The Resurrection of Roger Diment

by Douglas R. Mason, Paul Lehr (Illustrator)

Novel tells of a dystopian future where people are "harvested" at age 30. British author Mason also wrote under the pen-name "John Rankine."

Genres: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy

186 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1972

About the author

Douglas R. Mason (born Douglas Rankine Mason 26 September 1918) is a British science fiction author, who has written books both as by John Rankine and by Douglas R. Mason.

Mason was born in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales and first attended Chester Grammar School and in 1937 went to study English Literature and Experimental Psychology at the University of Manchester, where he was a friend of Anthony Burgess (as mentioned in Little Wilson and Big God: The First Part of the Confession, AB's autobiography).