Clarke award for Dark Eden and was shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Novel of the Year Award for Mother of Eden. "The detailed world-building and strong characters beautifully illustrate the usefulness of myths as a tool for keeping power in the hands of a few." - School LIbrary Journal on Mother of EdenĪbout the Author Chris Beckett is the winner of the prestigious Arthur C. There's plenty here to intrigue and entrance." - New York Times Book Review on Mother of Eden Beckett renders the terror of the darkness beyond the forests with a riveting deftness that evokes all primordial fears of the unknown.
And it is not to be missed." - Booklist starred review of Dark Eden "A superb entertainment, a happy combination of speculative and literary fiction. "Beckett's skillful worldbuilding and thoughtful characterization bring Eden to life, creating a stark microcosm of humankind's worst and best aspects." - Publishers Weekly "beautifully realized." - The (NY) Mountain Eagle It will alter their future and re-shape their past.
It is there that Angie witnesses the most extraordinary event, one that will change the history of Eden forever. Angie must flee with her family across the pitch black of Snowy Dark to the place where it all started, the stone circle where the people from Earth first landed, where the story of Gela-the mother of them all-began. After generations of division and disagreement, the two populations of Eden have finally broken their tentative peace, giving way to bloodshed and slaughter. As the people of New Earth declare war on the people of Mainground, a dangerous era has dawned for Eden. Book Synopsis Angie Redlantern is the first to spot the boats-five abreast with men in metal masks and spears standing proud, ready for the fight to come.
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