A newly terraformed Earth is ready for its population, traveling in cryo-chambers on interstellar arks to return. Earth is now a vast ocean planet with three major landmasses and humans will have to learn how to coexist in smaller distances. The aliens are glad to see them home. There's one catch. The Arenans, a race of guardians charged with of our sector in the galaxy, want to ensure humans do not venture too far outside our solar system. They feel...

Homecoming is the first film to explore the rural roots of African American life. It chronicles the generations-old struggle of African Americans for land of their own which pitted them against both the Southern white power structure and the federal agencies responsible for helping them. Director Charlene Gilbert weaves this history together with a fond portrait of her own Georgia farming family into what she calls, "A story of land and love." Like...

Part of the award-winning Five Worlds series. Contains strong language. After escaping the laboratory where he was imprisoned by the scientific mega-corporation GenTech, Kata wants just one thing: to go back to his homeworld of Trandellia with his friend Tau and forget all about what happened. Forget about being imprisoned and mutated, forget about GenTech's attempts to break and sell him as a piece of livestock, and above all, forget the tortures...

Earth. The mere name has had an almost talisman-like pull on the human race since we were driven from our home world over 6,000 years ago. Mankind's ancestors ran from the genocidal threat engulfing them, fleeing like intergalactic refugees towards a new home that would allow us to flourish once again. And, flourish we did. From a ragtag group of just over 12,000 survivors, humanity has grown to create a proper empire of nearly 900 billion spanning...

Homecoming tells the story of a survivor of childhood trauma. In Maggie Bowyer's fifth poetry collection, they take us on a deep, sometimes dark, journey toward healing. The collection starts with Bowyer running from the places, people, and things they once called home. Eventually, they realize they cannot outrun memories. They face the worst of it, only to come out the other side with the chance to rebuild a new home, a safe home. Bowyer aims for...

"He knew he didn't have any other choice if he wanted to keep his head." The Great War is over and millions lay dead across the nations of Europe. John finally makes it home one year after the armistice. Embittered and with nothing to come back to, John settles in London. After a smuggling deal gone wrong, John is, once again, forced to flee to the only place he knows: Motbridge. But the memories of the locals are long and they haven't forgiven...

Who wields the power behind the Wild Court? After months of dealing with gods and monsters in New York, Karina and Robert return to their cottage in Scotland. Chris makes the move as well to start fresh with his girlfriend, Anya-but when they arrive Anya isn't there. He tracks her down at the pub where her mother, Beira, works, and finds out that Beria's been holding a grudge against his family for the past few hundred years. Since Beira's the Cailleach...

It's homecoming week, but everything is going wrong.

Homecoming (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Cynthia Voigt Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for...

Alanna is surprised by the return of her step-brother and former lover, Kyle, when he shows up to work at the newspaper she writes for as the new head photographer. Unbeknownst to him, they have a daughter from the night before they last saw each other eight years previous. Can they forgive each other and rekindle the trust and love they once shared?