Project Gutenberg 2023-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 88 Peterson, John Victor Valding, Victor Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Second census $aNew York, NY :$bRoyal Publications, Inc., $c1957. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Second Census" by John Victor Peterson is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around Jim Rainford, a man who learns he and his wife are expecting quintuplets, only to find their lives disrupted by mysterious census-takers who are not just ordinary humans but extraterrestrial beings from Alpha Centauri. The novel explores themes of identity, family, and the implications of interstellar relationships. In "Second Census," Jim Rainford's mundane life is turned upside down when a strange census taker arrives at his home, demonstrating superhuman speed and knowledge about his wife's pregnancy before even being informed. Alongside his friend Ed Fitzgerald and advanced physicist Maitland Browne, Jim embarks on a wild encounter with these alien visitors, revealing that the extraterrestrials are seeking lost children from their species to aid them in a war. The tension escalates as they try to understand the aliens’ intentions while dealing with their own personal lives, ultimately leading to a blend of adventure, humor, and science fiction that culminates in a surprising and thought-provoking conclusion about their connection to the aliens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230820102027peterson 1957 US Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 53682 2025-06-28T10:01:00.544640 text/html 50808 2023-09-14T13:07:13 text/html 581894 2025-06-28T10:01:04.334663 application/epub+zip 580682 2025-06-28T10:01:02.341610 application/epub+zip 436926 2025-06-28T10:01:01.230621 application/epub+zip 1617878 2025-06-28T10:01:05.642646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1610828 2025-06-28T10:01:03.666625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45000 2025-06-28T10:01:00.381657 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44989 2023-09-14T13:07:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17421 2025-06-28T10:01:05.773607 application/rdf+xml 28749 2025-06-28T10:01:01.674632 image/jpeg 4872 2025-06-28T10:01:01.450643 image/jpeg 3030005 2023-09-14T13:07:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 3034505 2025-06-28T10:01:00.573684 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