Project Gutenberg 2019-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 132 Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.) 1915 2004 Wallace, Floyd L. Wallace, Floyd Lee Wallace, F.L. Growing Season Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Growing Season" by F. L. Wallace is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book explores themes of survival, identity, and the relationship between man and manipulated nature through the story of a plant scientist aboard a ship dedicated to tagging uncharted planets. The narrative delves into Alsint's journey as he attempts to prove the viability of his innovative plant concept while contending with unknown threats from his shipmates and the complexities of living in a closed, mechanical environment. The story follows Richel Alsint, a plant mechanic who has developed a unique hybrid plant designed to thrive in space. As he works on his plant aboard the tagging ship, he begins to suspect a conspiracy against him, where crew members might want to sabotage his efforts or eliminate him entirely due to the disruption his meticulous care of the plant causes. After a series of near-death experiences, including an attempt to abandon him on an uninhabited planet by his crew, Alsint discovers a talking red bird that embodies the memories of previous marooned plant mechanics. The narrative culminates in Alsint's realization of his distinct place in a civilization that prefers mechanical efficiency over the natural world, ultimately leading him to a new life among a different people who understand and value his quest for harmony between the plant and its environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space ships -- Fiction Attempted murder -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 84770 2025-07-24T07:38:11.034553 text/html 61634 2024-10-17T14:35:26 text/html 325545 2025-07-24T07:38:13.196530 application/epub+zip 325598 2025-07-24T07:38:11.432578 application/epub+zip 90006 2025-07-24T07:38:11.206521 application/epub+zip 368923 2025-07-24T07:38:14.703524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361396 2025-07-24T07:38:12.948567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125930 2022-09-27T12:27:31.084094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77511 2025-07-24T07:38:10.861568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57793 2024-10-17T14:35:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16989 2025-07-24T07:38:14.831524 application/rdf+xml 21747 2025-07-24T07:38:11.289546 image/jpeg 3943 2025-07-24T07:38:11.248624 image/jpeg 448538 2025-07-24T07:38:11.051119 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