The Eden Paradox deals with cosmic issues à la Solaris and 2001, without stinting on action and plot. The questions and ideas are embodied by fully-fleshed characters grappling with the cataclysmic destruction of one world, and the beginning of another.
The Eden Paradox (The Eden Trilogy)
by Barry Kirwan
4.8 stars - 9 reviews
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Here's the set-up:
The discovery of a new planet, a paradise among the stars, is supposed to provide war-torn humanity with its last chance for survival. Unfortunately, it’s anything but the savior mankind so desperately needs. It’s the human race’s nemesis, an alien threat unleashed, one that has the power to harvest humanity when the collaboration of a sinister global sect tears down Earth’s defenses at the critical moment. The fate of mankind rests in the hands of two broken men who must overcome their own inner demons before they can take on the implacable force that lies in wait at the heart of Eden to destroy everything humans have ever known.
One Reviewer Notes:
From the first paragraph, Barry Kirwan takes the reader on a journey spanning space and time in a fluid, action-packed flow of images, thoughts and words. His cast of characters are dimensional and with the backdrop of an alternate -- perhaps future -- universe, the characters ring true with their own life stories and personalities, creating memorable men and women fighting the good fight for all of humanity. Threads of misdirection and well-crafted chapter cuts bring the reader easily into Kirwan's Eden. When the reader arrives into the world, Earth's dying is just a matter of years, centuries or days depending on which character is talking. He catapults the reader between Earth and discovering Eden -- the light at the end of the tunnel for humans. Micah and Blake are strong men in different walks of life who find themselves entwined through chance and science. There are teasing images just out of reach in Micah's scientific landscape that bring him to choices -- hard choices -- that ultimately pull him from his day-to-day life into the real world.
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About the Author
I was born in Farnborough, England, where I used to watch the fast-jet Red Arrows practice low-flying stunts. I fell in love first with science, then science fiction, reading the greats such as Asimov and Clarke. I then studied Psychology and majored in Human Reliability Assessment, which predicts accidents and how to avoid them, and ever since I've applied this approach to nuclear plants, offshore oil & gas platforms, and air traffic safety. But my passion for the past few years is writing science fiction, with a psychological angle, trying to figure out where we (humanity) are headed, and how different aliens could be, not just in looks, but in the way they think and communicate. This is what I explore in my Eden Trilogy, and also in my short stories, which are available free on my website www.barrykirwan.com.
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