of storytellers and artists. She died on February 1, 1851.

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