Eden's Trial (Eden Paradox) Paperback - Barry Kirwan

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I'dliketoreadthisbookonKindle Don'thaveaKindle?GetyourKindlehere,ordownloadaFREEKindleReadingApp. Productdetails Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independentlypublished(February6,2019)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 316pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1794644644ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1794644649ItemWeight ‏ : ‎ 1.03poundsDimensions ‏ : ‎ 6x0.79x9inches BestSellersRank:#1,114,611inBooks(SeeTop100inBooks)#4,404inCyberpunkScienceFiction(Books)#4,495inColonizationScienceFiction#5,075inGalacticEmpireScienceFictionCustomerReviews: 4.3outof5stars 267ratings VideosHelpotherslearnmoreaboutthisproductbyuploadingavideo!Uploadyourvideo AbouttheauthorFollowauthorstogetnewreleaseupdates,plusimprovedrecommendations.BarryKirwanBriefcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadfullcontent.Fullcontentvisible,doubletaptoreadbriefcontent.Eversincestaringupatthestarsthroughmyfirsttelescope,I'vewonderedwhatmightbeoutthere,andwhomightcomevisitingoneday.Likemostofmyfavoritesciencefictionauthors,Idon'tassumethey'lllooklikeus,orthinklikeus.BoththeEdenParadoxseriesandthenewseriesexplorealienmotivationsandourreactionstothem,thenewseriesgoingonestepfurthertoconsiderhowsuper-AIsmightconsiderhumanity.Youcanfindoutmoreaboutmybooksonfacebook.com/EdenParadoxorwww.barrykirwan.com,ReadmoreReadless Customerreviews4.3outof5stars4.3outof5 267globalratings 5star 55% 4star 28% 3star 12% 2star 4% 1star 2% Howcustomerreviewsandratingswork CustomerReviews,includingProductStarRatingshelpcustomerstolearnmoreabouttheproductanddecidewhetheritistherightproductforthem. Tocalculatetheoverallstarratingandpercentagebreakdownbystar,wedon’tuseasimpleaverage.Instead,oursystemconsidersthingslikehowrecentareviewisandifthereviewerboughttheitemonAmazon.Italsoanalyzedreviewstoverifytrustworthiness. LearnmorehowcustomersreviewsworkonAmazon Topreviews Mostrecent Topreviews TopreviewsfromtheUnitedStates Therewasaproblemfilteringreviewsrightnow.Pleasetryagainlater.LuísMartins4.0outof5stars ThescaleofStarTrek,thegutsofStarWarsbutnotquiteachievingeither. ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonDecember11,2020VerifiedPurchase (ToBarry:yes,it'sabitgrim,butI'moneofthosewhowillcarryontothenextones!)AlottounpackinwhatIfoundtobeamostlysatisfyingsuccessortoTheEdenParadox.(Veryminorspoilersahead...)Theactionandsnappyinteractionsbetweenthecharactersremainasgoodasever,butthescopeandstakesofthestoryareraisedtoanunbelievablelevelwhichIfoundtobesimultaneouslygreatandthebiggestflawupuntilnow.TheexpansionofKirwan'sGalacticsocietyisveryentertainingandallowsforwonderfulmoments.However,Ifounditchallengingtomaintainthenecessarysuspensionofdisbeliefwhenthenewvillainswereintroduced.Thepreviousbookmademefeelthattheuniversewasmassiveandthatourheroeswerejustunluckytobethegenerationthatwascaughtinamillennialplanofasuperiorrace.Humanity'sunfortunatefatefeltasrandomasthefateofanantcolonydestroyedbecausesomeonewantstoplantpotatoesthere.Moreover,theshockbetweenthetimescalesinwhichthetwoclashingspeciesworkedmadehumanitieseffortsseemfutile.Itallverynatural.Thefunnythingis,Ididn'tevennoticedhowmuchthatplayedapartinthepleasureitwasreadingTheEdenParadoxuntilitwentmissinginTrial.InTrialweareaskedtogoalongwiththefactthat,afterbeingtoldofthecountlessmillenniumsbetweenevents,the2ndbiggestconflictinthehistoryofthewholeuniversejusthappenstooccurafewyearsafterhumanityhastheirfirstconflictwithanalienrace.Whereasbefore,thetriptoEden,Micah'sandPierre'sdevelopmentandevenKat'sconnectiontothealienmirrorracewassomethingthattooktimeandhadconsequences,nowcharactersjumpgridlevelslikeit'snothingandtravelthroughtheuniverselikesomeonewhogoestothesupermarket,allcourtesyofaplethoraofDeusExMachinadevicesthatappearwhenit'sconvenient.IfIsoundoverlycritical,itisnotmyintention.Icommendtheauthor'sambitionandthebookwasapleasuretoread,butIcouldnothelptofeelthatKirwanfelthehadashotatsomethinghereandthrowedeverythingandthekitchensinkatit,asifTolkienhadtriedtosqueezethesilmarillioninthemiddleofTheTwoTowers.Still,I'vealreadyboughtthenexttwo,whichispossiblythebestsummaryofhowmuchIamenjoyingthistrip. Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse lubylu554.0outof5stars Goodstorybutnotentirelyahappyending. ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJanuary20,2022VerifiedPurchase HavingsaidthatveryobliquefactI’lltellyouanotherone.Everyauthorstartsoutwitha4.It’stheauthor’sworkthateitherkeepsitata4ordropstoa3orless.5ishardtoobtainbecauseitstandsforaperfectworkofart. Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse ToddGutschow2.0outof5stars TurnedIntoInter-GalacticClownShow ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJune29,2022VerifiedPurchase Wow,whatachangefromthefirstbook.Thissecondbookthrustshumanityintothewidegalaxy…onlytofindoutthatit’sthewide“multi-galaxy”…aseverelyimprobableconcept.Thecharacters,interactionsandconceptswhichwereinterestinginbook1turnouttobewildlysporadicinbook2.Ahighlyunlikelygalacticcastesystem,multiplemulti-galacticinvasions,seriouslyflawedscience,andthrowinacaste-inspiredgalactic“Survivor-style”gamethatspeciescanplayandyouwillunderstandwhyIcan’ttakethisbookseriesseriously,anymore.WhatahugeturnaroundfromBook1.Atleasttheauthorknowshowtowrite…soI’llgive2starsforcompetence. Readmore Helpful Reportabuse Aynjill4.0outof5stars Wherehaveyoubeenallmylife? ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonAugust5,2020VerifiedPurchase BarryKirwan,Ineverheardofyouandhereyouarediviingstraightontomybookshelf.Yes,folks,thisisgoodreading!Youknowhowonereadssooomanysci-fibooksjustwaitingforsomethingnew?Whenyouthinkyoufoundit,butthestorystartssoundinglikesomethingyoureadbefore.WellIsuggestyougivetheEdenseriesatry.Iamstartingthethirdbookandamlovingit.Greatcharacterdevelopment,newideasandaffordable.What'sholdingyouback? Readmore 2peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse JacobAMillican4.0outof5stars TheTrilogyContinues ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonJanuary28,2012VerifiedPurchase WhileIdidnotlove"Eden'sTrial"asmuchasIdid"TheEdenParadox"itwasstillwellworththepurchase.Aswiththefirstbook,suspenseandactionweremasterfullybalancedthroughoutawell-craftedplot.Yet,despitetheintriguingwideningofscopethattakesplace,Icouldn'thelpbutfeelthisnovelstoodasaplaceholderbetweenamasterfulopeningand,I'mguessing,excitingfinale.Otherthanthetwistinplotreferencedabove,thestoryprettymuchunfoldedconceptuallyhowyouwouldexpectandseemsintentontyingupsomelooseendsfrombookoneandlayingthestageforbookthree.Perhapsitismyloveforepicmiddlechaptersthatcouldstandaloneasclassictalesintheirownright,e.g.,"TheEmpireStrikesBack"or"TheTwoTowers",thatcolorsmyperceptionofEden'sTrial.Atanyrate,don'tletmediscourageyoufromKirwan'swork.Definitelyread"TheEdenParadox"andwithoutanyreservation,Iwouldrecommendcontinuingthetalewith"Eden'sTrial". Readmore 4peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse PeterEerden4.0outof5stars Booktwoofthetrilogycontinuesthesuccessofitspredecessor. ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonDecember27,2012VerifiedPurchase Eden'sTrialThisbookcontinuestheexcellentstarttheTheEdenParadoxbegan.Thissecondbookinthetrilogysurgesforwardatbreakneckspeedandcontinuesthebattleswithinitsownranksandthatoftheextraterrestrials.Iamnotsurewhoareworse.Thenextgenhumansorthealiens.DeathcontinuestoeludeLouiseasecondtimeandherslideintothedarksideofhumannaturecontinuesunabated.ThenumberofheroesandheroinescontinuetogrowandfallbythewaysidebutforsomereasonitallcomestogetherinmyheadandIamnotleftflounderingastowhodidwhat,towhomandwhen.TheendingherewasalittlepredicablebutIwasleftwithananticipationforthefinalinstallment.Pleasedon'tleavemeinsuspensetoolong.Ineedclosure.PeterEerden. Readmore 5peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Slotown5.0outof5stars Agreatcontinuationofaseries ReviewedintheUnitedStatesonDecember20,2012VerifiedPurchase Ienjoyedthisbookalot.Ittookrightoffwherethefirstbookendedanddidnothavealotofdeadspacebetweenthecovers.Thecharacterswherewelldefinedandbuilt,toincludethepartiallybadcharacters.Iactuallyfeltsorryforthedemiseofoneoftheevilcharactersthatwasreachingoutforredemption.Thenextbookintheseriesisadefinitepurchaseforme.Ilikethewaytheauthorhas"paced"theseries.Ithinkitwillconcludewellonthethirdbook.Someseriesthatgoonandonbecometiringintheplotdevelopmentforeachnewbook.TheEdenTriologyisnotthatway.Bothbook1and2canalmoststandalone.Welldone. Readmore 2peoplefoundthishelpful Helpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Topreviewsfromothercountries MichaelHolmes3.0outof5stars TheEdenStoryGoesGalactic ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonSeptember12,2019VerifiedPurchase It'sgoingtobeprettyhardtoreadthisasastandalone.Bestreadthefirstbookintheseriesbeforehand.Obviouslythiscontinuesthestorywiththesamecharacters,butoutintothewidergalaxy.Thebackgroundtothesocialsetupandsomegalactichistoryisoutlinedthroughtheadventuresofthemaincharactersandthepiecesareputinplaceforagalacticwar.Humanityisputontrialforitssurvivalandfacedwiththequestionofwhethertheycanevolveandstillbehuman. Readmore 3peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse YvonneN4.0outof5stars Asgoodasthefirstoneinthetrilogy ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonSeptember24,2012VerifiedPurchase Thesecondnovelinthetrilogyisasgoodasthefirst,butstillisslightlylackinginpaceinsomeparts,henceagainthefourinsteadoffivestars.Lotsofcharactersinvolvedsoyouneedagoodmemoryastowhowaswhointhefirstone.Howevercharactersarebuiltuponandareabletogrowandthemysteryisunfoldingevenfurtherandthenovelgoesplacesthereadercouldneverpredict,whichIlove.Lotsofquestionsabouthumanityandtheirplaceintheuniverseaskedandcomparisonsmadetootheralienraceswhocomeinanamazingassortmentofcoloursandshapes.ButthereisstillamysterytobesolvedandIwanttoknowwhattheansweris.CanBarryKirwangetfivestarsoutofmeforthethirdnovelinthetrilogy.Onlytimeandreadingwilltell.InanycaseIamhooked. Readmore 2peoplefoundthishelpful Reportabuse Phil5.0outof5stars Verygoodsequel-Canbereadasstand-alone ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonSeptember30,2019VerifiedPurchase IlovedthefirstbooksomuchthatIrushedtogetthisone.Itisaverygoodsequelbutcanalsobereadasstand-alone,astherearesomegoodexplanations(attherighttimes,andintherightamounts)ofwhatwearesupposedtoknowtoenjoythisbook.AndIlovedthesecondbooksomuchthatIdecidedtogetthethirdonetoo... Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Reportabuse RoseyBookworm5.0outof5stars Abookforsci-fiandnon-sci-filoversequally ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonJuly1,2015VerifiedPurchase AfriendravedaboutthisseriesandIwentaheadandboughtthisbookandnotthefirstonebymistake,butyouknowwhat,Istillloveit.MaybebecauseshehadtalkedaboutitsomuchIdidn’tfeellikeI’dmissedoutonanything,andIwillstillgobackandreadthefirstbook,butnotuntilIfollowBlakeandMicahtoseehowthiswillallturnoutintheend.I’manavidreaderalthoughnotsomuchofthesciencefictiongenre,butnoneofthecomplexplotlinesoralienracesandplanetsphasedmeatall.I’dsayit’sabookforsci-fiandnon-sci-filoversequally.ExcellentwritingMrKirwan,lookingforwardtothenextinstalment. Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Reportabuse Fjb5.0outof5stars Reallyenjoyedtheseriessofar ReviewedintheUnitedKingdomonJanuary13,2020VerifiedPurchase ThenextinstalmentoftheEdenparadoxdoesn’tdisappointelementsofBabylon5,goodoldfashionedhumanpowerpoliticselementsofDavidBrin’sUpliftseriesagalacticsocietyprizingintelligenceovereverythingelseandsponsorshipoflesserspecies Readmore Onepersonfoundthishelpful Reportabuse Seeallreviews Yourrecentlyvieweditemsandfeaturedrecommendations›VieworedityourbrowsinghistoryAfterviewingproductdetailpages,lookheretofindaneasywaytonavigatebacktopagesyouareinterestedin. 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