Project Gutenberg 2008-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 290 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Adaptation Produced from Astounding Science Fiction August 1960. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Adaptation" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story explores humanity’s ambitious attempts at interstellar colonization and the complex challenges faced when Earthlings attempt to reintegrate and civilize isolated human colonies that have developed over a millennium. The characters include the Co-ordinator, who oversees the mission, and Academicians Amschel Mayer and Leonid Plekhanov, who represent different viewpoints on how to guide and adapt these new societies. The opening of the novel introduces a futuristic society that has begun sending small groups of colonists to Earth-like planets across the galaxy, creating new civilizations from the remnants of previous pioneers. This segment delves into the anticipation and pressure felt by the team as they prepare for their monumental tasks, knowing their strategies will guide the future of humanity’s expansion into the galaxy. The dynamics between Mayer and Plekhanov outline contrasting ideologies regarding governance and societal development, setting up a tension-filled backdrop for their impending journey to the planets Genoa and Texcoco. As the story unfolds, the focus will likely shift towards the challenges these characters face in dealing with the existing cultures and understanding their own roles as guides and leaders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction, American Space colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 176747 2025-06-10T09:25:52.496394 text/html 174002 2021-01-03T09:42:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 329937 2021-01-03T09:42:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 399079 2025-06-10T09:26:00.040442 application/epub+zip 400102 2025-06-10T09:25:55.787405 application/epub+zip 135662 2025-06-10T09:25:54.185400 application/epub+zip 679186 2025-06-10T09:26:02.995390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661658 2025-06-10T09:25:58.874386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201680 2022-09-11T11:42:48.294532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163271 2025-06-10T09:25:51.954410 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163162 2021-01-03T09:42:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 62031 2021-01-03T09:42:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163153 2021-01-03T09:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62002 2021-01-03T09:42:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22139 2025-06-10T09:26:03.167358 application/rdf+xml 10814 2025-06-10T09:25:54.751407 image/jpeg 2990 2025-06-10T09:25:54.463375 image/jpeg 399022 2025-06-10T09:25:52.543408 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 en.wikipedia