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The Eden Chronicles #2
Come and Take It
The story continues; our heroes have made it to Eden, only to realize their new home is one of many Earths. It's a world worth fighting for, but they aren't the only people who think so. Coexistence and peace are alien concepts to a new enemy that doesn't have a word for retreat.
Picks up where A Bright Shore ends
Picks up where A Bright Shore ends
388 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2020
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S.M. Anderson
9 books209 followersSmall town kid born in Idaho, raised in Eastern Oregon. I left the Northwest for the CIA. Twenty eight years and a ton of travel mileage later, I am living in Northern Virginia with my wonderful family and still writing. You can follow my progress and blog at www.smanderson-author.com
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July 23, 2022
Go ahead and read this series. The Eden Chronicles weave a good and convincing tale. I'm not a big fan of the whole Multiple Universes thing, but at least in these books its done pretty well. The Military-related story is done with solid writing. I like the main characters, they are pretty good; with good tension where it is needed. And of course the setting for this entire tale is the growth of the do-nothing-political-elite class that we're seeing everywhere in the world today (e.g. the leader of Canada, the Vid response in Australia). Our elected officials no longer even attempt to hide the fact that they think they're ABOVE us...we are just the serfs, the plebs, the chattel.
We stand by and let people like Joe run things. A government official for almost 50 years, he's been caught lying numerous times and has accomplished nothing of note besides the 90's crime bill he wrote that put 10,000s of young people of color in jail for minor offenses. Meanwhile ensuring his family and son grow rich off of the insider information and access he's had in those 50 years.
Joe and his ilk on both sides of the political spectrum are all the same. They give zero shit for the average person, they want to hold and grow power above all else. And they do it with the blessing of so many people who just want the govt to run their lives no matter what. That way they never have to try, never have to fail, never have to leave their comfort zone meanwhile yielding all of their own freedom to the govt in exchange for "security". The main problem is we're quickly entering the final bread and games era, soon the govt will no longer be able to pretend everything is okay and will have to implement the next harsher reality, total control of the market place.
Socialism has and always will be about corrupt central govt power. Millions have perished under its suffocating weight. Socialism is a tool, nothing more--a tool designed to make people rely on the govt for everything and all the while making the elites more wealthy and powerful. The fact Nancy's husband is allowed to make millions in the stock market based off information directly gained from his wife's political activity is purely criminal and most people don't even care. That shows we've gone around the bend and nothing good will come from the course we're on today. Once Universal Basic Income is widely implemented its all over for sure. Giving people the ability to elect those who will increase UBI each election while signal the impending collapse of modern society.
Looking forward to reading the rest of this series.
We stand by and let people like Joe run things. A government official for almost 50 years, he's been caught lying numerous times and has accomplished nothing of note besides the 90's crime bill he wrote that put 10,000s of young people of color in jail for minor offenses. Meanwhile ensuring his family and son grow rich off of the insider information and access he's had in those 50 years.
Joe and his ilk on both sides of the political spectrum are all the same. They give zero shit for the average person, they want to hold and grow power above all else. And they do it with the blessing of so many people who just want the govt to run their lives no matter what. That way they never have to try, never have to fail, never have to leave their comfort zone meanwhile yielding all of their own freedom to the govt in exchange for "security". The main problem is we're quickly entering the final bread and games era, soon the govt will no longer be able to pretend everything is okay and will have to implement the next harsher reality, total control of the market place.
Socialism has and always will be about corrupt central govt power. Millions have perished under its suffocating weight. Socialism is a tool, nothing more--a tool designed to make people rely on the govt for everything and all the while making the elites more wealthy and powerful. The fact Nancy's husband is allowed to make millions in the stock market based off information directly gained from his wife's political activity is purely criminal and most people don't even care. That shows we've gone around the bend and nothing good will come from the course we're on today. Once Universal Basic Income is widely implemented its all over for sure. Giving people the ability to elect those who will increase UBI each election while signal the impending collapse of modern society.
Looking forward to reading the rest of this series.
December 24, 2021
Let them come and take it.
