Project Gutenberg 2019-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 128 Fontenay, Charles L. 1917 2007 Fontenay, Charles Louis Orban, Paul 1896 1974 Family Tree Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, December 1956 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Family Tree" by Charles L. Fontenay is a science fiction novella written during the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the provocative exploration of evolution, social norms, and what it means to be human in the context of a man who is revealed to be a superman due to his unusual chromosomal makeup. The narrative grapples with themes of societal standards, personal identity, and the implications of genetic mutation. The plot follows Masefield Truggles, a self-appointed moral guardian in the small town of Marston Hill, who aims to confront Blan Forsythe, a man rumored to be practicing polygamy and harboring extraordinary powers due to his unique genetic structure. As Truggles investigates and attempts to rally the town against Forsythe, he uncovers complex relationships with Phyllis Allison, Forsythe's ex-wife, and her son Donald, who holds a mysterious power of his own. The climax reveals that Donald is indeed the product of Forsythe's lineage, possessing an unusual number of chromosomes, which suggests a new step in human evolution. The narrative ultimately forces Truggles to confront his prejudices and insecurities, leading to a deep existential reflection on the nature of humanity and the ethics of evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Polygamy -- Fiction Human evolution -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 85140 2025-07-23T14:09:44.071803 text/html 82120 2019-05-31T10:05:00 text/html 296324 2025-07-23T14:09:46.033819 application/epub+zip 296326 2025-07-23T14:09:44.452819 application/epub+zip 95150 2025-07-23T14:09:44.236786 application/epub+zip 339070 2025-07-23T14:09:47.382774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331446 2025-07-23T14:09:45.827813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130599 2022-09-27T01:36:23.597047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77667 2025-07-23T14:09:43.864780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77906 2019-05-31T10:05:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19030 2025-07-23T14:09:47.512769 application/rdf+xml 28944 2025-07-23T14:09:44.316776 image/jpeg 4937 2025-07-23T14:09:44.275795 image/jpeg 474237 2019-05-31T10:05:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 29922 2019-05-31T10:05:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 476013 2025-07-23T14:09:44.086801 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