Special Delivery by Damon Knight
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"Special Delivery" by Damon Knight is a science fiction short story published in 1954. When Len and Moira Connington expect their first child, something extraordinary happens: their unborn baby begins communicating through Moira, revealing himself as a precocious genius named Leo. As Leo's intellect rapidly develops, he makes increasingly demanding requests—learning languages, dictating novels, and asserting control over the household. The couple must navigate the unsettling reality of their brilliant but domineering
child, leading to an inevitable confrontation between parental authority and Leo's fierce independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Knight, Damon, 1922-2002 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Ashman, William |
| Title | Special Delivery |
| Series Title | Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1954. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Delivery_(short_story) |
| Credits |
Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 32011 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-32011-3 |
| Release Date | Apr 16, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 615 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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