Project Gutenberg 2020-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 71 Nourse, Alan Edward 1928 1992 Edwards, Al Nourse, Alan E. (Alan Edward) Sixty-Year Extension 60-Year Extension Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sixty-Year Extension" by Alan Edward Nourse is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of identity, life after death, and the complexities brought forth by advanced medical technology that provides people with a second chance at life. The narrative centers on a character named Daniel Carter Griffin, who voluntarily undergoes a radical medical procedure which effectively replaces his failing body and grants him a new lease on life. The plot follows Griffin as he grapples with his new identity as a "Free Agent," a term denoting individuals who have undergone a complete medical overhaul, leaving their previous selves behind. After his procedure, Griffin experiences profound existential turmoil, realizing that while his body is rejuvenated, he may no longer fit into the life he once knew, especially with his wife, Marian. Disoriented and filled with anxiety, he avoids returning home and instead embarks on a journey through the bustling city. Along the way, he uncovers dark truths about the fate of other Free Agents, questioning whether their transformation is genuinely liberating or if it's a manipulation leading to a loss of autonomy. Ultimately, Griffin's journey culminates in a grim revelation that the technology meant to save lives might also be a means to exploit them, as he learns he is being sent to the stars against his will, raising unsettling questions about freedom and existence in a rapidly changing society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 84636 84576 2024-12-26T08:31:27.571580 2023-09-27T08:39:55.330449 text/html text/html 81979 2020-11-13T13:51:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii 429856 2024-12-26T08:31:29.653620 application/epub+zip 428728 2024-12-26T08:31:28.037582 application/epub+zip 96312 2024-12-26T08:31:27.774609 application/epub+zip 472945 2024-12-26T08:31:31.064567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464952 2024-12-26T08:31:29.438576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132718 2022-09-28T18:22:52.511790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77957 2023-09-27T08:39:55.191448 text/plain 16271 2024-12-26T08:31:31.184567 application/rdf+xml 31483 2024-12-26T08:31:27.881609 image/jpeg 5016 2024-12-26T08:31:27.826588 image/jpeg 438840 2024-12-26T08:31:27.586596 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