Project Gutenberg 2010-05-30 Public domain in the USA. 77 Marks, Winston K. (Winston Kinney) 1915 1979 Marks, Winston Kinney Palais, Rudolph Palais, Rudi Tabby Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Tabby" by Winston K. Marks is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The book explores the discovery of an extraterrestrial insect known as the "Tabby," which has unique biological properties and behaviors that impact an isolated tropical ecosystem. The narrative is structured through a series of letters, providing both a personal and scientific perspective on the unfolding events. The story unfolds through the eyes of Fred, a member of a scientific expedition to a distant island, who witnesses the arrival of a mysterious flying saucer that releases a swarm of green flies, dubbed "Tabby." As these insects proliferate rapidly, they disrupt the local environment, leading to a spike in the population of larger predatory spiders. Tensions rise as Fred and his companions grapple with the implications of this invasion: is the Tabby a weapon sent by an alien civilization to disrupt Earth's ecosystem? As the narrative progresses, it becomes clear that the Tabby's reproductive capabilities and symbiotic relationship with spiders could lead to dire consequences for life on the island, forcing the characters to confront the potential ramifications of their discovery and their desperate need to control the invasive species. Ultimately, the story delves into themes of ecological balance, survival, and the unforeseen consequences of human exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32613/32613-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Epistolary fiction Scientists -- Fiction Islands of the Pacific -- Fiction Insects -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 51175 51183 2024-09-14T03:59:23.162268 2023-09-14T08:57:23.361652 text/html text/html 47296 2021-01-06T16:38:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 149246 2021-01-06T16:38:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161575 2024-09-14T03:59:25.251211 application/epub+zip 160617 2024-09-14T03:59:23.645202 application/epub+zip 73440 2024-09-14T03:59:23.395208 application/epub+zip 195958 2024-09-14T03:59:26.582219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188659 2024-09-14T03:59:24.853269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101773 2022-09-15T05:34:17.541595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43328 43232 2024-09-14T03:59:23.029216 2023-09-14T08:57:23.243643 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43187 2021-01-06T16:38:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17001 2021-01-06T16:38:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19715 2024-09-14T03:59:26.720222 application/rdf+xml 28206 2024-09-14T03:59:23.458235 image/jpeg 4809 2024-09-14T03:59:23.427206 image/jpeg 149534 2024-09-14T03:59:23.173217 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog