Eden M51 – G. R. Paskoff 


 

Eden exists, tucked away in a remote corner of the universe. In the year 2283, overpopulation, resource depletion, and climate change have pushed global civilization to the brink of collapse. Colonies on the moon and beneath the oceans, despite years of development, are struggling to survive. As international tensions escalate, and humanity faces an impending crisis for subsistence, a new race has quietly begun, one to find a habitable planet for human expansion outside the solar system. Thus far, however, every expedition sent has resulted in monumental disappointment, and occasionally, tragedy.

But all is not lost.

A U.S. interstellar probe, launched decades earlier, unexpectedly transmits a burst of tantalizing figures on a remote alien world in the M51 galaxy, yielding the first promising data scientists have seen in years. In response, an international team of experts is hastily assembled to investigate the prospective planet over thirty million light years away. Each with their own set of hopes and agendas, what they discover upon arrival is more than any of them imagined – something that forces them to confront the shadows of their past and to reevaluate their choices for Man’s future.

Commander Nathaniel Hawke, a renowned pilot in the United States Department of Space Defense, is selected to lead the mission. Seven years after the controversial death of his best friend, he views the expedition to M51 as one last opportunity for redemption.

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Subgenres: Adventure, First Contact, Metaphysical & Visionary, Space Exploration, Space Opera

Date first published:  April 4, 2012

On Kindle Unlimited: No

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Website: http://www.grpaskoff.com

Biography: By day I am a mechanical/ biomedical engineer. But that's just to pay my bills. I've always been a creative person and have been sketching since a young age. Later on I became fascinated by graphic design and taught myself to use Photoshop and Illustrator. But becoming a writer wasn't something I had considered until I had a story idea in my head and it just wouldn't go away. Since self-publishing my first science fiction novel, I have since self-published two short stories. I'm currently working on a sequel to the novel and a YA humorous fantasy series. You can learn all about my various creative endeavors on my website: www.grpaskoff.com. You can also find me on GoodReads.

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Cover artist name: G. R. Paskoff

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