Jim Parsons is atalented doctor, skilled at the most advanced medical techniques anddedicated to saving lives. But after a bizarre road accident leaves himhundreds of years in the future, Parsons is horrified to discover anincredibly advanced civilization that zealously embraces death. Now, heis caught between his own instincts and training as a healer and asociety where it is illegal to save lives. But Parsons is not the onlyone left who believes in prolonging life, and those who share hisbeliefs have desperate plans for Dr. Parsons' skills, and for the futureof their society. Dr. Futurity is not only a thrilling rendition of aterrifying future but it is also a fantastic examination of theparadoxes of time-travel that could only have come from the mind ofPhilip K. Dick.