02461cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500180014826400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031649000480035250000310040050801080043152013560053953400450189565300200194065300180196065300250197883000480200385600430205199900170209451713UtSlPG20260610134206.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aDe Vet, Charles V.,d1911-199710aMetamorphosis 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Galaxy Magazine December 1960  aRelease date is 2016-04-09  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Metamorphosis" by Charles V. De Vet is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book revolves around a protagonist’s search for his former best friend, Howard Zealley, who has undergone a radical transformation due to a symbiotic infection that grants humans enhanced abilities at a grave cost. Set in an era of advancing technology and interplanetary tensions, the story delves into themes of identity, the human condition, and the moral implications of scientific experimentation.  In the narrative, Max Calof embarks on a relentless quest to find Howard Zealley, following a trail of clues that reveal Zealley's drastic changes after being infected on a mission to an uninhabitable planet. As Max encounters various obstacles and confronts Zealley's dark and egotistical transformation, he learns about the perils of their symbiotic relationship and the impending doom it poses not only to themselves but to humanity as a whole. The story builds tension as Max navigates treacherous encounters while grappling with the existential implications of their shared experience and the choices made in a quest for survival and redemption. The climax reveals a harrowing encounter between Max and Zealley, culminating in a bitter reflection on the choices that lead them down divergent paths. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aParasites -- Fiction 0aProduced from Galaxy Magazine December 196040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51713  c92547d92547