02520cam a22003853u 4500 65886 UtSlPG 20260610134524.0 m cr n 260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Neville, Kris, 1925-1980 Special Delivery Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1952 Release date is 2021-07-20 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Special Delivery" by Kris Neville is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story follows Parr, an advanceman sent as the vanguard for an impending alien invasion of Earth, tasked with ensuring that every person on the planet receives a special package before the attack begins. The novel explores themes of identity, loyalty, and the psychological impacts of an upcoming war, primarily through the experiences of Parr and his encounters with an enigmatic enemy known as the Oholo. The opening of the book introduces readers to Parr, who arrives on Earth under the guise of handling a mission related to package deliveries. As he settles into his surroundings, he grapples with his role in the invasion, carefully managing the tension between his duties and his growing unease regarding the consequences of his actions. Time is slipping by as Parr struggles against the pressure from an Oholo counterpart who senses his presence. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes a tense interplay of mental and physical confrontations, setting the stage for the escalating conflict that threatens to expose both the aliens’ intentions and Parr’s own unraveling psyche. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction War stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction Terry, W. E., 1921-1992 Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy January 1952 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65886 106708 106708