Desert Eden

Desert Eden #1

by J.M. Morgan

Genres: Science Fiction

Paperback

First published September 1, 1991

About the author

J.M. Morgan is the working name of Jill Meredith Morgan. She has also published under the names of Morgan Fields, Jill Morgan, and Jessica Pierce.

Reviews

[Tori · Rating 3 out of 5]

The characters were really flat and one dimensional and I didn't like most of them. Nevertheless, this was still a page turner and I look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.

[SewUnicornish · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was not at all what I was expecting. I liked it a lot. It was fast paced and I never really knew what to expect next for some reason. I wouldn't call it a thriller though as the cover says. I think it's more drama and suspense. I had a hard time picturing what the inside of the dome looked like because there wasn't much description of it. And I constantly had a feeling that at any point the author was going to push their religious beliefs on us. There was way too much gabbing on about mother earth and god and it was kinda confusing going back and forth between different religious views. That slowed the story at times and bogged it down with too much deep thinking. It's a sci-fi book! Other than that I loved the book. The characters, although they took a long time to develop individuality they eventually did. They seemed like real people. I didn't realize until the end that there is a sequel. I definitely want to read it sometime.

[Science and Fiction · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly engaging right from the start; the subject of an escaped virus was somewhat apropos given that the world was still reeling from the Covid-19 global pandemic as I read this. I really enjoyed this fast-paced story which demonstrates greater range than most other post-apocalyptic stories. The language is direct and unpretentious yet every few pages there is a gem of a paragraph or a sentence that most writers will wait decades for such inspiration. I also liked the differing perspective that the Native American character brought to the narrative.

Looking online I discovered this was the first of a trilogy which I would be eager to read, unfortunately an online perusal revealed that only old browning paperbacks are to be found, selling for crazy prices like $35!! I'll have to hope to get lucky at one of the used books stores.

[Lianne Burwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book in a box I was going through, and realized that I'd never actually read it. So, I had a weekend free, and that was about how long it took. It was a little cheesy, but enjoyable. The only point that had me going 'wait a minute' was when it described there being only about 5000 people left living *world-wide*, then implied that the human race would rebuild. I'm sorry, but that just isn't enough of a genetic pool, especially if there's only a dozen her and there. Even careful breeding wouldn't overcome that limited a gene pool.

But if you like end of the world virus scenarios, try hunting this one down.

[Shawn Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Civilization is wiped out by biological weapons research run amok in this book. It's depressing at points, but it's worth reading.