Seeds of Life is a science fiction novel by American writer John Taine (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell).

The novel originally appeared in the magazine Amazing Stories Quarterly in October 1931.

"[1] Also writing in 1951, Boucher and McComas noted that "even today it can still compete as one of the better treatments" of its theme.

"[3] New York Times reviewer Basil Davenport criticized the novel for its dubious science and "lack of a single clear narrative line," saying the novel "appeals only to the nerves.

"[4] Everett F. Bleiler found the opening segment of the novel to be "fascinating," but that as a whole "it suffers from formal defects, inadequate development at times, superfluity at others, weak characterizations, and problems with tone."