Let me preface first that I am an avid reader of sci-fi and post apocalyptic fiction. I have read all the current major players/authors. I must say S.M.Anderson is my new favorite and this "Eden Chronicles" is beyond doubt my new favorite series too. Why you ask ? Well I'll say that I appreciate a good well developed story and characters. And too I enjoy expansive story telling; a blending of the sciences,arts, human behaviors and a realistic believable plot line. I can clearly see that S.M. Anderson has cred. Where he's taken that life experience and painted a picture with it through this Eden Chronicles series. Once I picked this book 2 up I read it in just 1 day as it was that engrossing. Now I'm left hoping that book 3 comes soon as this series deserves a full accounting. I highly recommend this series. It is hands above the usual lackluster fluff that is routinely passed off as Sifi art nowadays. Get it and Read it. You'll be left wanting a spot on Earth / Eden 2.0
Let me preface first that I am an avid reader of sci-fi and post apocalyptic fiction. I have read all the current major players/authors. I must say S.M.Anderson is my new favorite and this "Eden Chronicles" is beyond doubt my new favorite series too. Why you ask ? Well I'll say that I appreciate a good well developed story and characters. And too I enjoy expansive story telling; a blending of the sciences,arts, human behaviors and a realistic believable plot line. I can clearly see that S.M. Anderson has cred. Where he's taken that life experience and painted a picture with it through this Eden Chronicles series. Once I picked this book 2 up I read it in just 1 day as it was that engrossing. Now I'm left hoping that book 3 comes soon as this series deserves a full accounting. I highly recommend this series. It is hands above the usual lackluster fluff that is routinely passed off as Sifi art nowadays. Get it and Read it. You'll be left wanting a spot on Earth / Eden 2.0
September 29, 2025
I can't tell you how much I enjoy these books! Suspending current reality for a little bit, this is exactly how things would go. No matter where you end up, there is always going to be someone who is going to want to take what you have. In the first book, there were people who didn't want you to have it to begin with, now Eden is faced with having to fight another enemy so they can keep it. These books remind me of the Axis of time series were even when you have more advanced weaponry, you can still get a run for your money! I can't wait to get into the rest of this series, because I have to be honest that it has been waaaay too long!
January 10, 2019
Good SciFi distracting politics
First off the Sci-fi plot basis of the series is good, the excessive amount of straight up libertarian political messaging is distracting to say the least. Atlas Shrugged this is not but it tries way to hard to be, I read a ton of military sci-fi and enjoyed both books in this series. But the constant political messaging got old in the first book when it was needed for plot development, there was no reason to continue it to the second book. A few typos but not that shabby for a self published title. I look forward to the next book but hope the author sticks more with the sci-fi side of the house and let's off the political science side a bit.
First off the Sci-fi plot basis of the series is good, the excessive amount of straight up libertarian political messaging is distracting to say the least. Atlas Shrugged this is not but it tries way to hard to be, I read a ton of military sci-fi and enjoyed both books in this series. But the constant political messaging got old in the first book when it was needed for plot development, there was no reason to continue it to the second book. A few typos but not that shabby for a self published title. I look forward to the next book but hope the author sticks more with the sci-fi side of the house and let's off the political science side a bit.
November 26, 2022
Ok, so by now you know what's happened. Kyle Lassiter and company have transitioned to Eden and are ready to begin a new life. This time they should be free from all the government regulation and overbearing politicians that just want to make themselves richer and more powerful. Eden sounds like a paradise that's too good to be true. Well, it almost is just that, too good to be true. It seems Eden has been visited by others not from Earth and that's a big problem.
These others were human, but not like the ones from Earth. No, these "people" came out vicious from the beginning wiping out a small recently established settlement without saying why or how come. The settlement was taken completely by surprised and had no defenses except for the local towns folk having hunting rifles and such. The Chandra as they'll become known didn't take the time to talk nor did they take prisoners. Every single inhabitant of the settlement was killed, men, women and children! So that put a big damper on this whole garden of Eden thing. But, it didn't stop the mass exodus from Earth. In fact, it speeded it up since some of those coming were going to be military, ex-military or people that could definitely help defend Eden.
That's where Kyle Lassiter came in. He and Colonel Howard Pretty, former Army commander who had sense enough to join the exodus and had decided to do so a long time ago, were placed in charge of defending Eden. They were to recruit volunteers to create a militia that would defend settlements in the event of an attack by the Chandras. They were going to be assisted by one defector called "Audy" by the Earthmen since they couldn't pronounce the name he had given originally. Audy gave a very precise and detailed account of the civilization that he came from. He said his kind, the Chandras only know war. They are raised from birth to be warriors and to fight for their clan. Everything revolves around the clan of which there were several. Audy said that the original attack had been done by a scouting party that had definitely gone back to Chandra to report that this world was free for the taking and that the colonist they found wouldn't be a problem. He expected the Chandra to return in larger, very large numbers.
