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_aAbernathy, Robert, _d1924-1990 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Giants Return |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2020 |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1949 | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2020-11-27 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"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.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aTime dilatation -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aInterstellar travel -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aHuman evolution -- Fiction | ||
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_aBixby, Jerome, _d1923-1998 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Planet Stories Fall 1949 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63899 |
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