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Ann Patchett, plus Magical Historical Fiction with S. J. Parris and Laura Shepherd-Robinson
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The Pursuit of Immortality
Rudolf was interested in immortality, the pursuit of eternal life. We're kind of back to a point where the ultra wealthy are now investing money in technologies which might potentially stave off illness or bodily decay. So that kind of made me laugh because it's like the tech bros are the kind of new alchemists. That's the last thing that money can't buy you. And of course, I guess there's also modern chemistry itself founded upon the study of alchemy.
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