<b> Thanks for replying, Danlo. I didn't go too much farther so that I wouldn't be a spoiler, but it appears that I may go on and answer your questions the best I can: I don't remember any of the characters' names, but as the main dangers, I remember that there were many: flora and fauna attacking the group mostly; the group thought it strange that there were so many dangers, but they didn't realize that the ones who sent them made a mistake (at first) and just considered it training. The group didn't become a different sort of race: there no aliens on the planet (save themselves). The group finally accepted their fate, married and had children, but it was not a matter of generations. They were rescued, and a heartbreaking scene insued in which the leader wanted them to all stay together when they got back home. [Very much like the Twilight Zone episode in which a group of travelers got stranded on a planet, had many children, were finally rescued, but the leader wanted them to all stay together, and finally stayed on the planet by himself when the others left. I believe James Whitmore played the character.] It is an adult sci-fi novel. It was not a series of books (as far as I know), and I don't think it was published in a magazine; too long, I think, but it was a long time ago. If you've ever read <i> Midworld</i> by Alan Dean Foster, you might get an idea of how many dangers they faced. Wish I knew the author; it would certainly make this an easier chore. I knew there was probably little hope in getting the title or author, but I figured, "What the heck." Thanks for the help, Danlo. Isn't it an interesting premise? </b> Arise now, Riders of Théoden!Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded!Forth Eorlingas!<i></i>
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