The Seed of Earth Author:Robert Silverberg "Do your share for Mankind's destiny." — 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 numb... more »er comes up, one of them is YOU.
The Draftees for the planet Osiris are a typical colony group: 50 men and 50 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.« less