Project Gutenberg 2016-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 87 De Vet, Charles V. 1911 1997 DeVet, Charles V. Vet, Charles V. de Vet, Charles Vincent de Turpin Growing up on Big Muddy Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Growing Up on Big Muddy" by Charles V. De Vet is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a space explorer, Kaiser, who becomes stranded on a planet he names Big Muddy, after his scout ship crashes. The book explores themes of survival, identity, and the intersection between human and alien life as Kaiser navigates his new reality and the peculiar native species on the planet. The narrative follows Kaiser as he grapples with the challenges of repairing his damaged scout ship while dealing with the effects of a symbiotic organism that has invaded his body. Initially bewildered by his transforming state, including involuntary changes in behavior and speech patterns reminiscent of childhood, he discovers that the symbiote is trying to adapt him to his environment. As Kaiser interacts with the seal-like natives, he recognizes their increasing intelligence and his own gradual transformation, leading to an urgent decision regarding his identity and the nature of humanity itself. With a mix of existential contemplation and adventure, De Vet's work invites readers to ponder the boundaries of self and the essence of connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Diseases -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Explorers -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 60964 60969 2024-10-21T12:30:06.612667 2023-09-22T09:25:06.057018 text/html text/html 57174 2016-03-08T10:27:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii 221902 2016-03-08T10:27:34 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 246871 2024-10-21T12:30:08.591713 application/epub+zip 245777 2024-10-21T12:30:07.023677 application/epub+zip 84616 2024-10-21T12:30:06.803692 application/epub+zip 284973 2024-10-21T12:30:09.960667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279224 2024-10-21T12:30:08.367663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118408 2022-09-23T11:56:52.135460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53609 53514 2024-10-21T12:30:06.464667 2023-09-22T09:25:05.863973 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53443 2016-03-08T10:27:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21572 2016-03-08T10:27:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21223 2024-10-21T12:30:10.094673 application/rdf+xml 29473 2024-10-21T12:30:06.870691 image/jpeg 4968 2024-10-21T12:30:06.836741 image/jpeg 222983 2024-10-21T12:30:06.624695 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog