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The Eden Hole
John Saunders had it all. A beautiful wife, two amazing kids, a dream job, and an apartment in the best part of town. Life was as perfect as it could get. However, when the planet’s worst tsunami hit his building, it shattered his world, and his life. In a heartbeat, everything he cherished was gone.
His dream, his perfect life, washed away in the filth filled waters of LA’s worst ever disaster. In the aftermath, he tried to stay strong, and he vowed to honor the memory of his family. But it was a vow he found increasingly hard to uphold.
Everything reminded him of what he’d lost, and of what he would never have again. Three years passed, and the pain cut ever deeper. He needed a change, a fresh start.
The discovery of the wormhole to the Eden planet offered him the new beginning he needed, and with the help of his friend, Dr. Jack Bradley, he would be on the first transport to Eden.
New beginnings are often difficult, especially when the new beginning means leaving your home planet and traveling countless light-years to an uncharted region of space. A region of space which is secretly coveted by others.
The Eden Hole pulls John Saunders not only to a new sector of space, but into a world of terrorism, espionage and murder. He finds himself in the middle of a struggle for power which threatens to overthrow hundreds of years of peace. Can he survive the struggle? Can he make a difference?
His dream, his perfect life, washed away in the filth filled waters of LA’s worst ever disaster. In the aftermath, he tried to stay strong, and he vowed to honor the memory of his family. But it was a vow he found increasingly hard to uphold.
Everything reminded him of what he’d lost, and of what he would never have again. Three years passed, and the pain cut ever deeper. He needed a change, a fresh start.
The discovery of the wormhole to the Eden planet offered him the new beginning he needed, and with the help of his friend, Dr. Jack Bradley, he would be on the first transport to Eden.
New beginnings are often difficult, especially when the new beginning means leaving your home planet and traveling countless light-years to an uncharted region of space. A region of space which is secretly coveted by others.
The Eden Hole pulls John Saunders not only to a new sector of space, but into a world of terrorism, espionage and murder. He finds himself in the middle of a struggle for power which threatens to overthrow hundreds of years of peace. Can he survive the struggle? Can he make a difference?
453 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
About the author
Ben Brown
132 books11 followers Ben Brown was born in Reading, England. He struggled through school academically. Diagnosed with dyslexia meant being removed from class to attend ‘remedial” lessons. Ben did not enjoy reading and writing, and left school early to work with his father as a builder. It wasn’t until his mid-twenties that Ben persisted in teaching himself to read — and finally read his first novel.
Ben emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1990 where he now lives with his wife Michelle and two teenage children, Chelsea and Zac.
He planned his first novel each day while working as a bricklayer, to pass the hours. His love of scientific facts, futuristic possibilities, and fast-paced action infects his plots and writing style.
Ben emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1990 where he now lives with his wife Michelle and two teenage children, Chelsea and Zac.
He planned his first novel each day while working as a bricklayer, to pass the hours. His love of scientific facts, futuristic possibilities, and fast-paced action infects his plots and writing style.
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March 24, 2017
The Eden Hole is a study in future world travel and overcoming the most unthinkable odds.
A worm hole (i.e. the Eden Hole) is found that leads to a planet much like Terra (future name for the planet Earth) and everyone scrambles to get their trip to this bold new world. This new adventure seems to be salvation for John Saunders who lost his family in the worst tsunami ever recorded.
After weeks of endless, daunting preparation and several heart wrenching good-byes to close friends and his parents, the trip finally begins with excitement and new found friends and a whole new outlook on life.
But…there are terrorists on board the maiden voyage of the airship, Gettysburg. Terrorists who are prepared to take over the Gettysburg and all that is available on the new found Eden. There are terrorists uniting in the colonies and on the planet Mars in a rebellion against Terra.
This is a time in the future when asteroids can be made livable with gravity concealed, oxygen available compartments and motors that move them around the sky like huge flying vessels. One terrorist cell takes over an asteroid and sets course to slam into Terra; thus, furthering the chaos on land and in the sky and of course throughout the Eden Hole.
John Saunders is one of a hand full of people who discover the truth supporting the terrorist group and fight to save the Gettysburg Transport Vessel and Terra and Mars and of course the vision of life beyond the Eden Hole.
The story is intriguing and its primary characters believable (especially in the area of displaying true emotion). However, the plot of the story tends to drag. There is just too much information to absorb from several different settings.
There are several settings on Terra and on Mars, the Gettysburg, the Dauntless and the asteroid and Luna and the worm hole. For me, the pace leant too much detail to these places and did not move the action forward fast enough. And, I had trouble remembering that Jack and John and Adam and Rosie were primary characters from Terra. Jackson and Smith kept confusing me about who was good and who was bad...or wasn't bad, really, because he was a clone…and then Cole and X and the female president of Terra along with admirals and other military personnel really had me wondering which of them was the traitor and do people from Mars really have brown teeth?
