What do you think?
Rate this book
Return to Earth
Chapbook.
There was a yearning by some Venusians to return home to Earth. But there had never been any space flight. It was against the law! The Astronomical Institute had decided ages ago that it was impractical, and that no attempts should be made to break out of the Venusian gravitational field. And so space flight was made taboo. So people the world over accepted this as fact. It was what they had been taught; it was what they believed. Citizens went about their daily lives with the firm belief that the human race had originated on Venus thousands and thousands of years before, never dreaming the truth, never guessing that humanity's roots led back to Earth. But there were a few men who had doubts,just a few. Men like Mike Woolf, Kerry, and Rennig. Men who were curious.
There was a yearning by some Venusians to return home to Earth. But there had never been any space flight. It was against the law! The Astronomical Institute had decided ages ago that it was impractical, and that no attempts should be made to break out of the Venusian gravitational field. And so space flight was made taboo. So people the world over accepted this as fact. It was what they had been taught; it was what they believed. Citizens went about their daily lives with the firm belief that the human race had originated on Venus thousands and thousands of years before, never dreaming the truth, never guessing that humanity's roots led back to Earth. But there were a few men who had doubts,just a few. Men like Mike Woolf, Kerry, and Rennig. Men who were curious.
111 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1951
1 person want to read
About the author
Bryan Berry
18 books1 followerRoderick Bryan Berry (1930-1966), was a British SF author.
Berry was a rising star of the UK SF scene in the 1950s, before tragically dying at only 36 in Hampstead, London, towards the end of 1966. Berry had worked as a copy writer in advertising, and edited a monthly literary magazine, before starting to freelance as a writer in 1952.
See also works written as Rolf Garner.
NB: Some account incorrectly record this author as dying in 1955 instead of the correct date of 1966.
Bibliography:
Return to Earth (1951)
Born in Captivity (1952)
Dread Visitor (1952)
And the Stars Remain (1952)
Aftermath (1952) - serialised novel
From What Far Star? (1953)
The Venom-Seekers (1953)
Resurgent Dust (1953) as Rolf Garner
The Immortals (1953) as Rolf Garner
The Indestructible (1954) as Rolf Garner
(Posthumous)
Groundling (2021)
The Imaginative Man (2021)
Mars is Home (2021)
Some of his works, when published in German, were accredited under the pseudonyms W. Brown or James Spencer.
Berry was a rising star of the UK SF scene in the 1950s, before tragically dying at only 36 in Hampstead, London, towards the end of 1966. Berry had worked as a copy writer in advertising, and edited a monthly literary magazine, before starting to freelance as a writer in 1952.
See also works written as Rolf Garner.
NB: Some account incorrectly record this author as dying in 1955 instead of the correct date of 1966.
Bibliography:
Return to Earth (1951)
Born in Captivity (1952)
Dread Visitor (1952)
And the Stars Remain (1952)
Aftermath (1952) - serialised novel
From What Far Star? (1953)
The Venom-Seekers (1953)
Resurgent Dust (1953) as Rolf Garner
The Immortals (1953) as Rolf Garner
The Indestructible (1954) as Rolf Garner
(Posthumous)
Groundling (2021)
The Imaginative Man (2021)
Mars is Home (2021)
Some of his works, when published in German, were accredited under the pseudonyms W. Brown or James Spencer.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
No one has reviewed this book yet.