New Shores

I am a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and I stumbled upon Anderson\’s work accidentally through End of Summer, book 1 in another of his riveting series (coincidentally, I read that one right before the beginning of the Covid pandemic). One thing I require in any fiction or science fiction book: realism and continuity. The created world needs to make sense. End of Summer checked all those boxes, and more. Once I finished that book I was hungry for more, so I looked for more of Anderson\’s work and began the Eden Chronicles. Again, I was hooked for the same reasons, and believe me after devouring the first two books, I was looking forward to the release of New Shores! In New Shores, Anderson once again sets the scene in an easily-visualized way, continuing the story of already loved characters as they struggle to create a community that is safe and balanced for every member, no matter who they are or where they come from. Anderson\’s background gives him a step up in these books, but he also has the talent to present technical details that add texture and depth to the characters and to the story itself without turning off the non-informed reader. I found it easy to become involved with the characters in all of his books, cheering their successes and grieving with them when things didn\’t go quite as planned. The Eden Chronicles series, while a work of fiction, is not only entertainment. I find the series also reminds me that we need to be awake, we need to support each other, and it inspires me to remember that humanity is more than the sum of its individual parts, capable of amazing things. The best thing about New Shores? The story is not over. If you like fiction that captures the imagination, grab this one!

News Shores is the third volume of a series about life and war and struggles and challenges in a parallel universe. This is a genre in its own right but Mr. Anderson\’s approach I thought has been unique in its description of how awfully life and society on Earth evolved, and how a conspiracy by a small but powerful group of libertarians found the way into a parallel world of their very own. As other reviewers have noted, there is a lot of Ayn Rand here, but with less philosophizing and much more action. Unlike in Atlas Shrugged, the real elite in these books has to fight a government that is murderous and evil, and not just incompetent and immoral. These books are longer than usual for this genre. This is not a criticism, the author is very skilled at creating excitement and suspense and has a good command of the English language and spelling (unfortunately so many authors do not, so this has to be noted). I read the first two books very quickly because they were compelling. Having done so, I did not expect to rate the third at only four stars. Unfortunately, New Shores is slower and more improbable than its predecessors. The scene shifts away from Earth, though there is still some action there but there is now a third parallel universe, with implications of others. The main characters we met in the first volume are still around, but their perfection begins to grate, and some of the new ones struck me almost as caricatures, albeit with hearts of gold. All in all, it took me almost a week to read New Shores and I have a feeling that this series is starting to flatten out. Still, I hope I am wrong and with that hope i will buy the fourth book.

This series is really in full stride at this point. I confess I was underwhelmed by the Chandrians at first. A villain with a 19th century tech level that somehow figured out how to teleport to an alternate universe? Seems simultaneously uninteresting and hard to swallow. How wrong I was. Turns out Chandra is a fascinating place and the Kaerin are compelling villains. This storyline has a lot of possibilities. There\’s plenty of witty dialog and great action here. If you’re still in doubt after the first two, go ahead and get this one. It’s the best of the Eden Chronicles books. According to the afterward there will be at least 3 more books in this series. I can’t wait!

Love this series. This book started a little slower, and ended up a little \”busier\” than the two that came before, but I realize that this book was setting up things to come. I\’ve no issue with that because unlike some series, that didn\’t detract from the book at all. I am looking forward to the next book. In the meantime, enjoy this book – it\’s a great read. Character and plot development are outstanding. I\’ve read few books that made me feel I really knew the characters like this series. Highly recommended. Free Chandra! 😉

I really do love world-building fiction, but I generally hate reading it! It takes a genius-level author to create and maintain all the various pieces of a world. Then to bring them together into a story that makes sense in an entirely different world, well, that requires another face of the same mind. Most cannot handle it. But it happens here!!! Anderson challenges the reader to find anomolies, and he wins! If you haven\’t read these books, you still have time, while he works on the next three in the series. See you on Chandra!!

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