Project Gutenberg 2020-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 134 Nourse, Alan Edward 1928 1992 Edwards, Al Nourse, Alan E. (Alan Edward) Sixty-Year Extension 60-Year Extension Produced from Planet Stories May 1954 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.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 84759 2025-09-25T08:42:19.602959 text/html 61772 2024-10-18T08:11:43 text/html 429924 2025-09-25T08:42:21.581938 application/epub+zip 428712 2025-09-25T08:42:20.050966 application/epub+zip 96299 2025-09-25T08:42:19.793942 application/epub+zip 472929 2025-09-25T08:42:22.900952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464952 2025-09-25T08:42:21.366959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132718 2022-09-28T18:22:52.511790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77877 2025-09-25T08:42:19.472989 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58137 2024-10-18T08:11:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16561 2025-09-25T08:42:23.018933 application/rdf+xml 31483 2025-09-25T08:42:19.900968 image/jpeg 5016 2025-09-25T08:42:19.845953 image/jpeg 438877 2025-09-25T08:42:19.617957 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