Space brat by Henry Slesar
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"Space Brat" by O. H. Leslie is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story revolves around an alien invasion that seeks to conquer Earth by starting from the most vulnerable point: a human baby. The narrative explores themes of trust, societal perceptions of infancy, and the complexities of human nature through the lens of extraterrestrial observers. In the plot, a war council from the alien planet Nahrla devises
a strategy to infiltrate Earth by sending a disguised agent in the form of a baby. The aliens believe that humans have an ingrained trust for infants and that this guise would allow them to gather information unimpeded. The story alternates between the aliens’ council meetings and the unfolding life of the Bryan family, who adopt the infant, unaware of its true nature. As the narrative progresses, the contrasting perceptions of humans and aliens towards babies highlight both the innocence associated with infancy and the darker, destructive intentions of the invaders. The climax reveals the tension between the couple and the alien plot, ultimately leading to an unexpected conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Slesar, Henry, 1927-2002 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Finlay, Virgil, 1914-1971 |
| Title | Space brat |
| Original Publication | New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1957. |
| Series Title | Produced from Fantastic January 1958. |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Earth (Planet) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 73674 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-73674-7 |
| Release Date | May 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 165 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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