Dark Eden

#1 Dark Eden

Chris Beckett

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Broadway Books
01 April 2014

Science fiction; Future Society; Post Holocaust Sci-Fi; Space; Aliens; Arthur C Clarke Award

Series: Dark Eden

WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD • “A stunning novel and a beautiful evocation of a truly alien world.”—Sunday Times (UK)

“Beckett renders the terror of the darkness beyond the forests with a riveting deftness that evokes all primordial fears of the unknown.”—N. K. Jemisin, The New York Times Book Review On the alien, sunless planet they call Eden, the 532 members of the Family take 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 United Kingdom, 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 and rendered in prose that is at once strikingly simple and stunningly inventive. Praise for Dark Eden

“A linguistic and imaginative tour de force.”—The Guardian (UK)

“Captivating and haunting . . . human plight and alien planet are both superbly evoked.”—Daily Mail (UK)

“Pure astonishment and pleasure, a storytelling ride full of brio and wonder.”—Locus

By: Chris Beckett
Imprint: Broadway Books
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9780804138680
ISBN 10: 0804138680
Series: Dark Eden
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 April 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Dark Eden (#1 Dark Eden)

Winner of the 2013 Arthur C Clarke Award for the Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year Poetic Beckett renders the terror of the darkness beyond the forests with a riveting deftness that evokes all primordial fears of the unknown There s plenty here to intrigue and entrance. New York Times Book Review A linguistic and imaginative tour de force. The Guardian (UK) Captivating and haunting human plight and alien planet are both superbly evoked. Daily Mail (UK) A stunning novel and a beautiful evocation of a truly alien world. Sunday Times Pure astonishment and pleasure, a storytelling ride full of brio and wonder. Locus Dazzlingly inventive superbly well paced and well written packed with ideas. Reader s Digest Brilliantly imaginative a superb entertainment, a happy combination of speculative and literary fiction. Not to be missed. Booklist (starred) A fantastic novel Beckett has created a bizarre world of astounding imaginative vision, grounded by fundamental human conflicts. Shelf Awareness Riveting a keenly imagined vision of the interaction between human nature and a truly alien world. BookPage