Редактирование: The First Immortal (раздел)

[[File:The First Immortal.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The front cover of ''The First Immortal'']]
'''''The First Immortal''''' is a 1998 novel written by James L. Halperin. The main character is Benjamin Smith who signs up to be [[Cryopreservation|cryopreserved]]. ''The First Immortal'' is Halperin's second novel, after ''The Truth Machine'' (1996).<ref>https://coins.ha.com/information/ttm.s</ref>

''The First Immortal'' was published originally by Del Rey Books (of Random House) in January 1998.<ref>[http://insight.randomhouse.com/widget/v4/?width=600&height=860&isbn=9780345421821&shortCode=74025&author=James%20L.%20Halperin&title=The%20First%20Immortal&refererURL=www.penguinrandomhouse.com Read an excerpt] (page 5)</ref> In the author's note, Halperin asks readers to notify him about any scientific or factual inaccuracies they find in the book.<ref name="Author's note">[http://insight.randomhouse.com/widget/v4/?width=600&height=860&isbn=9780345421821&shortCode=74025&author=James%20L.%20Halperin&title=The%20First%20Immortal&refererURL=www.penguinrandomhouse.com Read an excerpt] (page 8)</ref> Because of the feedback, Halperin made some changes to the text, and added a few new plot twists.<ref name="Author's note" />

The novel was optioned as a Hallmark Hall of Fame miniseries, but the miniseries was never produced.

The Japanese translation was published in 2002 by Kadokawa Shoten.<ref>[http://www.cryonics.jp/news-e.html Main News]. cryonics.jp</ref>