Contents • • • • • • Plot introduction [ ] Homeward Bound begins in 1972, then flashes forward to 1977, 1982, 1984, 1994, 2012, and finally to 2031 when the American starship arrives at and Home, the homeworld of. Explanation of the novel's title [ ] Homeward Bound has multiple meanings in the book. It is a pun, in that the Race's home planet is called Home, and many characters are headed there.

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For characters that are members of the Race, such as Ttomalss, Atvar, and Straha, they are headed home after the failed conquest of. For Kassquit, it is her cultural home, although not her biological one. The Earth ship Admiral Peary is headed to Home (the planet), where they will confront the Race and try to demand respect as an independent planet (or at least for the United States). At the end of the novel, while most of the ship's crew has been in sleep and suffered, they are given the chance to go back to Earth (their home).

As each character arrives, they handle their return in the best way they can. Plot summary [ ] The Admiral Peary travels at between 0.35 and 0.4 and took a little over 30 years, instead of 24 (the Race's starship velocities were one-half c), to cross the twelve between Earth and. The ship is named Admiral Peary for its role as a military exploration ship, after Adm., who did the same in Arctic exploration. When the Admiral Peary arrives in orbit around Home, the Race's planet in the Tau Ceti system, it causes a crisis in the highest levels of the Race.

The Race's Emperor Risson and Fleetlord Atvar (sent back to Home, with the dubious distinction of being the only Fleetlord not to conquer a planet) argue the merits and drawbacks of attempting to destroy mankind by massive nuclear strikes. Meanwhile, Researcher Ttomalss investigates reports of a major breakthrough by human scientists back on Earth. The Race inadvertently cause themselves a possible ecological disaster similar to what they are causing on Earth with the Race's introduced species into the Earth's ecosystems by letting the humans' caged loose on Home. The rats were used for food testing for the Humans. It comes as a great shock to the Race when a second human starship (the Commodore Perry) arrives in orbit around Home, having traveled the twelve light years in just five weeks.

Download Detective Conan The Movie 13 Sub Indo Mp4. The (which appears to be based on the principle of folding space) allows the crew to return to Earth, which is familiar, yet different, from how they left it. Another pun is the ship's captain Nicole Nichols, inspired by 's but playing off. The ship is named Commodore Perry for its role in opening up the Race's empire to U.S. Access, after Commodore, who did the same with, and the Race are fearful that other human nations will make their way to Home, especially a recovered. Characters in 'Homeward Bound' [ ] • Sam Yeager - United States Ambassador to the Race and foremost human expert on. • Jonathan Yeager - Expert on the Race, member of ambassadorial team, son of Sam Yeager, married to Karen Yeager.