So, the bulk of this book is about building up an army or a militia of available volunteer settlers. There were a few since a lot of the kind of people that came to Eden had been in one war or another back on Earth. Yeah, some were getting along in years, but some still remembered what it was like to take up arms, only this time they were going to truly defend their homes and families. Kyle and his cadre of well qualified ex-military men got busy training up this volunteer force. Their major problem was that they didn't have enough. Only about 1.2 million people had made it to Eden and that including women and children, young and old. Audy had told Kyle to expect the Chandra to return in the tens of thousands for each clan and to expect three of four clans to come to secure Eden for the Kaerin.
According to Audy, the Kaerin was the ruling clan of the Chandra. Audy wasn't exactly sure why this was so, but he said that none of the other clans ever thought of rebelling against the Kaerin. Still, his clan had did just that and they were paying for it for all time. Apparently, the rebellion was put down at the direction of the Kaerin by other clans. One of which was the Strema (Snake clan). This clan had taken great delight in defeating the Jema, Audy's clan, and in implementing the terrible punishment the Kaerin had inflicted on the Jema. Every adult member of the Jema clan was put to death and only the children were left to represent the clan and they were forbidden to every had children of their own! Audy had left his clan for this reason to see if he could find a better life.
Of course, when the volunteer militia wasn't nearly ready, the Chandra arrived. Audy had said that they couldn't control their gate arrivals like the Earthmen. He said they would arrive almost anywhere and not necessarily close to where they intended. But, he was correct in saying they would arrive in large numbers. The Strema clan had arrived with close to a hundred and thirty thousand warriors. And that was just one of three major sightings of Chandra. Two other clans, the Koryna clan was forty-five thousand strong while the Jema (Eagle) clan was thirty-five thousand warriors. The Eden volunteer militia numbered about 1,200. The odds were not in their favor!
Yet, Audy had a plan and he needed Kyle to help him implement it. If the plan worked, it might mean Eden could be saved for the Earthmen, but if it didn't then both he and Kyle wouldn't be around to find that out. They would both die a very painful death. Kyle wasn't keen on that happening, but he ultimately decided it was worth the risk.
So, how's this going to turn out. Read the book. You'll find it hard to put down. While the Chandra have large numbers they don't fight using modern tactics. They also have some very old technology compared to what the Earthmen are fielding. Doesn't mean the Earthmen will have it easy, many will die, but the if the Chandra get back to their home planet, they could bring even more and that definitely won't work out for the Earthmen.
While this book seems to close out pretty good, there's apparently still more to come. Book 3, "New Shores", and Book 4, "Bridgehead" are available on Amazon. I'm getting both, but will probably not go directly to reading book 3 right now. I need a change of scenery!
These others were human, but not like the ones from Earth. No, these "people" came out vicious from the beginning wiping out a small recently established settlement without saying why or how come. The settlement was taken completely by surprised and had no defenses except for the local towns folk having hunting rifles and such. The Chandra as they'll become known didn't take the time to talk nor did they take prisoners. Every single inhabitant of the settlement was killed, men, women and children! So that put a big damper on this whole garden of Eden thing. But, it didn't stop the mass exodus from Earth. In fact, it speeded it up since some of those coming were going to be military, ex-military or people that could definitely help defend Eden.
That's where Kyle Lassiter came in. He and Colonel Howard Pretty, former Army commander who had sense enough to join the exodus and had decided to do so a long time ago, were placed in charge of defending Eden. They were to recruit volunteers to create a militia that would defend settlements in the event of an attack by the Chandras. They were going to be assisted by one defector called "Audy" by the Earthmen since they couldn't pronounce the name he had given originally. Audy gave a very precise and detailed account of the civilization that he came from. He said his kind, the Chandras only know war. They are raised from birth to be warriors and to fight for their clan. Everything revolves around the clan of which there were several. Audy said that the original attack had been done by a scouting party that had definitely gone back to Chandra to report that this world was free for the taking and that the colonist they found wouldn't be a problem. He expected the Chandra to return in larger, very large numbers.