My biggest fascination was with the robots…giant robots that save people, and fix things…oh, I so want to get me one of those.
Over-all this story is a good read but one must pay attention or you are likely to get lost in the whole concept of the Eden Hole.
A worm hole (i.e. the Eden Hole) is found that leads to a planet much like Terra (future name for the planet Earth) and everyone scrambles to get their trip to this bold new world. This new adventure seems to be salvation for John Saunders who lost his family in the worst tsunami ever recorded.
After weeks of endless, daunting preparation and several heart wrenching good-byes to close friends and his parents, the trip finally begins with excitement and new found friends and a whole new outlook on life.
But…there are terrorists on board the maiden voyage of the airship, Gettysburg. Terrorists who are prepared to take over the Gettysburg and all that is available on the new found Eden. There are terrorists uniting in the colonies and on the planet Mars in a rebellion against Terra.
This is a time in the future when asteroids can be made livable with gravity concealed, oxygen available compartments and motors that move them around the sky like huge flying vessels. One terrorist cell takes over an asteroid and sets course to slam into Terra; thus, furthering the chaos on land and in the sky and of course throughout the Eden Hole.
John Saunders is one of a hand full of people who discover the truth supporting the terrorist group and fight to save the Gettysburg Transport Vessel and Terra and Mars and of course the vision of life beyond the Eden Hole.
The story is intriguing and its primary characters believable (especially in the area of displaying true emotion). However, the plot of the story tends to drag. There is just too much information to absorb from several different settings.
There are several settings on Terra and on Mars, the Gettysburg, the Dauntless and the asteroid and Luna and the worm hole. For me, the pace leant too much detail to these places and did not move the action forward fast enough. And, I had trouble remembering that Jack and John and Adam and Rosie were primary characters from Terra. Jackson and Smith kept confusing me about who was good and who was bad...or wasn't bad, really, because he was a clone…and then Cole and X and the female president of Terra along with admirals and other military personnel really had me wondering which of them was the traitor and do people from Mars really have brown teeth?
My biggest fascination was with the robots…giant robots that save people, and fix things…oh, I so want to get me one of those.
Over-all this story is a good read but one must pay attention or you are likely to get lost in the whole concept of the Eden Hole.
June 24, 2013
Reluctant Hero
This book starts with a prize-winning short story Rescue Unit 867a I read this a while ago and was very moved at a very sad story and of the bravery of a non-sentient rescue robot, so much so, I cried.
The latest book from one of my favourite authors carries on from there; a story of a man trying to overcome great loss and finding it difficult as the memories constantly resurface and he relives the pain of being the only survivor of a huge natural catastrophe. He believes the only way he can recover is to get away from Earth, perhaps the pain will lessen with no reminders of the wonderful family he lost in the great Tsunami. Of course, as in our own world, there are those that want to destroy, control and spoil, and those who will do the brave, honourable thing and fight the evil and his name is John, and what better name can there be for a hero.
What I like about all his work is the deep feelings he conveys, his books are always well written, fast and exciting and difficult to put down, and yet running through them is the best of humanity, no matter the evil facing the hero, there is a sense of decency and honour, that many other books simply don't portray. I find this refreshing, and even comforting, that in our fast, throw-away, often cruel and uncaring world there are writers like Ben Brown who can thrill and excite us and yet still leave us human, we see the best of our species, not the worst and the hope that we haven't yet lost our humanity, a few good men still exist.
This book starts with a prize-winning short story Rescue Unit 867a I read this a while ago and was very moved at a very sad story and of the bravery of a non-sentient rescue robot, so much so, I cried.
The latest book from one of my favourite authors carries on from there; a story of a man trying to overcome great loss and finding it difficult as the memories constantly resurface and he relives the pain of being the only survivor of a huge natural catastrophe. He believes the only way he can recover is to get away from Earth, perhaps the pain will lessen with no reminders of the wonderful family he lost in the great Tsunami. Of course, as in our own world, there are those that want to destroy, control and spoil, and those who will do the brave, honourable thing and fight the evil and his name is John, and what better name can there be for a hero.
What I like about all his work is the deep feelings he conveys, his books are always well written, fast and exciting and difficult to put down, and yet running through them is the best of humanity, no matter the evil facing the hero, there is a sense of decency and honour, that many other books simply don't portray. I find this refreshing, and even comforting, that in our fast, throw-away, often cruel and uncaring world there are writers like Ben Brown who can thrill and excite us and yet still leave us human, we see the best of our species, not the worst and the hope that we haven't yet lost our humanity, a few good men still exist.
January 12, 2014
Good book. The book is a story about a widower who has lost his wife and two children. He is traveling to a new planet hoping to find happiness and possibly a new love. A mutiny, government conspiracy, interplanetary war have to be resolved before he finds love and happiness. I gave it 4 stars because it is a good book, but not a great book. Parts of the story were contrived, and character development was weak.
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