No Eden Without... Hell: Admission Test

by Danielle Tremblay

David has always dreamed of becoming a master of the Planet Community (PC), a peacekeeper who will provide assistance to populations in distress on all the planets members of the PC and even on planets in revolt against it. But in order to do that, he must be admitted to Eden, earthly College of the PC, and pass the dreaded admission test. The Master and Guide David chose, who will oversee his learning at Eden, if he succeeds his admission test, is Greg Arsh. Half Terran half Darumian, Master Arsh he’s said to be telepathic and the most demanding master of all the academies on all the planets of the Community. To determine which of the group of 20 selected candidates will be admitted and trained at Eden by him, Master Arsh requires them to overcome many obstacles, all the more difficult and amazing than the others. Only those who demonstrate determination, courage and dedication are admitted. So, when Master Arsh promises to the 20 applicants that he will do everything to make them all fail the admission test, David is afraid he can’t make it. This book describes David’s admission test. We are far from Star Wars, Star Trek or Galactica here. The author seems not at all interested in interplanetary wars, but to help people to survive to them. What matters most to her is the desire to provide assistance to those who need it most. That is also why David selects Greg Arsh and this is why Greg Arsh selects only the best applicants, those who stop at nothing, not even their fears and earthling’s prejudices, to become an instrument of peace and life. The author also makes us understand that as long as the various humanitarian aid organizations do not coordinate their activities nor train well their members, nothing really effective will arise.

165 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 3, 2024

About the author

Née à Montréal, l'auteure a été adoptée à Chicoutimi par des parents du Lac-Saint-Jean et du bas du fleuve.

Elle a grandi au Saguenay et y a étudié en informatique et en gestion documentaire (bibliothéconomie et gestion des documents).

Elle a travaillé pour différentes bibliothèques dont celle de l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, puis plusieurs année pour le Conseil national de recherche du Canada (CNRC), qui compte des instituts de recherche scientifique à travers tout le Canada.

Elle a remporté en 1981 le concours littéraire La Plume saguenéenne dans la catégorie science-fiction pour sa nouvelle « Cosmose », le second prix du concours du meilleur texte de trois pages du module des lettres de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi en 1988 et le premier prix de ce même concours en 1989 pour « La Lettre d’adieu ». En 2011, elle gagne le premier prix du concours littéraire de science-fiction Ascadys avec sa nouvelle « Adam et Ève ».