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100 1 _aWallace, F. L.
_q(Floyd L.),
_d1915-2004
245 1 0 _aGrowing Season
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1959
500 _aRelease date is 2019-11-15
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aSpace ships -- Fiction
653 _aAttempted murder -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1959
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60693
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