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Al Williamson: Hidden Lands #[nn]
In "The Lost Lives of Laura Hastings," a 2004 Dark Horse gem, an Earth expedition returns to a long-abandoned world they once seeded, only to find that evolution took a startling detour—rendering humanity unfit for the planet they hoped to claim. With Al Williamson’s legendary artistry on full display, both in the story and on the cover, this tale unfolds with quiet dread as the crew prepares to erase the planet’s current life and begin anew—unaware of the ancient, sentient tree quietly watching.
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An Earth ship returns to a planet that it had seeded over 50,000 years before in order to see if the planet is ready for colonization. They discover that somewhere along the line that evolution on the planet took a wrong turn and Earthmen could never thrive there. Thus they decide to start all over again and re-seed the planet after destroying it, unaware that an intelligent tree exists on the planet!
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