The Messiah of the Cylinder (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Victor Rousseau

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266175996 ISBN 13: 9780266175995

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

When one man's dream to read the secrets of life collides with a ruthless power, the world will change forever.

A private research project on life itself spirals into a political and moral maelstrom, testing loyalty, love, and the very limits of science.

From a century‑long plan to preserve consciousness to a hidden fortress where temptations run free, this tale follows scientists, visionaries, and ambitious rulers as they navigate a future London ruled by technocracy and spectacle. Amid lush gardens, glass towers, and shadowed rooms, the line between salvation and tyranny grows dangerously thin.

• A secret institute experiments with the boundaries of life, shedding light on what makes living tissue endure.
• A daring plan imagines sealing an organism—and perhaps a mind—for a century, questioning what survives time itself.
• A power broker uses charm and fear to draw others into a dangerous, glittering world.
• The story blends science, politics, and personal loyalties in a high‑stakes drama about freedom, control, and what it means to be human.

Ideal for readers who enjoy classic science fiction with big ideas, moral tension, and a vividly imagined future. If you like stories where science, philosophy, and power collide, this edition will intrigue and unsettle in equal measure.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266175996
• ISBN 13: 9780266175995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 359