The Conquest of Life

TitleThe Conquest of Life
Year for Search1960
Authors[Detzer de Reyna], [Diane](1930-92)
Tertiary AuthorsLukens, Adam [pseud.]
Date Published1960
PublisherAvalon Publishers
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

The novel begins as a dystopia in which human males are remade as controllable and robot-like but with human intelligence and an infinite lifespan. Most are said to be purchased by women to work for them and as playthings. One woman, who had herself, been captured and held by aliens, was interested in the inner life of the man she purchased and together they topple the system. 

Pseudonym

Adam Lukens [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

CU-Riv

Author Note

Female author (b. 1930-92)

Full Text

1960 [Detzer de Reyna, Diane] (1930-92). The Conquest of Life. By Adam Lukens [pseud.].New York: Avalon Books, 1960. CU-Riv

The novel begins as a dystopia in which human males are remade as controllable and robot-like but with human intelligence and an infinite lifespan. Most are said to be purchased by women to work for them and as playthings. One woman, who had herself, been captured and held by aliens, was interested in the inner life of the man she purchased and together they topple the system. Female author.