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 Project Gutenberg 2016-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 141 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 from Galaxy Science Fiction Fiction July 1955 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.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 42158 2025-06-20T13:53:50.627482 text/html 18367 2024-10-22T23:50:05 text/html 273908 2025-06-20T13:53:52.677435 application/epub+zip 272745 2025-06-20T13:53:51.085427 application/epub+zip 83407 2025-06-20T13:53:50.832444 application/epub+zip 307427 2025-06-20T13:53:53.993420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300388 2025-06-20T13:53:52.429412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111321 2022-09-23T09:11:18.090711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35448 2023-09-22T08:11:38.244289 text/plain 15735 2024-10-22T23:50:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17198 2025-06-20T13:53:54.138410 application/rdf+xml 27121 2025-06-20T13:53:50.924417 image/jpeg 4290 2025-06-20T13:53:50.874433 image/jpeg 248340 2025-06-20T13:53:50.641445 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia