Project Gutenberg 2016-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 121 Sharkey, Jack 1931 1992 Sharkey, John Michael Gaughan, Jack 1930 1985 Gaughan, John Brian Francis Gaughan Big Baby Produced from Galaxy Magazine April 1962 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.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction Norcriss, Jerry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 107753 2025-07-20T14:56:19.478369 text/html 84821 2024-10-23T00:20:02 text/html 391275 2025-07-20T14:56:21.665366 application/epub+zip 391550 2025-07-20T14:56:19.881369 application/epub+zip 96708 2025-07-20T14:56:19.660339 application/epub+zip 441392 2025-07-20T14:56:23.180358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433797 2025-07-20T14:56:21.448363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139381 2022-09-23T14:45:58.610699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99168 2025-07-20T14:56:19.291382 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79440 2024-10-23T00:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18500 2025-07-20T14:56:23.303311 application/rdf+xml 29085 2025-07-20T14:56:19.731335 image/jpeg 4505 2025-07-20T14:56:19.695353 image/jpeg 353573 2025-07-20T14:56:19.497343 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 en.wikipedia