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100 1 _aHamilton, Edmond,
_d1904-1977
245 1 0 _aSunfire!
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 September 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"Sunfire!" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction novel written during the early 1960s. The narrative follows Hugh Kellard, a former space explorer who returns to Earth after a traumatic experience on the planet Sunside. The book explores themes of exploration, the nature of consciousness, and humanity's place in the cosmos through Kellard's journey and struggles to come to terms with what he encountered in space. In the story, Kellard grapples with the aftermath of a disastrous mission that resulted in the deaths of his colleagues. As he attempts to retire to a quiet life in his grandfather's old house, he is confronted by Halfrich, a representative of the Survey, who demands to learn the truth about his experiences on Sunside. Throughout their discussions, Kellard reveals that he witnessed a mysterious, sentient energy on Sunside, referred to as the "children of the stars," which fundamentally alters his perception of life and humanity’s role in the universe. Ultimately, he and his team return to Sunside, where they encounter these entities, leading to a poignant realization about the limits of human understanding and the vast, untapped potential of the cosmos. The novel concludes with a sense of acceptance and hope for future explorations, despite the revelations that challenge the characters' views on their place in the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1962
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aMercury (Planet) -- Fiction
653 _aSpace travelers -- Fiction
700 1 _aFinlay, Virgil,
_d1914-1971
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Stories September 1962.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72181
999 _c112907
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