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Title: The Seed of Earth

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Title: The Seed of Earth Title Record # 22214
Author: Robert Silverberg
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Note: This NOVEL is based on the short story "The Winds of Siros" and is unrelated to the short story "The Seed of Earth", which was originally called "Journey's End" but was retitled before publication. However, this Novel (in cut down form) was published in Novella form in Galaxy in 1962.
Synopsis: Back of book: The leaders of Earth intend to spread Mankind throughout the universe, until every habitable planet boasts a human civilization. 60 colony ships leave Earth every day on a one-way trip to the stars. Each ship carries 100 draftees. 6000 a day. 48,000 a week. Two and one half million every year. If your number comes up, one of them is YOU. The Draftees for the planet Osiris are a typical colony group: fifty men and fifty women with little in common, except their courage and determination to make the best of a situation they cannot change. But sacrifice and brave resolve are not enough to save them in their struggle to survive on a hostile new planet. The tiny band of colonists is torn apart by violence, and threatened by an alien menace. They face disaster, unless someone can discover the secret of survival on a world so different from the one they left behind.
User Rating: 6.50 (2 votes) Including variants and translations: 7.00 (3 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), interstellar travel (1), interstellar empire (1), colonization (1), kidnapping (1), aliens (1), draft (1), Psychological study (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1977Translated by Eric Chédaille to be verified for Galaxie
French La semence de la Terre
1981 German Die Kolonisten Terras
1996
  • Translated by an unknown translator.
  • Title reads Semya Zemli.
Russian [as by ]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Seed of Earth / Next Stop the Stars 1962-00-00 Robert Silverberg Ace Books (Ace Double #F-145) F-145
$0.40?$: US dollar
114+
139
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
omni Ed Valigursky , Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
The Seed of Earth 1977-02-00 Robert Silverberg Ace Books 75875
$1.50?$: US dollar
xv+
174
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Don Ivan Punchatz Checkmark
The Seed of Earth 1978-05-00 Robert Silverberg Hamlyn 0-600-38314-8
£0.80?£: UK pound
167
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Seed of Earth 1982-04-00 Robert Silverberg Ace Books 0-441-75876-2
$2.25?$: US dollar
xv+
174
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Stephen Hickman Checkmark
The Seed of Earth 1982-05-00 Robert Silverberg Ace Books 0-441-75876-2
$2.25?$: US dollar
xv+
174
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Stephen Hickman Checkmark
The Seed of Earth 2011-09-29 Robert Silverberg Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10597-3
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
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