To Live Again and the Second Trip - by Robert Silverberg (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>Two enthralling novels by Robert Silverberg about a future in which the minds of the living can be changed for a price--often with dire consequences</b><br>In <i>To Live Again, </i>thanks to the Scheffing Institute, death is not the end. For a hefty fee, the soul bank stores the personas of those who have died and inserts them into the brains of willing, living hosts. It's a process that integrates the two minds, imbuing the host with a menu of highly valuable abilities, memories, and traits. The more personas one absorbs, the greater his social status. When banking mogul Paul Kaufmann dies, many people apply to receive his persona. The leading applicants--his bitter business rivals--are locked in a battle to claim his soul. The Institute follows strict rules to ensure that the host always remains in control, but of course accidents do happen . . . In <i>The Second Trip</i>, Paul Macy wears the Rehab badge, the sign of healing that advertises his status as a reconstruct job. When society derides capital punishment and opts, instead, for personality rehabilitation, criminals undergo mindpick operations in which their identities are stripped and extinguished. Given a new bank of memories and a fresh identity, they are offered a second chance at life. For Paul, though, this gift comes with a price. His former self still lingers inside him, waiting for the opportunity to emerge and battle Paul's new self for ultimate control.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Two enthralling novels by Robert Silverberg about a future in which the minds of the living can be changed for a price--often with dire consequences</b><br>In <i>To Live Again, </i>thanks to the Scheffing Institute, death is not the end. For a hefty fee, the soul bank stores the personas of those who have died and inserts them into the brains of willing, living hosts. It's a process that integrates the two minds, imbuing the host with a menu of highly valuable abilities, memories, and traits. The more personas one absorbs, the greater his social status. When banking mogul Paul Kaufmann dies, many people apply to receive his persona. The leading applicants--his bitter business rivals--are locked in a battle to claim his soul. The Institute follows strict rules to ensure that the host always remains in control, but of course accidents do happen . . . In <i>The Second Trip</i>, Paul Macy wears the Rehab badge, the sign of healing that advertises his status as a reconstruct job. When society derides capital punishment and opts, instead, for personality rehabilitation, criminals undergo mindpick operations in which their identities are stripped and extinguished. Given a new bank of memories and a fresh identity, they are offered a second chance at life. For Paul, though, this gift comes with a price. His former self still lingers inside him, waiting for the opportunity to emerge and battle Paul's new self for ultimate control.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"No matter if Silverberg is dealing with material that is practically straight fiction, or going way into the future . . . his is the hand of a master of his craft and imagination." --<i>Los Angeles Times</i>"Robert Silverberg is our best . . . Time and time again he has expanded the parameters of science fiction." --<i>The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Robert Silverberg is one of science fiction's most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as <i>Dying Inside</i>, <i> Downward to the Earth, </i> and <i>Lord Valentine's Castle.</i> He is a past president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the winner of five Nebula Awards and five Hugo Awards. In 2004 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America presented him with the Grand Master Award. Silverberg is one of twenty-nine writers to have received that distinction.
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