Project Gutenberg 2016-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 191 Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.) 1915 2004 Wallace, Floyd L. Wallace, Floyd Lee Wallace, F.L. Ashman, William Ashman Ashman, Bill The Man Who Was Six The Man Who Was 6 Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction September 1954 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Man Who Was Six" by F. L. Wallace is a science fiction novel probably written in the early to mid-20th century. The book explores the life of Dan Merrol, a man who survives a catastrophic accident but endures extensive surgeries that leave him physically and mentally altered, showcasing themes of identity and self-discovery. Through the story, Merrol grapples with merging memories and personalities from various individuals whose body parts and brain segments have been used to piece him back together, resulting in complications when he attempts to reconnect with his wife, Erica. In the book, Dan Merrol awakens in a hospital after a devastating accident to find himself physically transformed and mentally confused, questioning his own identity as both a pilot and a patched-together individual. His struggle to convince his wife, Erica, of his true identity is marred by his mismatched physical features and varying personalities, leading to comedic and poignant moments as he attempts to reclaim a semblance of his former life. As he navigates this bizarre new existence filled with remnants of other lives, he ultimately faces the choice of embracing his new reality or escaping from the hospital that has transformed him. The novel delicately balances humor and exploration of the human condition, posing questions about what it means to be oneself in the face of abject change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Accident victims -- Fiction Identity -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction Amnesiacs -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 113943 2025-07-20T13:22:23.130523 text/html 91230 2024-10-23T00:06:12 text/html 477168 2025-07-20T13:22:25.416510 application/epub+zip 477963 2025-07-20T13:22:23.551501 application/epub+zip 105697 2025-07-20T13:22:23.321483 application/epub+zip 528738 2025-07-20T13:22:26.920450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520514 2025-07-20T13:22:25.190488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148783 2022-09-23T11:00:13.154575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105261 2025-07-20T13:22:22.935477 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85497 2024-10-23T00:06:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18691 2025-07-20T13:22:27.051443 application/rdf+xml 26710 2025-07-20T13:22:23.393491 image/jpeg 4626 2025-07-20T13:22:23.357484 image/jpeg 432578 2025-07-20T13:22:23.152478 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