
Dark Eden
A Novel
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Chris Beckett
On the alien, sunless planet they call Eden, the 532 members of the Family shelter beneath the light and warmth of the Forest's lantern trees. Beyond the Forest lie the mountains of the Snowy Dark and a cold so bitter and a night so profound that no man has ever crossed it.
The Oldest among the Family recount legends of a world where light came from the sky, where men and women made boats that could cross the stars. These ships brought us here, the Oldest say - and the Family must only wait for the travelers to return.
But young John Redlantern will break the laws of Eden, shatter the Family and change history. He will abandon the old ways, venture into the Dark…and discover the truth about their world.
Already remarkably acclaimed in the UK, Dark Eden is science fiction as literature; part parable, part powerful coming-of-age story, set in a truly original alien world of dark, sinister beauty--rendered in prose that is at once strikingly simple and stunningly inventive.
Reader List:
"John Redlantern" Read by Matthew Frow
"Tina Spiketree" Read by Jayne Entwistle
"Sue Redlantern" Read by Lone Butler
"Gerry Redlantern" Read by Robert Hook
"Gela Brooklyn" Read by Heather Wilds
"Mitch London" Read by Nicholas Guy Smith
"Carolyn Brooklyn" Read by Hannah Curtis
"Jeff Redlantern" Read by Bruce Mann
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- Winner of the 2013 Arthur C Clarke Award for the Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year
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Where does Dark Eden rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's just below Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller ChroniclesWhich scene was your favorite?
I don't want to giveaway anything!Any additional comments?
I hated the pronunciation of the words in the beginning but I'm so glad I stuck with it. Once you get used to the pronunciation it's not as annoying. Really well told. I really liked that there were so many actors.I hated this book at first!
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Good, very unique, but sometimes boring
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What did you love best about Dark Eden?
The concept of the book is very interesting. Without giving any spoilers, I must say that it raised some questions about human personality and human society.What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The variety of narrators for each chapter was a very pleasant experienceWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes and no. It failed to grab me in the beginning, bu towards the last 8 chapters or so that changed dramatically.Any additional comments?
The ending was awful, I expected some more development.Not a 5 star book
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great idea, poor execution
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pay close attention at the beginning
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Where are the men? The population seems to be women, old men and adolescent boys & girls.
Long, long
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Sus
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A Masterpiece in Science Fiction and Fiction
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Redlantern is a rebel of sorts, he has definite opinions on what the family should be doing and going. Breaking the rules, he goes to the dark side of Eden to learn the planets secrets. Redlantern is a strong, heroic type of guy in a over the top way. Tina, a staunch supporter of anything Redlantern does, follows him everywhere. She is not portrayed as his sidekick or a main character. In fact, any or all women mentioned in the story do not have much of a significance.
The concept of another planet is nicely created and the human language is tweaked in such small and different ways that it takes time getting used to the “difference of language” while listening.
The differences are repetition and use of words differently such as: I was dreading dreading. I was so tired tired. Swearing is more like “Harry’s dick” and the humans have evolved so much that there are bat faces and club foots in the population.
Although, these linguistic modifications are interesting at first; they alone won’t keep you engaged for long enough. The sexual innuendos and the concept of women being just baby factories were not really imperative to the story so their presence didn’t add any new angles.
Although there are interesting revelations at the end, it is a little hard to get through as there is more of family drama and family fights rather than the sci-fi stuff with small chunks of mystery. Getting started with the actual story of undertaking the endeavor of going back to Earth is long and becomes banal.
Since there are multiple characters in the book, there are multiple narrators and all of them have done a fairly good job, although the production and the sounds of forests and trees, alarms and horns, is different and true to what is expected, they do not add to the story but rather takes away from it. The sound seems hollow throughout, the female narrators did put a great twist while expressing emotions but were a little squeaky.
Audiobook was purchased for review by ABR.
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More family drama instead of scifi
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I really enjoyed the multiple first person narrative, but would have liked more from the others, instead of relying so heavily on John and Tina.
Interesting, but forget lofty expectations
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