I really like the Hyperion Cantos - the Ousters make exactly that decision, to forego terraforming in favor of self-modification. Naturally, the natural humans

I really like the Hyperion Cantos - the Ousters make exactly that decision, to forego terraforming in favor of self-modification. Naturally, the natural humans vilify and hunt them. http://hyperioncantos.wikia.com/wiki/Ousters http://hyperioncantos.wikia.com/wiki/Ousters