So, the bulk of this book is about building up an army or a militia of available volunteer settlers. There were a few since a lot of the kind of people that came to Eden had been in one war or another back on Earth. Yeah, some were getting along in years, but some still remembered what it was like to take up arms, only this time they were going to truly defend their homes and families. Kyle and his cadre of well qualified ex-military men got busy training up this volunteer force. Their major problem was that they didn't have enough. Only about 1.2 million people had made it to Eden and that including women and children, young and old. Audy had told Kyle to expect the Chandra to return in the tens of thousands for each clan and to expect three of four clans to come to secure Eden for the Kaerin.
According to Audy, the Kaerin was the ruling clan of the Chandra. Audy wasn't exactly sure why this was so, but he said that none of the other clans ever thought of rebelling against the Kaerin. Still, his clan had did just that and they were paying for it for all time. Apparently, the rebellion was put down at the direction of the Kaerin by other clans. One of which was the Strema (Snake clan). This clan had taken great delight in defeating the Jema, Audy's clan, and in implementing the terrible punishment the Kaerin had inflicted on the Jema. Every adult member of the Jema clan was put to death and only the children were left to represent the clan and they were forbidden to every had children of their own! Audy had left his clan for this reason to see if he could find a better life.
Of course, when the volunteer militia wasn't nearly ready, the Chandra arrived. Audy had said that they couldn't control their gate arrivals like the Earthmen. He said they would arrive almost anywhere and not necessarily close to where they intended. But, he was correct in saying they would arrive in large numbers. The Strema clan had arrived with close to a hundred and thirty thousand warriors. And that was just one of three major sightings of Chandra. Two other clans, the Koryna clan was forty-five thousand strong while the Jema (Eagle) clan was thirty-five thousand warriors. The Eden volunteer militia numbered about 1,200. The odds were not in their favor!
Yet, Audy had a plan and he needed Kyle to help him implement it. If the plan worked, it might mean Eden could be saved for the Earthmen, but if it didn't then both he and Kyle wouldn't be around to find that out. They would both die a very painful death. Kyle wasn't keen on that happening, but he ultimately decided it was worth the risk.
So, how's this going to turn out. Read the book. You'll find it hard to put down. While the Chandra have large numbers they don't fight using modern tactics. They also have some very old technology compared to what the Earthmen are fielding. Doesn't mean the Earthmen will have it easy, many will die, but the if the Chandra get back to their home planet, they could bring even more and that definitely won't work out for the Earthmen.
While this book seems to close out pretty good, there's apparently still more to come. Book 3, "New Shores", and Book 4, "Bridgehead" are available on Amazon. I'm getting both, but will probably not go directly to reading book 3 right now. I need a change of scenery!
July 23, 2024
Quite good! On to the next one!
February 8, 2023
I found this book to be more appealing than the first. It is less occupied with political platforming and more occupied with just narrating a good yarn. And it is a good yarn. Very much of the adventure story style. The science is plausible, if fictional, and the narrative is engaging. Strangely enough, I found myself attracted to the main characters an the scrapes in which they find themselves.
The book has a feel of the middle passage to it. In the first book, the intrepid heroes, when not politically posturing, make their escape from earth. In this volume, they are becoming established in their new planet when it is invaded by Chandra - the next planet along in the 'string of pearls'. The book is about how the new Earth (called Eden) frees itself from these invaders (it kills them all, after converting some of them), allowing the liberated invaders - the ones converted - to settle in Eden. However, the newcomers - the Jema - are keen to return to Chandra to liberate their fellows. The scene is set for the third volume.
Despite being a volume of the middle, the book works as a standalone novel. Not a great deal of prior knowledge is needed to pick up the storyline and the action is so fast paced that we get straight into it. I liked that. The style of writing is very engaging, it's easy to follow and the narrative moves at a good pace. This is exactly what I look for in a bedtime read, which is how I use this series. On that basis, it is quite recommended.
The book has a feel of the middle passage to it. In the first book, the intrepid heroes, when not politically posturing, make their escape from earth. In this volume, they are becoming established in their new planet when it is invaded by Chandra - the next planet along in the 'string of pearls'. The book is about how the new Earth (called Eden) frees itself from these invaders (it kills them all, after converting some of them), allowing the liberated invaders - the ones converted - to settle in Eden. However, the newcomers - the Jema - are keen to return to Chandra to liberate their fellows. The scene is set for the third volume.
