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EDEN: The Novel Paperback – July 1, 2004

by Ken Wisman (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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EDEN is two stories: one fictional, one fact. The fiction: Calif De'Alsace, a man devoted to the dissemination of life across the galaxy, has taken a group of one hundred artists and scientists to a sterile world named Eden for the purpose of bioengineering living works of art. Calif, an Ankh idealist, has decreed that no weapons be brought and that the group create a "paradise of peace where beauty...not the law of tooth and claw...reigns." Unknown to the Eden group, Calif was forced by a powerful man to include an artist, Iamoendi, who has secretly been using drugs to enhance his imaging abilities. Iamoendi, who is descended from Fundamentalist factions that fought in the Religionist Wars, slowly goes insane. Believing himself an instrument of god, Iamoendi turns against Project Eden. He obtains the genome libraries (programmed instructions for bioengineering plants and animals) for insects and arachnids. Subsequently, he creates an army of huge insect warriors, and launches a secret attack against Project Eden. Thirteen survive Iamoendi's attack. Weaponless, they are forced to create living weapons in defense. With the battle lines drawn, the war begins. The survivors create a surprise defense of giganticized ant lions, trapdoor spiders, and carnivorous plants. They defeat Iamoendi's army, but Iamoendi escapes. Two more battles ensue in which Iamoendi's attacking monstrosities become increasingly bizarre and surreal. More and more survivors die with each battle leading to an ending both poignant and transcendent. The fact: In the spirit of Coleridge and Poe who used an opiate to enhance their poetic imagery, in the spirit of Huxley whose use of peyote awakened his awareness to the creative use of mind-altering substances, I have set down my own experiences with altered states as they relate to my creation of EDEN. My intent is to share my insights into the creative process as well as the source and derivation of both the philosophy underlying EDEN and the hallucinatory visions used in the telling of this story. It is a first person account of how, after being accidentally introduced to a hallucinogen, my subsequent use and experimentation became the stuff and substance of my novel EDEN.
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    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    July 1, 2004
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1418427411
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1418427412
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ AuthorHouse (July 1, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1418427411
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1418427412
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.52 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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David
5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting and Engaging
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2004
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Part philosophical treatise and part science fiction adventure, neither of which disappoints. It is a study of the roll of both science and the creative process in the human condition. The ideas Mr. Wisman puts forth in his personal recollections would be enough to recommend this book on their own. But it is the story of Eden itself that is the real gem here. Mr. Wisman is not afraid to let a story build, to detail the landscape of the planet or study the relationships of its inhabitants. He allows the reader to settle into the world of Eden then takes them to its exciting and devastating climax. The final confrontation is better then any Hollywood epic you'll see this year.

"Eden: The Novel" is a treat. A thought provoking book, to be sure, but also a hell of a fun read. Highly recommended!
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Micah Abbott
4.0 out of 5 stars One Possible Future
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2004
Being a fan of the author's previous work, Hi-Tek, I was very excited to receive a copy of his newest novel for my reading pleasure.
A short 180 pages, I quickly consumed the novel in a weekend on the beach. And while it was short, it definitely was not lacking in substance.
The reader is taken on a journey into a future, far from here in some sense, yet still close enough for it to seem plausible. A world full of interplanetary travel and multiple civilizations scattered throughout the cosmos, where they have all come together to exchange ideas, culture, and money.
Unfornately, as do most good things, it turns bad. Civilization becomes corrupted and the shiny new feeling of new peoples and ideas is lost.
Of course, there is one man who strives to recreate a place of peace and happiness. He solicits a group of seven highly talented artists that specialize in a new art form where images of the mind become physically tangible. In addition, he hires a team of engineers and scientists to help the artists make their visions a reality. His vision to create this new land takes them on a long trip across the galaxy to an uninhabited planet that remains suitable for a population to survive.
The meat of this story chronicles the trip out to this planet and the events that ensue once the travelers make landfall. I won't give away too much more of the plot, but this experiment isn't all peaches and cream.
What I liked about this story was its ties to the current modern world. Advances in biotechnology, computers, space flight, and all things scientific make the story a bit more plausible, as the out-of-this-world gadgets that exist in this story have roots in the scientific advances of today. Some of these details are skimmed over, as you might imagine, but others have a good amount of thought put into them and are explained successfully.
Another aspect of the story that I enjoyed was the psychadelic underpinnings. The author does not hide the fact that much of this story was created out of a series of psychadelic journeys he had over a three year period. Some of the details of these trips are shared with the reader in between chapters, as a way of explaining the how's and why's of the story. This was some of the more interesting parts of the book and has inspired me to research the psychadelic experience that was presented to the reader.
The flaws of the book are a short list. I felt that the story had some slow spots, particularly in the beginning. While the description of the flight out to the new planet is important for the development of the characters, I still felt like it partly dragged on for a bit too long. However, once the travelers land on their planet, the story races off towards an impressive climax.
I would highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in a possible vision of a not-too far off future. The ideas presented through the story should cause the reader to take a moment to reflect on the current advances we as a civilization are making. They all have good intentions for sure, not everyone has the same ideas.
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Eliassen
5.0 out of 5 stars Science fiction analogy to "Lord of the Flies."
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2004
Both "Lord of the Flies" and "Eden" deal with the transformations in behavior/culture after the thin layer of civilization is stripped away.

Eden is a slow build to a fast finish. The ending satisfies and, at the same time, leaves you wanting more. Though intellectually and emotionally complete, the finale leaves you wondering what the next phase of evolution will be.

Highly recommended for everyone -- and in particular, anyone interested in spiritual and societal evolution.
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Norm Alcy
4.0 out of 5 stars Impetus-to-review
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2004
This was a thought-provoking read, and I found myself in constantly trying to anticipate the development of the novel. With so much mythology and so many preconceived notions about "Eden" (the place), it was very refreshing to find myself using the novel as a vehicle for exploring what "Eden" really means in human/modern terms.

Buy it! Read it!
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