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Robert Wilfred Franson called the work "a good specimen of the distinct category of stories about Neanderthal Man in science fiction. "The Gnarly Man" is one of the most moving portraits ever to appear in science fiction thinking through the likely practical concerns of someone living so long.
Robert Wilfred Franson called the work "a good specimen of the distinct category of stories about Neanderthal Man in science fiction. "The Gnarly Man" is one of the most moving portraits ever to appear in science fiction thinking through the likely practical concerns of someone living so long.


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* [[The Ageless]] His age was frozen in a freak accident
* [[The Ageless]] His age was frozen in a freak accident
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]] The lightning bolt that gave him immortality
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]] The lightning bolt that gave him immortality
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* [[I Have Many Names]] He has survived for 50,000 years under different alias, including Shining Hawk, Ungo Bungo and Clarence Gaffney.
* [[I Have Many Names]] He has survived for 50,000 years under different alias, including Shining Hawk, Ungo Bungo and Clarence Gaffney.
* [[Last of His Kind]] The last living Neanderthal
* [[Last of His Kind]] The last living Neanderthal
* [[Lightning Can Do Anything]]: Like make a Neanderthal immortal.
* [[Living Relic]] A ancient blacksmith who inspired stories of the limping god Vulcan.
* [[Living Relic]] A ancient blacksmith who inspired stories of the limping god Vulcan.
* [[Mad Scientist]] The surgeon who attempts to dissect him
* [[Mad Scientist]] The surgeon who attempts to dissect him