Project Gutenberg 2009-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 18962 Bradley, Marion Zimmer 1930 1999 Year of the Big Thaw Produced from Fantastic Universe May 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Year of the Big Thaw" by Marion Zimmer Bradley is a novel written in the mid-20th century. The book tells a warm and fanciful story about a Connecticut farmer, exploring themes of love, family, and the extraordinary events that can change lives. The narrative centers around the mysterious arrival of a baby from another world and the relationships it fosters. The story is narrated by Mr. Emmett, who recounts a pivotal moment during a major thaw in the region when he discovers a crashed flying contraption containing a baby. After rescuing the child and its dying father, who claims to come from a distant star, Mr. Emmett and his wife Marthy decide to raise the boy, named Matthew, as their own. As Matthew grows up, he displays remarkable intelligence and an uncanny ability to read minds, leading to both humorous and heartfelt moments in the family dynamic. The tale masterfully blends elements of science fiction with the everyday realities of rural life, ultimately celebrating the bonds we create and the impact of extraordinary circumstances on ordinary lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 42234 2025-06-12T03:45:37.931771 text/html 38315 2021-01-05T00:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 15133 2021-01-05T00:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 84532 2025-06-12T03:45:41.771741 application/epub+zip 83332 2025-06-12T03:45:39.604759 application/epub+zip 83332 2025-06-12T03:45:38.493775 application/epub+zip 159625 2025-06-12T03:45:43.430738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152332 2025-06-12T03:45:41.155757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129098 2022-09-13T10:26:09.929976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36425 2025-06-12T03:45:37.680772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36230 2021-01-05T00:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14070 2021-01-05T00:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19245 2025-06-12T03:45:43.572762 application/rdf+xml 11832 2025-06-12T03:45:39.057767 image/jpeg 3066 2025-06-12T03:45:38.776757 image/jpeg 81767 2025-06-12T03:45:37.937763 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