Despite being a volume of the middle, the book works as a standalone novel. Not a great deal of prior knowledge is needed to pick up the storyline and the action is so fast paced that we get straight into it. I liked that. The style of writing is very engaging, it's easy to follow and the narrative moves at a good pace. This is exactly what I look for in a bedtime read, which is how I use this series. On that basis, it is quite recommended.
June 24, 2024
A good follow up to A Bright Shore, finds the population of Eden coming to terms with their new environment. As can be expected from humans, despite leaving Earth to live a more natural life we find humanity falling back into many of its previous bad ways. The last arrivals feel separated from the pioneers who have been there a long time and factions start to appear. Power hungry people start to politicise everything not for the betterment of Eden, but in an attempt to consolidate power in them. Even when the Chandran send a large scouting force (numbering in the tens of thousands) and it is clear that war is inevitable there are people trying to make capital out of soldier deaths and playing Monday morning quarterback on the operations. Lassiter attempts a dangerous mission to try and gain some allies from the Chandran tribe the Audie is from.
There are some strange scenes from a storyline featuring Sir Geoff one of the key founders of Eden who got left behind on earth and has been rescued /captured (not sure which) by an off the books black ops task force. For the life of me at the moment I can't quite see this story arc is going to feed back into the main story but it's going to good to watch.
The story moves at a good pace and the battle scenes are engaging and believable as to (albeit depressingly) are all the shenanigans of the would be politicians trying to capture power for themselves.
Certainly looking forward to book 3
There are some strange scenes from a storyline featuring Sir Geoff one of the key founders of Eden who got left behind on earth and has been rescued /captured (not sure which) by an off the books black ops task force. For the life of me at the moment I can't quite see this story arc is going to feed back into the main story but it's going to good to watch.
The story moves at a good pace and the battle scenes are engaging and believable as to (albeit depressingly) are all the shenanigans of the would be politicians trying to capture power for themselves.
Certainly looking forward to book 3
June 6, 2025
I enjoyed the first book, Eden, but this second in the series is my last, and I have to admit, I just couldn't finish it.
I'm probably not the best judge of Sci-Fi, and I suppose that plays into why I disliked it so much. It's more that the action is so very war-like, so violent and yet, just too common. In our present world, 2025, there is war on every YT, Netflix, Prime and other pay-to channels; we glamorize it and make it appear to be the most stunning and eventful epic, ever. But when it's what we see and begin to normalize in daily life that is most troubling. Apparently, humans will never peacefully co-exist, whether we are pre-or post an evolutionary standard of behavior, intelligence and social norms.
The one point where I just threw in the towel was when the names of the enemy began to be more or less Anglicized but archaic and hard to pronounce, much less read with comprehension.
I stumbled, fell asleep, jerked awake and had to backtrack half a dozen times to pick up the storyline yet again. I found it boring and nonsensical.
For me, the entire concept of endless war as reading material is just not a great selling point. I would rather say I quit voluntarily that have to just stop in the middle, walk away and try, in some distant future, to start over. I am cutting my losses and clearing my queue.
It isn't awful. It's just not for me.
I'm probably not the best judge of Sci-Fi, and I suppose that plays into why I disliked it so much. It's more that the action is so very war-like, so violent and yet, just too common. In our present world, 2025, there is war on every YT, Netflix, Prime and other pay-to channels; we glamorize it and make it appear to be the most stunning and eventful epic, ever. But when it's what we see and begin to normalize in daily life that is most troubling. Apparently, humans will never peacefully co-exist, whether we are pre-or post an evolutionary standard of behavior, intelligence and social norms.
The one point where I just threw in the towel was when the names of the enemy began to be more or less Anglicized but archaic and hard to pronounce, much less read with comprehension.
I stumbled, fell asleep, jerked awake and had to backtrack half a dozen times to pick up the storyline yet again. I found it boring and nonsensical.
For me, the entire concept of endless war as reading material is just not a great selling point. I would rather say I quit voluntarily that have to just stop in the middle, walk away and try, in some distant future, to start over. I am cutting my losses and clearing my queue.
It isn't awful. It's just not for me.
January 30, 2019
Excellent story.
