02347cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000220011324500150013526400510015030000470020133600260024833700260027433800360030049000580033650000310039450801160042552012240054153400450176565300200181065300180183070000310184883000580187985600430193799900170198032744UtSlPG20260610133739.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aStockham, Richard14aThe Valley 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction June 1954.  aRelease date is 2010-06-08  aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Valley" by Richard Stockham is a science fiction novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The book centers around a post-apocalyptic Earth where human civilization has deteriorated after centuries of failures stemming from past atomic wars and greed. The narrative follows Michael and Mary, two space explorers who return to Earth after a two-thousand-year expedition, only to find their home in a state of desolation and despair.  The story begins with Michael and Mary landing back on Earth, where they must deliver devastating news about their fruitless search for a habitable planet beyond their own. As they confront the harsh reality of their findings, they experience disillusionment and a deep sense of hopelessness regarding humanity's future. The novel explores themes of survival, the desire for hope, and the contrasts between life in a sterile, controlled society and the natural world. Ultimately, Michael and Mary choose to venture beyond the confines of their civilization in search of renewal and the possibility of life, discovering a glimmer of hope in a small, vibrant valley, symbolizing a rebirth for themselves and potentially for humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories1 aEmshwiller, Ed,d1925-1990 0aProduced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction June 1954.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32744  c73590d73590