Friday, December 04, 2009
 
Book Report: Homegoing by Frederik Pohl (1989)
I'm reviewing these books out of order; I read this book when I went through a recent sci-fi set including Solaris and Lovelock. So apparently it was not only a sci-fi set, but also a single word title sci-fi set.

This book centers on the return of a human rescued in space by the Haklh'hi. The young man was raised from infancy by the herd-like aliens. As they return him, they behave a little suspiciously, sending him into a civilization that has slipped after global warming and nuclear wars to determine how warlike the survivors remain. Unfortunately, the aliens have only prepared the boy by showing him old television shows, so the reconnaissance fails. And the Haklh'hi plans are not as benign as they've let on.

An interesting read, something to keep you puzzling what the final twist will be. At which time, you will say, "But of course."

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