02867cam a22004213u 4500 63967 UtSlPG 20260610134455.0 m cr n 260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Long, Frank Belknap, 1903-1994 The Timeless Ones Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2020 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Planet Stories July 1951 Release date is 2020-12-05 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Timeless Ones" by Frank Belknap Long is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of time, youth, and the consequences of our choices as the main characters return to a colonized planet to find their old friends unchanged by the passage of time. This examination of existence, memory, and the nature of happiness raises questions about human experience and the relationship between humanity and the unknown. The narrative follows Ned and Cynthia Jackson as they journey back to a previously colonized green world, eager to reunite with their friends, the Sweeney family. However, upon their arrival, they are startled to discover that time seems to stand still for the Sweeneys, who do not age and appear to live in a state of blissful ignorance regarding the true nature of their existence. As the couple uncovers the deeper implications of this phenomenon, they learn that the Sweeneys’ children are also stuck in eternal youth, hinting at a powerful and mysterious force at play. Intrigued and troubled by the implications, Ned and Cynthia grapple with their understanding of happiness and the nature of existence itself, leading them to confront the ambiguous intentions of a group identified as the Druids, who seem to be behind this unnatural stasis of time. The story ends with an open question about whether the characters will choose to embrace this strange existence or find their way back to their own time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Druids and druidism -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction Vestal, Herman B., 1916-2007 Produced from Planet Stories July 1951 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63967 104791 104791