Homegoing

by Frederik Pohl

Book Overview

Sandy Washington was a pretty normal guy. The only unusual thing about him was that Sandy had been raised by aliens on their spaceship. The Hakh'hli had done everything they could to give Sandy an Earth-type boyhood. Now, finally, the Hakh'hli were bringing Sandy home to Earth. And while they were at it, they intended to give humanity some extraordinary gifts. The Hakh'hli seemed to have Sandy's -- and humanity's -- best interests at heart. But the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345339754
• ISBN13: 9780345339751
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Another winner from Fred Pohl

This is a good read, classic science fiction as always done well by Fred Pohl. Easy to get into and not confusing at all like some books where a lot of the story takes place in alien culture. About a human who grew up on an alien spaceship and the ship is headed to earth to return him but also to get something in return, has good story line on earth after planet has been devasted. I like when stories are post apocolyptic, which this one sorta is, although lightly. Good read, I recommend.

a sensitive, humanistic look at Pohl's favorite themes

Too bad this one's out of print! The protagonist is fascinating, and the story poigniant. One of Pohl's best. Compares very favorably with his more well known works.