I've read a million SF , post apocalyptic, alt-universe books in my 68 year lifespan. I've read Heinlein, Bova, Haldeman, etc, etc . . . This is one of the better ones to come along. Look forward to the next episode. Would have given it five stars except . . . The grammar, syntax ,etc was bad, real bad. Maybe I'm being supercritical here, but couldn't someone please proofread these books before publishing? It's so annoying to have to stop and re-read a phrase or paragraph to try and understand what was really being conveyed. Punctuation and syntax really does matter. Correct that and you'll be at the top of the hit list of authors.
I've read a million SF , post apocalyptic, alt-universe books in my 68 year lifespan. I've read Heinlein, Bova, Haldeman, etc, etc . . . This is one of the better ones to come along. Look forward to the next episode. Would have given it five stars except . . . The grammar, syntax ,etc was bad, real bad. Maybe I'm being supercritical here, but couldn't someone please proofread these books before publishing? It's so annoying to have to stop and re-read a phrase or paragraph to try and understand what was really being conveyed. Punctuation and syntax really does matter. Correct that and you'll be at the top of the hit list of authors.
October 16, 2020
Military, sci-fi and political nonsense all rolled up together
This tale is well written creating a believable saga that if worthy of your time. A small group of like minded freedom lovers escape through a wormhole to a duplicate earth only to find another civilisation wants their world too. They must fight to keep what they believe and must change minds to do so. The best scene in the book is when a child hands over flowers to new allies who have subjected as slaves their entire childhood into adulthood. This saga is clean without the need for unnecessary steamy bedroom scenes. It also would make a great movie.
This tale is well written creating a believable saga that if worthy of your time. A small group of like minded freedom lovers escape through a wormhole to a duplicate earth only to find another civilisation wants their world too. They must fight to keep what they believe and must change minds to do so. The best scene in the book is when a child hands over flowers to new allies who have subjected as slaves their entire childhood into adulthood. This saga is clean without the need for unnecessary steamy bedroom scenes. It also would make a great movie.
September 27, 2020
A good story, but....
The overall story was good and enjoyable, but the writing was ripe with grammatical errors and little mistakes that were obviously missed in the proofreading process. There also seemed to be skipping of portions of the story to progress the overall story. The author would build something up and then skip ahead a few days or months and just bypass what he they had set up. I was a little frustrated with this. As I said, though the story was good and I very much enjoyed it.
The overall story was good and enjoyable, but the writing was ripe with grammatical errors and little mistakes that were obviously missed in the proofreading process. There also seemed to be skipping of portions of the story to progress the overall story. The author would build something up and then skip ahead a few days or months and just bypass what he they had set up. I was a little frustrated with this. As I said, though the story was good and I very much enjoyed it.
December 7, 2020
Wanted to Give 4-stars, but it’s Not That Good
So, this Book #2 is presumably a SciFi story, but it really isn’t — which is why it’s not worth 4- or 5-stars.
It’s a tale about war after war after war, with a political back-story that doesn’t support Eden’s armed forces, and includes ‘alien’ humans (it’s hard to say if they’re non-Earth humans or not).
Either way, the very end of the book may or may not lead to something in Book #3 of this trilogy — but, this series needs more SciFi — NOT more war and/or politics.
So, this Book #2 is presumably a SciFi story, but it really isn’t — which is why it’s not worth 4- or 5-stars.
It’s a tale about war after war after war, with a political back-story that doesn’t support Eden’s armed forces, and includes ‘alien’ humans (it’s hard to say if they’re non-Earth humans or not).
Either way, the very end of the book may or may not lead to something in Book #3 of this trilogy — but, this series needs more SciFi — NOT more war and/or politics.
August 8, 2020
Entertaining Escapist Continuation of the Fight to Colonize a Parallel Earth
S.M. Anderson’s Book Two of his “The Eden Chronicles - Come and Take It,” continues his entertaining SciFi escapist tale of a colonizing group of refugees/pioneers from contemporary America to a parallel universe Earth.
The uninhabited ‘Eden Earth’ is also targeted by covetous humans from another parallel Earth who are ruthless in conquest.
Keeps a reader’s attention though verbose.
S.M. Anderson’s Book Two of his “The Eden Chronicles - Come and Take It,” continues his entertaining SciFi escapist tale of a colonizing group of refugees/pioneers from contemporary America to a parallel universe Earth.
