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First edition, cover art by Ed Valigursky.

The Seed of Earth is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg, originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction in June 1962, and as an Ace Double in 1962. The novel takes place in the near future, and tells the story of a group of individuals, selected randomly by a government-sponsored lottery, who are forced to leave Earth and establish a colony on a distant world. Once there, four of the colonists are abducted by the planet's native inhabitants, and must put aside their differences and work together in order to survive.

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The Seed of Earth title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
The Seed of Earth on the Internet Archive

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-'''''The Seed of Earth''''' is a [[science fiction]] novel by American writer [[Robert Silverberg]], originally published as an [[Ace Double]] in 1962.  The novel takes place in the near future, and tells the story of a group of individuals, selected randomly by a government-sponsored lottery, who are forced to leave Earth and establish a [[Space colonization|colony]] on a distant world.  Once there, four of the colonists are abducted by the planet's native inhabitants, and must put aside their differences and work together in order to survive.
+'''''The Seed of Earth''''' is a [[science fiction]] novel by American writer [[Robert Silverberg]], originally published in ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'' in June 1962, and as an [[Ace Double]] in 1962. The novel takes place in the near future, and tells the story of a group of individuals, selected randomly by a government-sponsored lottery, who are forced to leave Earth and establish a [[Space colonization|colony]] on a distant world.  Once there, four of the colonists are abducted by the planet's native inhabitants, and must put aside their differences and work together in order to survive.
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