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Title: The Giants Return
Note: Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Giants Return" by Robert Abernathy is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The story is set in a distant future where humanity has ventured into deep space, exploring the galaxy in search of new habitable worlds after Earth has become overpopulated and resource-depleted. The primary topic of the book revolves around humanity's return to Earth after a long absence and the unexpected discoveries they make upon arrival. The narrative follows Captain Knof Llud and the crew of the interstellar ship "Quest III" as they journey home after spending hundreds of years in space. Excitement turns to dread when they discover that upon their return, Earth is inhabited by a new, smaller breed of humanity that perceives the astronauts as remnants of a bygone era, labeling them as "giants." As the "Quest III" comes under attack from these diminutive beings who seem intent on destroying them, Knof Llud must navigate this challenging return to a planet that has drastically changed and confront the unsettling reality of humanity’s evolution. In the end, the story explores themes of growth, societal change, and the very essence of what it means to be human. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Abernathy, Robert, 1924-1990
Illustrator: Bixby, Jerome, 1923-1998
EBook No.: 63899
Published: Nov 27, 2020
Downloads: 111
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Time dilatation -- Fiction
Subject: Interstellar travel -- Fiction
Subject: Human evolution -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Giants Return
Note: Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Giants Return" by Robert Abernathy is a science fiction novel written in the late 1940s. The story is set in a distant future where humanity has ventured into deep space, exploring the galaxy in search of new habitable worlds after Earth has become overpopulated and resource-depleted. The primary topic of the book revolves around humanity's return to Earth after a long absence and the unexpected discoveries they make upon arrival. The narrative follows Captain Knof Llud and the crew of the interstellar ship "Quest III" as they journey home after spending hundreds of years in space. Excitement turns to dread when they discover that upon their return, Earth is inhabited by a new, smaller breed of humanity that perceives the astronauts as remnants of a bygone era, labeling them as "giants." As the "Quest III" comes under attack from these diminutive beings who seem intent on destroying them, Knof Llud must navigate this challenging return to a planet that has drastically changed and confront the unsettling reality of humanity’s evolution. In the end, the story explores themes of growth, societal change, and the very essence of what it means to be human. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Abernathy, Robert, 1924-1990
Illustrator: Bixby, Jerome, 1923-1998
EBook No.: 63899
Published: Nov 27, 2020
Downloads: 111
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Time dilatation -- Fiction
Subject: Interstellar travel -- Fiction
Subject: Human evolution -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.