The uninhabited ‘Eden Earth’ is also targeted by covetous humans from another parallel Earth who are ruthless in conquest.
Keeps a reader’s attention though verbose.
September 2, 2020
Another good story
I'm glad I pushed through the first few chapters of the first book in this series (nearly gave up!) and got to know the characters here and become invested in their struggles. I even guessed who Elizabeth's brother was, back in book 1. The only thing that really annoys me with these books is the lack of proofreading, there are so many errors in this series. Missing words, misspelled words, grammatical errors... Fix those and I'll give it 4 stars.
I'm glad I pushed through the first few chapters of the first book in this series (nearly gave up!) and got to know the characters here and become invested in their struggles. I even guessed who Elizabeth's brother was, back in book 1. The only thing that really annoys me with these books is the lack of proofreading, there are so many errors in this series. Missing words, misspelled words, grammatical errors... Fix those and I'll give it 4 stars.
October 4, 2021
Highly recommended, especially now!
Highly recommended, especially now! Meaning during this new fascination with communism, socialism and fascism we see in these new generations that haven’t fought for anything, sacrificed anything, or suffered at all. For being fantasy these books ring dead true on human behaviour. Read this you’ll enjoy the fantasy grounded in believable human actions.
Highly recommended, especially now! Meaning during this new fascination with communism, socialism and fascism we see in these new generations that haven’t fought for anything, sacrificed anything, or suffered at all. For being fantasy these books ring dead true on human behaviour. Read this you’ll enjoy the fantasy grounded in believable human actions.
August 7, 2022
I actually loved this 2nd book in the Eden Chronicles series, the action was very realistic and seemed militarily accurate as well as bloody and exciting, the story was interesting and without the far right rhetoric of the 1st book. There were some great moments of bravery and sacrifice as well as some horrific atrocities carried out by the baddies to get you on the side of the heroes.
I'm looking forward to the next book in the series and hope its as hood as this.
I'm looking forward to the next book in the series and hope its as hood as this.
January 14, 2023
Missing words,confusing sentences
I actually loved the story but what is the deal with words missing or just not written right? Is this a Kindle thing? The first book I read on my new device was A Bright Shore, which also had these issues. Maybe a transcribing thing? Since the story is based on conservative values maybe the transcriber was a liberal and meant to screw up. Annoyed but will carry on with the series.
I actually loved the story but what is the deal with words missing or just not written right? Is this a Kindle thing? The first book I read on my new device was A Bright Shore, which also had these issues. Maybe a transcribing thing? Since the story is based on conservative values maybe the transcriber was a liberal and meant to screw up. Annoyed but will carry on with the series.
August 21, 2023
Great second installment: I just wish it were better proofed before release.
This is the second time I’ve read this book as I am rereading the series with the release of book 5. I love the story! I will say that out of the four that I have read, this one feels rushed out. There are more than a handful of glaring errors that should have been corrected in the proofing stage. Those aside, and again: this is a great story and I highly recommend the read.
This is the second time I’ve read this book as I am rereading the series with the release of book 5. I love the story! I will say that out of the four that I have read, this one feels rushed out. There are more than a handful of glaring errors that should have been corrected in the proofing stage. Those aside, and again: this is a great story and I highly recommend the read.
September 4, 2020
2nd book is twice as good
As an author myself I'd love to sit and talk with S.M. Anderson over some Makers, just to see where the ideas come from! This is truly a facinating series. Being a Veteran I appreciate the authenticity of the give-and-take between the soldiers in the book and the different perspective the Joma bring. Facinating! Now. Off to the 3d book!
As an author myself I'd love to sit and talk with S.M. Anderson over some Makers, just to see where the ideas come from! This is truly a facinating series. Being a Veteran I appreciate the authenticity of the give-and-take between the soldiers in the book and the different perspective the Joma bring. Facinating! Now. Off to the 3d book!
November 9, 2020
Interesting
This installment moves along quite well, however there were plenty portions that I skipped over. The interaction of the different human's takes centre stage and we're still left with the overriding mystery to be solved. Typical human greed and meddling also comes to the surface.
This installment moves along quite well, however there were plenty portions that I skipped over. The interaction of the different human's takes centre stage and we're still left with the overriding mystery to be solved. Typical human greed and meddling also comes to the surface.
