02441cam a22003733u 4500 53089 UtSlPG 20260610134225.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Sharkey, Jack, 1931-1992 The Creature Inside Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Worlds of Tomorrow December 1963 Release date is 2016-09-19 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Creature Inside" by Jack Sharkey is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book explores themes of consciousness, alternate realities, and psychological manipulation through a narrative centered around a high-stakes mission involving the mind. It revolves around the consequences of an experimental device that can tap into and amplify a person's thoughts and feelings, leading to a dangerous exploration of human psyche. The story follows Lieutenant Jerry Norcriss as he embarks on a mission to rescue a man named Anthony Mawson, who has become lost in a self-created mental universe generated by a malfunctioning experimental machine. As Jerry steps into this mind-bending world, he grapples with the blurry lines between reality and illusion, encountering embodiments of his deepest desires and fears, particularly a vision of a woman named Carol, who represents both hope and deception. Through a series of harrowing experiences within Mawson's fractured reality, Jerry must confront the dangers not only of the machine but also of his own mind, ultimately discovering the tricky nature of perception and the fragility of human consciousness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Psychological fiction Norcriss, Jerry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Wood, Wallace, 1927-1981 Produced from Worlds of Tomorrow December 1963 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53089 93923 93923