New Eden Paperback – July 18, 2019

The story was imaginative, captivating and refreshing, a pleasant change from space operas with violent battles. The book as riveting. I loved the ending, but I won’t give anything away. I’m very much looking forward to reading the two sequels!

The book has a good premise and the story unfolds itself in a reasonable way. As with most "hard" science fiction there is a lot of dialogue, some times with attempts at humor.The author does a good job at the issue of first cause, and does not leave us with a pat answer, only the necessity of more thought.Thanks for the book.

It's really excellent, first attempt at a novel or not. I enjoyed the engaging characters and the science. Thoughtful depictions of human nature and how it may interact with another intelligence. There's some seriously good philosophy and ontological discussion woven in and an overarching ambiguous tension over our perception of moral values. Hard to describe, but I finished the book with a better appreciation of what it means to be human and our place in the universe.

I loved the introduction. I am not strong in science and the introduction was helpful to me.I loved the characters and the story up to the 45% mark. The characters were a good combination of intelligent, funny and interesting. The story up to that point, was interesting.After contact with Seth the group had to make a decision on how to proceed. There should of have been a consensus of all three characters, not two taking over. I lost respect for the two characters that took over. These characters who are brilliant make the worse possible decision. Instead of contacting an attorney to protect their discovery and their rights and then working with either a private group, academics, or other scientists they call in the government. That is the beginning point of my hating the story. Every single thing that happened with the government was predictable. Why did the author turn intelligence into stupidly?The next part of the story was Seth’s meetings with world leaders. The author could have done something clever and creative with that. Instead he just gave a general discounting .Following was Seth’s viewing of our Earth. I was thinking New Zealand, the Swiss Alps, the Pacific coral reefs, South America’s rainforest and jungle. Instead, the group takes him to a local zoo, Vegas and up a mountain in bad weather. Did these brilliant characters forget how to use their phone weather app? By that point I am finally disgusted with the story.Next New Eden is introduced. That too was predictable. No one wants generic housing in a tree, nor riding a giant spider as an Uber.Seth’s action with Rachael was also predictable, as Seth was a good guy.

NEW EDEN by Kishore Tipinerni is a cutting edge work of science fiction that relies on hard science as its foundation and yet takes the reader through an odyssey that cannot be predicted until the final pages of the novel. It uses a well-conceived plot with elements seamlessly interwoven to create what is a mind-bending thought experiment, one that invites the reader to ask, "Could this really happen?"The science upon which NEW EDEN is based concerns quantum entanglement, a proven principle of quantum mechanics that shows that two subatomic particles, if created simultaneously, can communicate instantaneously across any distance, even the breadth of the known universe. But can these particles be created in laboratory settings? In actuality, they already have been, but Dr. Joshua Miller and journalist Rachael Miller believe they have created stable particles (called spookyons in the novel) that can last far longer than those previously produced. The name of the fictional particles comes from Einstein's famous quote that such particles demonstrated "spooky action at a distance," words indicating that he himself didn't believe in entanglement.The novel explores the infinite possibilities of stable entanglement, for communication across interstellar and intergalactic distances would become possible--assuming, of course, someone is out there listening, someone to communicate with. Andrews and Miller believe that they've found that "someone" in the form of alien intelligence.The book is fast-paced and devotes considerable time to backstory and characterization for its main characters, and there is a moving love story that is not only part of the plot but at the very heart of the book's climax. The love story, in fact, provides nice balance between the hard science and the humanity of the characters and how they view ET and the cosmos.What is most intriguing about the novel is that it speculates on the origins of the universe and how and why the Big Bang happened. Is it possible that Andrews and Miller have found an answer that cosmologists and philosophers alike have diligently sought for centuries? While NEW EDEN offers a tantalizing reason for the existence of the cosmos, it doesn't try to convey ultimate truth, but rather leaves the door open for speculation on the part of the reader. In this respect, the novel doesn't become preachy or arrogant. Instead, it opens doors that invite the reader to continue thinking long after the final page is finished. Indeed, the novel begs for a sequel, and one hopes that Tipinerni will continue the saga of Joshua Andrews and Rachael Miller--and all of humanity, the fate of which hangs in the balance in the final chapter.NEW EDEN is a great ride for people who like a good story, real science, and the fusion of the two. It is highly recommended.

This is an epic tale in the vein of Arthur C. Clarke. The ideas and their development are majestic, deeply philosophical and plausible. The mechanics of the writing is entirely competent. What detracted somewhat from this great story was the author's choice to dumb down much of the dialogue. I don't know if he was trying to appeal to a younger, 'hip' readership, but his choices about dialogue, for me, were beneath the majesty of the story itself. The frequent references to various rock music, groups and artists similarly detracted rather the added; better Mozart or Bach than Elvis and the Beatles. A bit freighted with virtue posturing, but done more gently and tolerably than many books nowadays. Nonetheless, this is a most worthy read, which I enjoyed thoroughly. Highly recommended.

This was an outstanding read, I really loved the storyline and characters for all hard sci-fi people. This should be a must-read,I can't wait to see how book two goes

At many times this brilliant Book outshines the glowing pages of Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov. It is my favorite Science fiction book (and series). It is like nothing else.

I think it is quite well written and I think, quite decente towards us, Christians. It is a fiction work,and I enjoyed it, but frankly, I stick with my version of Creation...

One of the best science fiction novel I have read till now. Thank god... it is not a murder mystery and chasing plot like other science fiction novels. However, I expected more Indian masala from an Indian origin writer. It was more of an American novel with just one Indian-American character. All in all, it is just great writing. Hat's off

This book was initially hard to really get into as there was so much science discussed between the main characters, I felt like I was being left behind a bit. But I stuck with it because I really liked the characters, who were genuinely likeable people.It was worth it, as the story that unfolded, humans making a first contact with an alien species, was highly entertaining and also done in a very original way. I had a horrible feeling for much of this book that it was going to be the same as that shockingly bad movie Contact, but luckily it was so, so much better.There were a couple of minor negatives - there is a senior US army officer who is the stereotypical warmongering officer who appears in just about every Hollywood production, and the author appears to be obsessed with classic rock music, to the point where the inclusion of every single rock song that is currently playing in a scene, along with details of who it is by and which album it came from, became a bit repetitive and tedious.Minor gripes, though. All in all, a terrific book, with a properly uplifting happy ending.

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