Now, she’s trying to reconnect with the world, and finding that more challenging than anticipated.Ĭan the oldest human on Earth rediscover her own humanity? Or will she decide the world isn’t worth it? She’s been worshipped, feared, and hunted, but perhaps never understood. What may make me different from the next woman is that it’s possible I’m the very first one…”įor most of humankind, the woman calling herself Eve has been nothing more than a shock of red hair glimpsed out of the corner of the eye, in a crowd, or from a great distance. True magic of that kind doesn’t exist, but I can do things that may appear magic to someone slightly more tethered to their mortality.
I’m neither, if those positions are defined by any kind of supernormal magical power. “…if your next question is, what could that possibly make me, if I’m not an angel or a god? The answer is the same as what I said before: many have considered me a god, and probably a few have thought of me as an angel. Immortal is a contemporary fantasy for non-fantasy readers and fantasy enthusiasts alike.From the pages of the Immortal book series, it’s Eve. (Approximately.) He doesn't age or get sick, but is otherwise entirely capable of being killed.His survival has hinged on an innate ability to adapt, his wits, and a fairly large dollop of luck.He makes for an excellent guide through history. The second thing I learned was, don't try to run through fire." -Adam the ImmortalĪdam is a sixty thousand year old man. One of the first things I learned was if there is going to be a mob panic, don't be standing between the mob and wherever it is they all want to go. "I have been in quite a few tight situations in my long life. In an artful blending of sci-fi, adventure, fantasy, and humor, IMMORTAL introduces us to a world with vampires, demons and other "magical" creatures, yet a world without actual magic. Immortal is a first person confessional penned by a man who is immortal, but not invincible. But in the twenty-first century, Adam confronts new dangers-someone has found out what he is, a demon is after him, and he has run out of places to hide.Worst of all, he has had entirely too much to drink. Surviving sixty thousand years takes cunning and more than a little luck. I like to brag that I've been there from the beginning, and while this may very well be true, I generally just say it to pick up girls." -Adam the Immortal "I don't know how old I am.My earliest memory is something along the lines of fire good, ice bad, so I think I predate written history, but I don't know by how much.
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