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 Project Gutenberg 2023-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 121 Hamilton, Edmond 1904 1977 Sterling, Brett Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Sunfire! $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1962. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sunfire!" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction novel written during the early 1960s. The narrative follows Hugh Kellard, a former space explorer who returns to Earth after a traumatic experience on the planet Sunside. The book explores themes of exploration, the nature of consciousness, and humanity's place in the cosmos through Kellard's journey and struggles to come to terms with what he encountered in space. In the story, Kellard grapples with the aftermath of a disastrous mission that resulted in the deaths of his colleagues. As he attempts to retire to a quiet life in his grandfather's old house, he is confronted by Halfrich, a representative of the Survey, who demands to learn the truth about his experiences on Sunside. Throughout their discussions, Kellard reveals that he witnessed a mysterious, sentient energy on Sunside, referred to as the "children of the stars," which fundamentally alters his perception of life and humanity’s role in the universe. Ultimately, he and his team return to Sunside, where they encounter these entities, leading to a poignant realization about the limits of human understanding and the vast, untapped potential of the cosmos. The novel concludes with a sense of acceptance and hope for future explorations, despite the revelations that challenge the characters' views on their place in the universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231017134528hamilton 1962 US Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Mercury (Planet) -- Fiction Space travelers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61702 2025-07-28T13:19:11.996905 text/html 37058 2023-11-20T16:50:38 text/html 616827 2025-07-28T13:19:15.426863 application/epub+zip 615613 2025-07-28T13:19:13.380897 application/epub+zip 202438 2025-07-28T13:19:12.494917 application/epub+zip 1211809 2025-07-28T13:19:16.833929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1205026 2025-07-28T13:19:14.907877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53643 2025-07-28T13:19:11.833906 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33855 2023-11-20T16:50:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17466 2025-07-28T13:19:16.984851 application/rdf+xml 30528 2025-07-28T13:19:12.818909 image/jpeg 4659 2025-07-28T13:19:12.651890 image/jpeg 1462398 2025-07-28T13:19:12.023979 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia