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Title: Requiem
Original Publication: New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1962.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "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.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Hamilton, Edmond, 1904-1977
Illustrator: Summers, Leo, 1925-1985
EBook No.: 72180
Published: Nov 20, 2023
Downloads: 98
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Space travelers -- Fiction
Subject: Earth (Planet) -- Fiction
Subject: Television broadcasting -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Requiem
Original Publication: New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1962.
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "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.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Hamilton, Edmond, 1904-1977
Illustrator: Summers, Leo, 1925-1985
EBook No.: 72180
Published: Nov 20, 2023
Downloads: 98
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Space travelers -- Fiction
Subject: Earth (Planet) -- Fiction
Subject: Television broadcasting -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.