Project Gutenberg 2016-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 133 Stamers, James Carter The Imitation of Earth Produced from Galaxy Magazine October 1960 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Imitation of Earth" by James Stamers is a science fiction narrative published in the early 1960s. The book explores themes of existence and creation as it follows two characters, John Shepherd and Doctor Adelitka Wynn, who find themselves in a bizarre new world, transformed into plant-like beings. The story delves into the nature of life, evolution, and the ways in which these two figures interact with their environment and each other while exploring the concept of creating an Earth-like existence in a foreign landscape. In this imaginative tale, after a catastrophic space event, John Shepherd awakens in an unfamiliar environment with no memory of his human past. He discovers that he has transformed into a powerful plant-like entity capable of telepathic communication with Doctor Wynn, who has similarly changed. Together, they embark on a journey to recreate a civilization and a new form of human life, overseeing the evolution of various species. Their companionship is marked by mutual assistance and rivalry as they experiment with plant life, seek to control their new world, and introduce new forms of life, leading to conflicts and unique challenges. As their creations evolve, they notice that the species reflect human traits, sparking philosophical debates about identity, existence, and the cyclical nature of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 50445 2025-07-20T14:46:36.393147 text/html 26612 2024-10-23T00:18:29 text/html 222114 2025-07-20T14:46:38.025131 application/epub+zip 220943 2025-07-20T14:46:36.746148 application/epub+zip 83499 2025-07-20T14:46:36.548201 application/epub+zip 257733 2025-07-20T14:46:39.165100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250732 2025-07-20T14:46:37.834110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113504 2022-09-23T14:22:24.342446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43833 2025-07-20T14:46:36.292127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24072 2024-10-23T00:18:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17032 2025-07-20T14:46:39.287104 application/rdf+xml 20471 2025-07-20T14:46:36.616118 image/jpeg 3682 2025-07-20T14:46:36.582114 image/jpeg 202547 2025-07-20T14:46:36.403151 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