The Howard Families were the product of a genetic experiment, an interbreeding programme which had produced one hundred thousand people with an average life expectancy of a century and a half. Now, at last, their existence was known on earth, and the entire world demanded to share the "secret" of eternal youth. "It is contrary to our customs to permit scientific knowledge to be held as a monopoly for the few" was what the expert said and it wasn't long before members of the Howard Families were the victims of vicious crime. This dramatic and frighteningly believable novel is a welcome addition to the oeuvre of a brilliant science-fiction writer.
- ISBN10 0671655973
- ISBN13 9780671655976
- Publish Date 1 November 1986 (first published 2 January 1960)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Language English