When Immortality Becomes A Sentence: Power, Punishment, And The Cost Of Eternal Life
Immortality has long been framed as the ultimate reward, an escape from decay, loss, and finality. Yet Handbook to Surviving Eternity: In Every Universe – Book One by Jax B. McCandle dismantles that fantasy with surgical precision. Rather than offering eternal life as salvation, the novel presents it as a sentence imposed by higher powers, one that blurs the line between mercy and cruelty. In doing so, it speaks not only to speculative fiction readers but to a real-world audience grappling with power, accountability, and the unseen costs of authority. Immortality as Control, Not Freedom In McCandle’s universe, immortality is rarely chosen. It is assigned, enforced, and regulated. Eternal beings are not free from consequence; they are trapped inside it. This reframing mirrors real-world systems where power dictates longevity, political dynasties, corporations, institutions that outlive individuals, and shape generations. The book asks an unsettling question: when life has no end, who c...