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‘Who knew reading about death could be so much fun?’ - Beth Conklin, author of Consuming GriefWhat really happens when you die? Melanie King uses examples from our rich cultural heritage to illustrate that the answer to that question is asMore‘Who knew reading about death could be so much fun?’ - Beth Conklin, author of Consuming GriefWhat really happens when you die? Melanie King uses examples from our rich cultural heritage to illustrate that the answer to that question is as fascinating as it is complex.Spanning seances to cryonics, and mummies to today’s black market in body parts, The Dying Game explores our extraordinary relationship with death. Covering thousands of years of human history and drawing on an eclectic cast of characters including vampires, mummified monks, perfectly preserved saints, and embalmed icons, King offers a tour of the final taboo that is compelling, engrossing, and never depressing.King gamely tackles important subjects that are guaranteed conversation killers, from the fear of being buried alive to the art of dying well. How do we define death when technology is being used to keep a person alive? What role will euthanasia play in the future? Is it really a good idea to try to live forever? Negotiating the realms of ethics, religion, the law, entertainment, and technology, The Dying Game unforgettably illustrates that dying, like living, can be quite an adventure. Available for download on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.Melanie King is the author of four books and is based in Oxfordshire. The Dying Game: A Curious History of Death by Melanie King
