Project Gutenberg 2016-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 70 Samachson, Joseph 1906 1980 Sterling, Brett Morrison, William Samachson, Joe Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Spoken For Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Spoken For" by William Morrison is a science fiction short story that was published in the mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of identity, love, and the impact of time on human relationships, focusing on the protagonist's struggle to reconnect with his lost family in a future where he has been unwittingly adrift for centuries. The story revolves around a man named Callendar, who awakens to find himself disoriented and searching for his wife and children after having undergone an experimental treatment called L-treatment, aimed at prolonging life. Set against the backdrop of Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s moons, he encounters Carol Marsh, a woman grappling with her growing feelings for him while learning about his tragic past. As Callendar struggles with the realization that he has been adrift for 200 years—long after his loved ones have passed away—Carol's father, Mr. Marsh, understands the emotional turmoil ahead in revealing this painful truth. The story poignantly captures the tension between hope and despair as it reflects on the profound consequences of technological advancements on human lives and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 41973 41979 2024-09-21T11:03:08.334700 2023-09-22T08:11:38.397300 text/html text/html 38525 2016-02-03T10:35:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii 247211 2016-02-03T10:35:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 273803 2024-09-21T11:03:10.088667 application/epub+zip 272728 2024-09-21T11:03:08.725702 application/epub+zip 83388 2024-09-21T11:03:08.517672 application/epub+zip 306989 2024-09-21T11:03:11.317683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300342 2024-09-21T11:03:09.877706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111321 2022-09-23T09:11:18.090711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35543 35448 2024-09-21T11:03:08.220675 2023-09-22T08:11:38.244289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35771 2016-02-03T10:35:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13571 2016-02-03T10:35:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19851 2024-09-21T11:03:11.444663 application/rdf+xml 27121 2024-09-21T11:03:08.585685 image/jpeg 4290 2024-09-21T11:03:08.550691 image/jpeg 248274 2024-09-21T11:03:08.345710 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia