Project Gutenberg 2016-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 127 Aycock, Roger D. 1914 2004 Dee, Roger Starr, John Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Today is Forever Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction September 1952 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Today is Forever" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around themes of immortality and the moral implications of power when offered by extraterrestrial visitors, specifically the Alcorians. The protagonist, Boyle, embodies ambition and cunning in his pursuit of eternal life, which leads to catastrophic choices that challenge the fabric of the society he inhabits. In this narrative, the government of Earth is presented with an offer from the Alcorians that grants immortality to its highest officials. Boyle, who is politically astute yet morally ambiguous, sees this as an opportunity not just for himself but as a potential leverage point against the ruling Council. His manipulation of fellow characters, such as the idealistic David Locke and the alluring Moira, culminates in an audacious plan to seize the immortality process for himself. However, his arrogance and desire for absolute power ultimately lead to his downfall, as he discovers that the Alcorians have telepathically mapped his intentions, resulting in betrayal and a life sentence that ironically mirrors the eternal existence he sought, now trapped in a profoundly different reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 51260 2025-08-20T12:14:54.894267 text/html 27304 2024-10-22T23:42:52 text/html 237786 2025-08-20T12:14:56.720264 application/epub+zip 236626 2025-08-20T12:14:55.266301 application/epub+zip 81836 2025-08-20T12:14:55.057240 application/epub+zip 273600 2025-08-20T12:14:57.914321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266485 2025-08-20T12:14:56.509243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111983 2022-09-23T06:50:24.783371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44220 2025-08-20T12:14:54.780289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24462 2024-10-22T23:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18292 2025-08-20T12:14:58.382257 application/rdf+xml 26089 2025-08-20T12:14:55.129238 image/jpeg 4270 2025-08-20T12:14:55.092257 image/jpeg 214919 2025-08-20T12:14:54.905272 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia