X-Message-Number: 7335 Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 07:05:44 -0600 From: Jim Halperin <> Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Re: Prometheus Pledger on CNN References: <> Randy wrote: > > Saw part of a CNN news story featuring big-bucks Prometheus pledger > James Halperin talking about his online book,_The Truth Machine_. > Nothing qabout cryonics; he was talking about the potential of such a > device (truth machine), and societal change brought on by technology, > etc. > > Randy There is, however, a short chapter on cryonics in The Truth Machine, and quite a bit of pro-cryonics philosophy interwoven throughout the story. I have a new novel coming out next summer, called The First Immortal, which is entirely about cryonics. Several cryonics luminaries, including Steve Bridge and Robert Ettinger, are now reviewing the manuscript for scientific accuracy. It has already been optioned by Hallmark and CBS as a four-to-six-hour mini-series, slated to be produced by Robert Halmi, Sr., the producer of Gulliver's Travels, In Cold Blood, Apocalypse Watch and Lonesome Dove, and will probably air in the summer of 1998. The Truth Machine is no longer available on-line, but is in virtually every book store nationwide. (Makes a great last-minute Christmas present!) Best regards, Jim Halperin -- The Truth Machine, a novelistic journey into the future, now on sale at book stores everywhere. Explore the predictions or post your comments: <http://www.randomhouse.com/truthmachine/> Soon to be a major motion picture from Warner Brothers. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7335