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100 1 _aHamilton, Edmond,
_d1904-1977
245 1 0 _aRequiem
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Amazing Stories April 1962.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-20
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Requiem" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction novel written during the early 1960s. The book deals with the theme of human nostalgia and the final days of Earth as it winds down to a cataclysmic end. Set in a distant future, it explores the emotional weight of memory and the importance of recognizing one’s roots within the vastness of the universe." In "Requiem," Captain Kellon and his crew are dispatched on a mission to document Earth's final moments as it spirals toward its sun. The journey is filled with tension as Kellon finds himself surrounded by media personalities and sentimentalists who are more focused on the spectacle than on the significance of their dying home world. Throughout the novel, Kellon grapples with his disdain for the vacuous broadcasts and the hollow nostalgia that envelops his companions. As Earth blossoms anew after centuries of ice, he discovers an old house belonging to a couple, Ross and Jennie, which becomes a refuge for his burgeoning introspection and reflections on humanity’s past. As the destructive finale approaches, Kellon takes a stand against the frivolous fanfare surrounding Earth's demise, ultimately embracing a quiet farewell that resonates with the true mournfulness of loss. The narrative culminates in a poignant acknowledgment of human existence, memory, and the inevitability of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1962
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aSpace travelers -- Fiction
653 _aEarth (Planet) -- Fiction
653 _aTelevision broadcasting -- Fiction
700 1 _aSummers, Leo,
_d1925-1985
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Stories April 1962.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72180
999 _c112906
_d112906