Project Gutenberg 2023-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 122 Hamilton, Edmond 1904 1977 Sterling, Brett Summers, Leo 1925 1985 Summers, L.R. Summers, L. R. Summers, Leo Ramon Requiem $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1962. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) 20231025073928hamilton 1962 US Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space travelers -- Fiction Earth (Planet) -- Fiction Television broadcasting -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 68465 2025-06-28T12:32:58.396135 text/html 43817 2023-11-20T16:49:03 text/html 301003 2025-06-28T12:33:01.714103 application/epub+zip 299793 2025-06-28T12:32:59.798108 application/epub+zip 206018 2025-06-28T12:32:58.966131 application/epub+zip 919133 2025-06-28T12:33:03.076154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 912212 2025-06-28T12:33:01.147097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60113 2025-06-28T12:32:58.163143 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40329 2023-11-20T16:49:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17598 2025-06-28T12:33:03.210106 application/rdf+xml 31762 2025-06-28T12:32:59.330102 image/jpeg 5068 2025-06-28T12:32:59.146134 image/jpeg 1738884 2025-06-28T12:32:58.419162 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