"A startling, exuberant anti-musical, The Deatherians, in best Grand Guignol tradition, takes Life by its throat! It is Amsterdam, the future, Euthanasia is State-sponsored and under the direction of the reluctant Dr. Krator. Having little enthusiasm for his job, Dr. Krator is faced with killing his colleague, Vordigger, head of Mental Health. Krator's assistant at the Halcyon Foundation, Torvald, has just discovered that 1.5% of the population is immortal. Seeking solace in the underbelly of the Red-Light District, Hess Krator falls in love with Morivia, who concocts a brilliant scheme for redemption."--BOOK JACKET.