Project Gutenberg 2020-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 166 Abernathy, Robert 1924 1990 Abernathy, Robert Harwood Bixby, Jerome 1923 1998 Bixby, Jay Lewis Bixby, Jerry Bixby, Drexel Jerome Lewis Neal, Harry Drexel, Jay B. Lewis, D. B. Lewis, D.B. The Giants Return Produced from Planet Stories Fall 1949 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time dilatation -- Fiction Interstellar travel -- Fiction Human evolution -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 65684 2025-07-25T09:41:31.558685 text/html 42055 2024-10-18T08:40:45 text/html 520454 2025-07-25T09:41:33.604638 application/epub+zip 519262 2025-07-25T09:41:32.022652 application/epub+zip 91984 2025-07-25T09:41:31.762665 application/epub+zip 559172 2025-07-25T09:41:34.996699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551554 2025-07-25T09:41:33.384686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124446 2022-09-28T19:39:06.001671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58568 2025-07-25T09:41:31.420654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38744 2024-10-18T08:40:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18257 2025-07-25T09:41:35.132646 application/rdf+xml 29470 2025-07-25T09:41:31.867658 image/jpeg 4957 2025-07-25T09:41:31.814658 image/jpeg 470906 2025-07-25T09:41:31.573714 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 en.wikipedia