A review by girl_in_glasses
Les Thanatonautes by Bernard Werber

5.0

I wish I could find an English translation for Les Thanatonautes because so many of my friends would dig Werber. French scientists are commissioned to investigate Near Death Experiences (NEDs) and induce comas on prisoners. The scientists, who call themselves Thanatonautes, a made-up French word based on Greek, kill 123 prisoners before they succeed in bringing one back from a coma. But once they've got it, they have much to explore in the world of the dead...Good stuff!