Project Gutenberg 2010-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 138 Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.) 1915 2004 Wallace, Floyd L. Wallace, Floyd Lee Wallace, F.L. Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. The Impossible Voyage Home Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Impossible Voyage Home" by F. L. Wallace is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. It explores themes of space travel, aging, and the human condition, all set against the backdrop of a future where the challenges of interplanetary travel are influenced by the effects of radiation and biological limitations. The story centers on the concepts of heredity and human resilience amidst the harsh realities of space. The narrative follows the elderly couple, Ethan and Amantha, as they long to see their youngest grandchild on Earth. With a limited time frame due to the constraints of aging and space travel, they hatch a plan to steal a spaceship to make the journey home. As they unexpectedly succeed in piloting the craft through their combined experiences and sheer determination, their adventure illuminates the depth of their bond and the wisdom accumulated over a lifetime. Along the way, they confront both the physical challenges posed by space and societal perceptions of the elderly, ultimately rediscovering their agency and capabilities, much to the surprise of those who doubted them. The book culminates in a realization of the potential within those often overlooked due to age, and presents a thought-provoking exploration of what it means to truly live and connect with one’s family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32805/32805-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 87.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: Old Age & the Elderly 77607 2025-08-13T10:14:02.456754 text/html 74422 2021-01-06T17:44:21 text/html 233915 2025-08-13T10:14:04.728754 application/epub+zip 232709 2025-08-13T10:14:03.047741 application/epub+zip 96400 2025-08-13T10:14:02.691752 application/epub+zip 276079 2025-08-13T10:14:06.111772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267633 2025-08-13T10:14:04.459740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131890 2022-09-15T06:25:06.231428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68524 2025-08-13T10:14:02.274785 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68316 2021-01-06T17:44:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19434 2025-08-13T10:14:06.250789 application/rdf+xml 24970 2025-08-13T10:14:02.752745 image/jpeg 4158 2025-08-13T10:14:02.721776 image/jpeg 224423 2021-01-06T17:44:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 27099 2021-01-06T17:44:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 225018 2025-08-13T10:14:02.472752 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia