The Eden Experiment

The Tomorrow Gene #2

by Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant

From the bestselling authors of the Invasion and Yesterday's Gone series comes The Eden Experiment, a disturbing philosophical exploration of the future of genetic engineering and what happens when scientific advancement outpaces our ethics.

Eden has burned.

Every island in the archipelago has gone up in flames, and thousands are dead.

As are the dreams of eternal life for hopefuls around the globe.

And one man is the target of their ire.

After finding his brother, Ephraim Todd got more than he bargained for. Now he’s fighting for his freedom, along with his sanity—desperate to prove his innocence and sanity.

But after the evidence that would prove his innocence disappears, no one will back up hist story. Ephraim is forced to take matters into his own hands and face the insurmountable odds to find the one thing that can clear his name.

Can he find the answers before his mind finally cracks and crumbles to nothing?

★★★★★ "Hold on to your hats this second book in the series is a roller coaster ride. I could not put this book down. I absolutely love this series. So no spoilers just get a copy and hang on!!!" -- Grant P Richardson Jr.

★★★★★ "This book was a great follow up to the first in the series. It kept the narrative very well, and was fast paced from start to end. The middle book in a trilogy is often the hardest, but Truant and Platt nailed it again!" -- Christopher Kayden

★★★★★ "This book is a continuation of a good story line. While it answers some questions, it poses new ones. It makes you want to continue reading the story to get the answers. On to book 3 and the final answer." -- Lewis H. Stein

★★★★★ "Loved the book. I am thankful I found this series after all of the books came out. I am definitely binge reading." -- trollhair

★★★★★ "Great book. I've never in my life read a book with such tension. Grabs the reader at go and doesn't loosen the grip till the very.. and I mean very end!" -- Vmac

The Eden Experiment is Book Two of The Tomorrow Gene Trilogy from authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. Get the whole trilogy today!

Genres: Science Fiction

402 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 20, 2017

About the author

Sean loves writing books, even more than reading them. He is co-founder of Collective Inkwell and Realm & Sands imprints, writes for children under the name Guy Incognito, and has more than his share of nose.

Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. Publish. Repeat.

With Collective Inkwell
Yesterday's Gone: Post Apocalyptic - LOST by way of The Stand
WhiteSpace: Paranoid thriller on fictitious Hamilton Island
ForNevermore: YA horror that reads nothing like YA Horror
Available Darkness: A new breed of vampire thriller
Dark Crossings: Short stories, killer endings

With 47North
Z 2134: The Walking Dead meets The Hunger Games
Monstrous: Beauty and the Beast meets The Punisher

With Realm & Sands
Unicorn Western: The best story to ever come from a stupid idea
The Beam: Smart sci-fi to make you wonder exactly who we are
Namaste: A revenge thriller like nothing you've ever read
Robot Proletariat: The revolution starts here
Cursed: The old werewolf legend turned upside down
Greens: Retail noir comedy
Space Shuttle: Over the top comedy with all your favorite sci-fi characters
Everyone Gets Divorced: Like "Always Sunny" and "How I Met Your Mother" had a baby on your Kindle

Sean lives in Austin, TX with his wife, daughter, and son.
Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/seanplatt
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Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Eden Experiment” the second book in “The Tomorrow Gene” opens after a fire ripped through Eden and Ephraim Todd is blamed for the catastrophe that claimed thousands of lives. Desperate to prove his innocence to GEM’s (Committee for Oversight and Evolvable Machines) Chair Herschel Wood and the existence of clones on the island, the story heats up with the disappearance of his evidence and Sophie Norris’s reluctance to testify.

In a psychological thriller as Ephraim fights for his freedom and his sanity, he starts to hunt for Sophie’s clone while struggling to juggle his allegiance to Fiona Roberson and Herschel Wood. What he doesn’t know is that another force is pulling his strings from Eden’s underground labs.

Fast-paced and tension-filled, the plot twists and turns as background information about Jonathan and Fiona’s relationship at UCLA is revealed; Ephraim can’t trust his recollection of his past; and his reality is jarred when he meets another Ephraim on Eden. Well-developed and intoxicating the story keeps you on the edge of your seat until the shocking ending that begs for another book.

Among the compelling characters that bring this story to life is an Ephraim Todd who’s become unpredictable, and highly paranoid. Afraid and insecure about his identity, he doesn’t sleep and pops pills to do so. Continually he reiterates that clones are humans with hijacked memories who’ve been conditioned to be obedient, especially the replicas of the rich and famous sold as sex slaves. Fiona Roberson continues to be calculating and bullying, Herschel Wood unreasonable and Neven Connelly shrewd and devious.

I liked “The Eden Experiment” and will continue to follow this thrill-ride to see which Ephraim Todd (real or clone) survives.

[Ann Thomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the second book in a series and, while the writing is just as superb, the concept wore me down. Ephraim's mind is being interfered with such that he can't trust his own recollection of events. In the first book the reader wasn't certain what was going on and cheered for Ephraim as he fought his way through, but in this book the reader ends up as confused as Ephraim. The writing is good and the plot is engrossing but the confusion was too much for me. I gritted my teeth and read to the end to find out how it turned out, but I'm not buying the next book. This is the first book I've read by these guys I didn't like.

[unknown · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am always looking for new sci fi writers. Sean Platt has an interesting concept (cloning) that he develops in his series (The Tommorw Gene). It drags a little in Book 2 what with all the characters to follow: none clones & clones. The promising implied relationships between leading characters were pretty much sacrificed to the action with a cliff-hanger at the end. Nevertheless a good read.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished the second book and I'm more confused than ever, but curious to see how the rest of the story plays out. Another major mind twister by Platt and Truant that had me in suspense and just when I thought I had it all figured out, it left me stunned and wondering what could possibly happen to Ephraim next.

[Lewis Stein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good part 2

This book is a continuation of a good story line. While it answers some questions, it poses new ones. It makes you want to continue reading the story to get the answers. On to book 3 and the final answer.

[Dave T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good story

This was a good continuation of the first book in the series. Ephraim’s ongoing battle with confusion and insecurities is getting a little trite but I have to see where the story goes.

[Jarkko Laine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderfully confusing! I love the combination of and unreliable narrator in a fast-paced sci-fi thriller. One of my favorites from the Platt and Truant author duo.

[Cherye Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eden Experiment

Loved the book. I am thankful I found this series after all of the books came out. I am definitely binge reading.

Enjoy the book as much as I.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

The angst of the main character irritated me, but the story line itself is very good

[Barry Edstene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second in this series and was well worth the time to read.
If you understand that this is just a great adventure and try not to get to hung up on the science behind everything that is going on, it makes for a great exciting read. So far I have been pleased with the way this whole fiasco is going. I am in it to the end...