Watching Trees Grow is a novella by British author Peter F. Hamilton, published in 2000 (101 pages). It is set in an alternate history universe. It is essentially a detective story about a murder investigator who attempt to solve an unusual murder that took place early in his career. The detective has all the time in the world to catch the culprit as the group of humanity that he belongs to has a very long lifespan to begin with and later on become essentially immortal as rejuvenation techniques are invented during the story. As with Misspent Youth, the novella could be interpreted as an experiment by Hamilton in which he explores the concept of rejuvenation and immortal humans in fiction.
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