Project Gutenberg 2016-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 70 Fahy, Patrick Martin, Don 1931 2000 Martin, Donald Martin Bad Memory Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bad Memory" by Patrick Fahy is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story explores themes of identity, transformation, and the complexities of love across different species. It revolves around the protagonist's journey as he purchases a planet and undergoes a radical metamorphosis that alters his very nature. The narrative follows Ex-vector Commander Jim Channing, who, seeking to buy a planet, ends up transforming himself into a Jube, an alien species, in pursuit of wealth and a new life as a farmer. After five years as a Jube, Channing experiences profound happiness through a deep connection with Aln Muh, another transformed individual, only to have his human memories fade. When he reverts back to his human form, he faces the bittersweet reality of losing his previous life and the love he found as a Jube. Ultimately, the story grapples with the sacrifices involved in seeking a better life, leading to an exploration of what one truly values and the cost of obtaining it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Metamorphosis -- Fiction Love -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 42433 42438 2024-09-21T12:52:52.100351 2023-09-22T09:51:02.998935 text/html text/html 38454 2016-03-19T16:03:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii 244174 2016-03-19T16:03:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 274114 2024-09-21T12:52:53.854522 application/epub+zip 273035 2024-09-21T12:52:52.492377 application/epub+zip 81592 2024-09-21T12:52:52.278356 application/epub+zip 306132 2024-09-21T12:52:55.079335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298951 2024-09-21T12:52:53.644369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107872 2022-09-23T12:55:14.996246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35861 35766 2024-09-21T12:52:51.988363 2023-09-22T09:51:02.812997 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35755 2016-03-19T16:03:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13851 2016-03-19T16:03:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19840 2024-09-21T12:52:55.212346 application/rdf+xml 28560 2024-09-21T12:52:52.345348 image/jpeg 4862 2024-09-21T12:52:52.310361 image/jpeg 245449 2024-09-21T12:52:52.113369 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 en.wikipedia