Project Gutenberg 2016-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 75 Sharkey, Jack 1931 1992 Sharkey, John Michael Gaughan, Jack 1930 1985 Gaughan, John Brian Francis Gaughan Big Baby Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Big Baby" by Jack Sharkey is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The book follows Jerry Norcriss, a Space Zoologist sent to investigate a mysterious alien presence on a planet colonized by humans. The story delves into themes of alien lifeforms, the nature of perception, and the human mind's interaction with extraterrestrial beings. In "Big Baby," the plot unfolds as Jerry is tasked with learning about a seven-hundred-foot-tall alien creature that has been inadvertently overlooked by roborocket scanners. Initially believed to be a menacing force, the creature's true form is revealed to be that of a helpless baby, capable of mimicking its victims’ life-signatures through telepathy. Through his contact with the alien, Jerry experiences the entity's loneliness and its instinct for self-preservation. As the story progresses, the alien is ultimately confronted by Jerry's team, leading to a thrilling climax where they must deal with the creature's deceptive powers. In the end, Jerry learns profound insights about the nature of fear, alien life, and the complexities of existence itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Norcriss, Jerry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 107569 107573 2024-09-21T13:47:48.515960 2023-09-22T10:41:08.006542 text/html text/html 104953 2016-04-11T19:12:30 text/html; charset=us-ascii 352577 2016-04-11T19:12:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 391156 2024-09-21T13:47:50.971969 application/epub+zip 391516 2024-09-21T13:47:48.952970 application/epub+zip 96685 2024-09-21T13:47:48.716950 application/epub+zip 441984 2024-09-21T13:47:52.611965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433701 2024-09-21T13:47:50.736964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139381 2022-09-23T14:45:58.610699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99239 99144 2024-09-21T13:47:48.268961 2023-09-22T10:41:07.726553 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99466 2016-04-11T19:12:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38956 2016-04-11T19:12:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20171 2024-09-21T13:47:52.742925 application/rdf+xml 29085 2024-09-21T13:47:48.789953 image/jpeg 4505 2024-09-21T13:47:48.753952 image/jpeg 353499 2024-09-21T13:47:48.536969 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia