Project Gutenberg 2016-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 137 De Vet, Charles V. 1911 1997 DeVet, Charles V. Vet, Charles V. de Vet, Charles Vincent de Turpin Growing up on Big Muddy Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction July 1957 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.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Diseases -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Explorers -- Fiction Extrasolar planets -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61148 2025-07-20T13:46:00.019675 text/html 37291 2024-10-23T00:09:08 text/html 246958 2025-07-20T13:46:01.803622 application/epub+zip 245772 2025-07-20T13:46:00.395609 application/epub+zip 84615 2025-07-20T13:46:00.190631 application/epub+zip 284957 2025-07-20T13:46:03.027611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279234 2025-07-20T13:46:01.599639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118408 2022-09-23T11:56:52.135460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53536 2025-07-20T13:45:59.897632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33685 2024-10-23T00:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18620 2025-07-20T13:46:03.155615 application/rdf+xml 29473 2025-07-20T13:46:00.259616 image/jpeg 4968 2025-07-20T13:46:00.224610 image/jpeg 223049 2025-07-20T13:46:00.031643 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