Project Gutenberg 2023-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 427 Long, Frank Belknap 1903 1994 Mating center $aUnited States :$bChariot Books, $c1961. A Chariot book : exciting reading for men, 162 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Mating Center" by Frank Belknap Long is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book explores a dystopian society where love and sexual attraction have been suppressed through biological manipulation and societal control, leaving only a select few "sex-privileged" individuals allowed to reproduce. The narrative follows the experiences of Teleman, a non-sex-privileged construction worker, as he grapples with newfound desires and uncovers the rebellion against this restrictive regime. The opening of "The Mating Center" introduces a highly controlled society that views love as a biological function stripped of emotional significance. Teleman experiences an unexplainable stir of desire as he encounters a beautiful woman, leading to a provocative interaction that hints at a breakdown in societal norms. As a monologue at a public gathering reveals the ruling caste's oppressive views toward passionate relationships, a bold female character stands up, expressing her refusal to conform. Tensions escalate as Teleman meets this woman and grapples with his suppressed instincts, setting the stage for the struggle against a system that punishes those who dare to embrace love and desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435053364345&view=1up&seq=2 20221126083319long 1961 US Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Dystopias -- Fiction Revolutions -- Fiction Eugenics -- Fiction Sex -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 293348 2025-07-28T09:34:02.716071 text/html 290235 2023-08-18T22:34:02 text/html 483935 2025-07-28T09:34:07.892019 application/epub+zip 487718 2025-07-28T09:34:04.268035 application/epub+zip 248483 2025-07-28T09:34:03.327045 application/epub+zip 895786 2025-07-28T09:34:10.505039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 886088 2025-07-28T09:34:07.250017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278994 2025-07-28T09:34:02.293086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279044 2023-08-18T22:34:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18139 2025-07-28T09:34:10.679993 application/rdf+xml 27411 2025-07-28T09:34:03.673044 image/jpeg 4812 2025-07-28T09:34:03.495039 image/jpeg 1863766 2023-08-18T22:34:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 1866727 2025-07-28T09:34:02.761057 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