NY: Warner Books, New York, 1986. First ed., first printing (full number line). 418 pages; 25 cm Near fine in near fine jacket now in archival mylar. Black spine cloth bleed stain to jacket spine verso and partially rear wrap (see photos); remainder mark. . Hardcover. ISBN: 9780446513449, 044651344X
It is 2025 and the planet is rapidly approaching environmental death. Dr. Gupta Singh, a Hindu guru with a Jim Jones-like following, has proposed the suicide, by lottery, of one-third of the world's population. His followers have elected a Depopulationist majority in Congress. Led by journalist John Sinclair, a small group hopes to prove that Singh is a fraud. Singh is a formidable enemy: he cancels the medical-cosmetological treatment that the 72-year-old Sinclair (who looks 46 due to the treatment) receives, causing Sinclair to age rapidly. Singh sets the feared tax police after Sinclair, alters his records, and wipes out his wealth. Tension mounts as Sinclair stalks Singh and gains access to his "conviction", an electronic document into Singh's true identity and character.