December 2, 2020
Very entertaining read
The book was well written. Development of the alien culture was believable, which is usually difficult. I liked the characters and the pace of the book. There were no breaks in the story where the reader had a chance to get bored . Action sequences were excellent, very descriptive and easily visualized. Excellent book.
The book was well written. Development of the alien culture was believable, which is usually difficult. I liked the characters and the pace of the book. There were no breaks in the story where the reader had a chance to get bored . Action sequences were excellent, very descriptive and easily visualized. Excellent book.
April 23, 2021
Don't plan on sleeping anytime soon after you start this book. Definitely a spellbinder. The reader is truly inserted into a strange new world filled with new discoveries and existential threats. Exceptional character development, especially the military personnel. The feel, the taste and exhaustion of combat are totally realistic. Loved it.
July 17, 2021
Great Read
This series thus far is a GREAT READ!!!! I’ve seen a lot of people whining and complaining about typos and misspelling etc…… just read the damn books and enjoy em……
As former military (x2), I enjoy the description of the action and equipment as well as the inner thinking of the characters mindsets.
Keep up the good work!!!!!
This series thus far is a GREAT READ!!!! I’ve seen a lot of people whining and complaining about typos and misspelling etc…… just read the damn books and enjoy em……
As former military (x2), I enjoy the description of the action and equipment as well as the inner thinking of the characters mindsets.
Keep up the good work!!!!!
August 8, 2021
Eden
Very good book. Easy to read and enjoy. Characters are being developed and are growing along with the story. The only reason I did not give this book a 5 was a little bit picky on my part. But there were several editing errors. Double words mostly. But don’t let my persnicketyness stop you from an enjoyable 2nd book.
Very good book. Easy to read and enjoy. Characters are being developed and are growing along with the story. The only reason I did not give this book a 5 was a little bit picky on my part. But there were several editing errors. Double words mostly. But don’t let my persnicketyness stop you from an enjoyable 2nd book.
August 18, 2021
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Mr Anderson is a skilled author. His series combines science fiction wit modern day politics. A mixture of insight and imagination of earth in the 21st century and futuristic colonial based reset no liberal could ever imagine. Wonderfully contrasted. The dialogue was predictable
Mr Anderson is a skilled author. His series combines science fiction wit modern day politics. A mixture of insight and imagination of earth in the 21st century and futuristic colonial based reset no liberal could ever imagine. Wonderfully contrasted. The dialogue was predictable
October 4, 2021
One of the finest Sci-Fi series available. Definitely “Must Read!”
S. M. Anderson is a master craftsman, writer extraordinaire. He is one of the few that can so captivate his readers, that sleep deprivation is acceptable. I warn you, his work is addictive. Enjoy.
Bravo Zulu, Mr. Anderson!
S. M. Anderson is a master craftsman, writer extraordinaire. He is one of the few that can so captivate his readers, that sleep deprivation is acceptable. I warn you, his work is addictive. Enjoy.
Bravo Zulu, Mr. Anderson!
January 21, 2022
Awesome Series!
If you are into great action, time interesting thoughts on what is happening in the USA in the year 2022, and a simply kick butt story with some sci-fi thrown in, then read this series! I usually have a hard time reading series,, but the author puts enough bin these books to keep it interesting. Enjoy!
If you are into great action, time interesting thoughts on what is happening in the USA in the year 2022, and a simply kick butt story with some sci-fi thrown in, then read this series! I usually have a hard time reading series,, but the author puts enough bin these books to keep it interesting. Enjoy!
January 27, 2022
A lot of world building for the ET's, finding allies in a sea of enemies. The juxtaposition of a small technologically advanced force vs a much much larger lower tech force is real fun to see play out. It's great to see technology beat brute force. Still a bit too political for my tastes but this book at least has a lot more sci-fi elements.
February 21, 2022
Enjoyed the 1st two books looking forward to book 3
I’m appreciating the story line and the detail of the battles. Looking forward to more on the non military part of the story. The only constructive comment I can make is to find a good editor as there are a number of grammar typos that are a little distracting, but I usually overlook them to continue with the story
I’m appreciating the story line and the detail of the battles. Looking forward to more on the non military part of the story. The only constructive comment I can make is to find a good editor as there are a number of grammar typos that are a little distracting, but I usually overlook them to continue with the story
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