Felix Jongleur
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Felix Jongleur is a fictional character in the Otherland
book series by Tad Williams
. He is the creator and overseer of the Otherland network and also the head of The Grail Brotherhood. He chooses to have his meetings in a virtual Ancient Egypt
he calls "Abydos
That Was". Here he assumes the role of the Ancient Egyptian God Osiris
. He is also the world's longest living human, having lived through both World Wars and continuing his life through the middle of the 21st century. He spends most of his time on the Net, and is connected intravenously to all the necessary chemicals to stay alive. As the owner and founder of J Corporation, Jongleur has access to equipment that allows him to stay inert while prolonging his life. Since his body is so frail, he cannot live a normal, healthy life and stays in this state for massive periods of time on end while connected to the Net, where he can live any life he wants, although he spends most of his time in the fictional Egypt mentioned above.
Otherland
Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy written by Tad Williams and published between 1996 and 2001. The story is set on Earth near the end of the 21st century, probably between 2082 and 2089 , in a world in which...
book series by Tad Williams
Tad Williams
Robert Paul "Tad" Williams, born in San Jose, California, is the author of several fantasy and science fiction novels, including Tailchaser's Song, the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, the Otherland series, and The War of the Flowers....
. He is the creator and overseer of the Otherland network and also the head of The Grail Brotherhood. He chooses to have his meetings in a virtual Ancient Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
he calls "Abydos
Abydos, Egypt
Abydos is one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, and also of the eight Upper Nome, of which it was the capital city. It is located about 11 kilometres west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N, near the modern Egyptian towns of el-'Araba el Madfuna and al-Balyana...
That Was". Here he assumes the role of the Ancient Egyptian God Osiris
Osiris
Osiris is an Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld and the dead. He is classically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh's beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive crown with two large ostrich feathers at either side, and...
. He is also the world's longest living human, having lived through both World Wars and continuing his life through the middle of the 21st century. He spends most of his time on the Net, and is connected intravenously to all the necessary chemicals to stay alive. As the owner and founder of J Corporation, Jongleur has access to equipment that allows him to stay inert while prolonging his life. Since his body is so frail, he cannot live a normal, healthy life and stays in this state for massive periods of time on end while connected to the Net, where he can live any life he wants, although he spends most of his time in the fictional Egypt mentioned above.