IMMORTAL LIFE

This is the story of an artificial human being named Gene who discovers he’s been created to provide a fresh new body for the consciousness of an aging business titan. Determined to maintain his autonomy, Gene rebels.

Arthur Vogel is dying. Once the tech tycoon ruled over Silicon Valley, amassed a fortune trillions of dollars, and built a corporate empire stretching all the way to Mars. The newest—and most expensive—medicine has allowed him to live to 127 years, but time is running out. His last hope to escape death lies with Gene, a synthetic human painstakingly built from a 3-D printer and gifted with artificial intelligence. Arthur transfers his consciousness to the new host, but traces of Gene still remain. While Arthur sets off to climb back up the corporate pyramid, Gene hatches a risky plan of his own. The struggle between creator and creation begins as the two minds wrestle for control of one body.

Mixing brisk action, humor, and social commentary, Immortal Life imagines a not-too-distant future where technology permeates every single part of life. iPhones have been replaced by cranial implants. The government has been replaced by multinational tech companies. Welcome to a brave new world that is too familiar for comfort.

Stanley Bing is a bestselling fiction and non-fiction writer. He is the author of almost a dozen business books including Crazy Bosses, Throwing the Elephant, What Would Machiavelli Do, The Curriculum, Sun Tzu Was a Sissy, 100 Bullshit Job sand more. He also wrote the novels You Look Nice Today and Lloyd.