Project Gutenberg 2019-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 121 Fontenay, Charles L. 1917 2007 Fontenay, Charles Louis Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Matchmaker Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1960 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Matchmaker" by Charles L. Fontenay is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around the efforts of a societal mechanism, known as the Calculator, which utilizes probability algorithms to manage human relationships and solve a pressing demographic crisis. The book delves into themes of love, duty, and the implications of a highly regulated society on personal choices and emotions. The narrative follows Lao Protik, a successful psycho-artist whose life unravels after he becomes embroiled in a conspiracy that leads to his professional and personal downfall. Banished from his career and facing existential challenges, he is coerced into marrying Grida Mattin, a woman with whom he initially shares little connection. Despite external manipulations, Lao's emotions are ignited when he becomes involved with Grida's sister, Alina. The story intricately explores the dynamics of these relationships against a backdrop of governmental control and societal expectations, ultimately revealing profound insights into love, marriage, and the unpredictable nature of human emotions and connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Computers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 79688 2025-07-24T08:18:13.539361 text/html 56255 2024-10-17T15:06:31 text/html 247887 2025-07-24T08:18:15.735343 application/epub+zip 246725 2025-07-24T08:18:13.952334 application/epub+zip 93425 2025-07-24T08:18:13.712358 application/epub+zip 291126 2025-07-24T08:18:17.254337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283647 2025-07-24T08:18:15.502385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130595 2022-09-27T13:45:41.406084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72268 2025-07-24T08:18:13.378336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52534 2024-10-17T15:06:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17907 2025-07-24T08:18:17.434377 application/rdf+xml 31059 2025-07-24T08:18:13.800357 image/jpeg 5169 2025-07-24T08:18:13.754367 image/jpeg 525125 2025-07-24T08:18:13.555360 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