Project Gutenberg 2006-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 160 Piper, H. Beam 1904 1964 Piper, Henry Beam Piper, Horace Beam Genesis Produced from "Future combined with Science Fiction Stories" September 1951. Produced by Greg Weeks, Geetu Melwani and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Genesis" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction novelet written during the early 1950s. The story unfolds aboard a spaceship carrying colonists to a new planet, Tareesh, as they seek to establish a new life. It explores themes of survival, evolution, and the resilience of humanity in the face of unforeseen challenges. The plot centers on Colonel Kalvar Dard and a group of colonists who, after a disastrous meteor strike, find themselves stranded on an alien planet following the destruction of their spaceship. As they struggle to adapt to their harsh new environment, Dard and the surviving women face not only the challenges of survival but also threats from primitive, human-like creatures known as the Hairy People. As the years pass, the group grows and evolves, facing internal struggles and external dangers. Dard’s legacy becomes one of hope and perseverance as he navigates the complexities of leading this new society, striving to cultivate a future despite the daunting challenges they encounter in their new world. Ultimately, the story speaks to the tenacity of human spirit and the survival of an evolving race. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 75904 2025-08-07T14:16:48.971296 text/html 72550 2013-12-17T07:55:12 text/html 86135 2025-08-07T14:16:52.661260 application/epub+zip 84825 2025-08-07T14:16:50.443292 application/epub+zip 84825 2025-08-07T14:16:49.477304 application/epub+zip 147920 2025-08-07T14:16:54.336287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139619 2025-08-07T14:16:52.123285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122613 2022-09-08T14:42:00.007865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70456 2025-08-07T14:16:48.729290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70325 2013-12-17T07:54:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18504 2025-08-07T14:16:54.490255 application/rdf+xml 8787 2025-08-07T14:16:49.974282 image/jpeg 2469 2025-08-07T14:16:49.729283 image/jpeg 28126 2013-12-17T07:55:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 27311 2013-12-17T07:55:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 82797 2025-08-07T14:16:48.978295 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia