Project Gutenberg 2010-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 180 Smith, Evelyn E. 1922 2000 Dillon, Diane 1933 Dillon, Diane Claire Sorber Dillon, Leo 1933 2012 Once a Greech Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1957. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Once a Greech" by Evelyn E. Smith is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century, which reflects the imaginative explorations typical of that era. The story revolves around the accidental discovery of intelligent life on the moon Flimbot, found amidst a routine interstellar exploration, leading to unexpected adventures and philosophical ponderings about life, identity, and connection across species. Captain Iversen and his crew aboard the spaceship "Herringbone" encounter Lieutenant Harkaway, who has ingrained himself amongst the Flimbotzik, a friendly extraterrestrial race. Harkaway’s enthusiasm for the Flimbotzik's gentleness and his belief in their cultural simplicity clash with Iversen’s skepticism. As interactions unfold, the crew learns that Harkaway's perceptions lead to significant misunderstandings, including the kidnapping of a Flimbotzik child, which escalates tensions. Transformations occur on multiple levels: the cute creature Harkaway adopts, known as a greech, eventually morphs into a young humanoid that represents a culmination of the interconnectedness between their two species. With the ship facing dire circumstances, an unexpected twist reveals that the child is now an advanced being, eliminating boundaries of life and identity and establishing a new order where existence may transcend physical forms. The narrative deftly weaves in themes of friendship, the nature of the soul, and the exploration of cultural misunderstandings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31664/31664-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Space flight -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Metamorphosis -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 88305 2025-07-13T05:48:00.357392 text/html 85099 2021-01-06T07:41:21 text/html 304262 2025-07-13T05:48:02.657410 application/epub+zip 304674 2025-07-13T05:48:00.857408 application/epub+zip 83234 2025-07-13T05:48:00.598381 application/epub+zip 348679 2025-07-13T05:48:04.063329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340282 2025-07-13T05:48:02.335329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119364 2022-09-14T14:13:29.165471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78539 2025-07-13T05:48:00.164374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78395 2021-01-06T07:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78386 2021-01-06T07:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23472 2025-07-13T05:48:04.198338 application/rdf+xml 24169 2025-07-13T05:48:00.660365 image/jpeg 4051 2025-07-13T05:48:00.630337 image/jpeg 30907 2021-01-06T07:41:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 290020 2021-01-06T07:41:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 30890 2021-01-06T07:41:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 291010 2025-07-13T05:48:00.377350 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 en.wikipedia