Project Gutenberg 2019-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 107 Hidalgo, Miguel Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Homecoming Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, April 1958 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Homecoming" by Miguel Hidalgo is a science fiction narrative likely written in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of love, loss, and the futility of war in a post-apocalyptic setting. It centers around the journey of a soldier returning home after a catastrophic global conflict, highlighting his memories and the stark reality he faces upon arrival. The story follows a soldier who has endured the devastation of World War III and is determined to return to his wife and home after years of fighting. As he travels through a desolate landscape that was once vibrant, he recalls his past life, filled with love and hope. However, upon reaching his destination, he is confronted with a horrifying reality: the home he longed for is now inhabited by a monstrous creature, a stark contrast to the life he remembered. The narrative culminates in a powerful reflection on the permanence of loss and the bittersweet nature of memory, as the soldier grapples with the notion that nothing can last forever, not even love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Spouses -- Fiction Apocalyptic fiction Veterans -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 43635 2025-07-24T06:46:25.346682 text/html 19617 2024-10-17T14:14:17 text/html 182110 2025-07-24T06:46:27.229688 application/epub+zip 180942 2025-07-24T06:46:25.706676 application/epub+zip 82440 2025-07-24T06:46:25.499655 application/epub+zip 215869 2025-07-24T06:46:28.462678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208654 2025-07-24T06:46:26.856632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110416 2022-09-27T10:29:18.251969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37140 2025-07-24T06:46:25.253655 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17405 2024-10-17T14:14:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17479 2025-07-24T06:46:28.599624 application/rdf+xml 26985 2025-07-24T06:46:25.579643 image/jpeg 4783 2025-07-24T06:46:25.538650 image/jpeg 326689 2025-07-24T06:46:25.358685 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