A New Eden [Sci-fi, AI, Aliens, Space, Mystery, Thriller, Adventure]

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Asci-fi thriller space adventureinvolving AI, aliens, mysteries, mega-projects, and explorers terraforming planets - join me as I release chapters every Saturday.

Synopsis:Trillion wasn’t expecting to have her mind uploaded into a spaceship today. But it happened and now there’s no turning back for her and three others.

The four of them now travel through space, looking for new worlds to terraform - looking to buildA New Eden.

Their hasty departure meant they weren’t prepared for what they encountered out in space. They discovered mysteries they needed to solve. They entered battles they didn’t have a hope of winning. And, they needed to find creative solutions to problems they didn’t know were possible.

A New Eden is available on Kindle Unlimited, Audible, and Paperback.

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What to expect:

- Expect a fast start, a mystery filled middle, and a meaningful end

- Expect to meet Aliens that are truly alien

- Expect to explore creative strategies for terraforming planets

- Expect a lot of mystery and unexpected discoveries out in space

- Expect enough science to make the world feel real

- Expect enough Clarke tech to make the world feel magical

- Expect characters to have strong and different POVs

- Expect to watch characters deal with situations they never thought were possible

- Expect characters to make mistakes

Watch the replay of my ask me anything LIVE STREAM:https://youtu.be/r6jgPLdEFBE?t=108

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2022
Author: Menilik

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.1/ 5.0
Followers: 752
Views: 93,856

Chapters(16 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

zaifyrRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
(btw not originally a review swap but glad Menilik came across and reviewed one of my stories!)
Wow! I just read through this all in one sitting. And I have thoughts.
First, on the most basic level, I enjoyed it. I noted down some things I want to go through, but all the criticism I have is easily gotten over or fixed in later chapters.
I enjoyed an intriguing premise. I have seen the escape from earth/sol done a couple of times but always found it a solid start for a story. Their motivations are usually not explored. Once they leave, it doesn't matter. I am not sure if that assumption will hold here.
This story does go into the motivations of the characters. That does an excellent job of introducing the characters in a gripping way.
Style
I have no issues with the story's style. One thing to note is the chapter length is not consistent. This isn't either a good or a bad thing.
Story
The story is unique. Initially, the premise felt a little off to me. The antagonists' motives didn't make as much sense as I would like. However, this is not an insurmountable issue. They will either get left behind rather quickly or be explained in more detail later.
Grammar
This is one of the weakest parts of the book so far. However, since I don't have much to complain about, that should tell you more about how good the rest is!
There were a couple of places where the use of pronouns was a bit confusing and required rereading a couple of sentences. Also, a couple of times, the character introductions seemed confusing as they came later than I would have liked.
Neither of these points distracted me too much from the story, so I will give it a pass.
Character
Character, on the other hand, was by far the greatest strength of this book.
That is refreshing. You don't often see Sci-Fi with characters as its strength.
I will start by saying that each character is distinct. Characters have individual motivations and are mostly logically consistent. The inconsistencies give depth to each of t
AnehaliaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story require you to get to about chapter 3/4 to really be hooked. If you are not hooked by then why are you reading a sci-fi story?
The beginning of the story was just a little confusing to follow, but once I started keeping track of everything going on the story became really fun to read and enjoyable. I'm excited to read more and will definitely be watching this story to read more updates from it.
Style: I took off points here for the slightly hard to follow start and because I think Icarus could have used a little more description to make his new avatar more clear for the reader. I really didn't expect how he looked till the author posted an image of him.
The story was still fun to read and written in a way that makes for easy pleasant reading.
Grammar: I noticed very few things. The author seems to fix any issues quickly.
Story: The story is quite interesting and fun. The beginning is quite intense but the story relaxes into an easy reading story after the hype start.
Character: So far we are following 3 unique perspectives. It seemed like there were 4 main characters, but we have only followed 3 perspectives. Each character has definitly had there own understanding of their mission.
CashewRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A New Eden is still in its early stages, but it's a wonderful set up to what will be a sprawling sci-fi adventure.
Style: The prose is utilitarian and not overly written, which is the right choice for this story. The pace starts off fast, however, it settles into a rhythm early on. The only style errors involve punctuation. Some examples would be using semi colons and dashes interchangeably and a small number of sentences that could be rewritten for more clarity. Very few issues and nothing effects the overall reading experience.
Story: So far, the story is very good and kept me turning the page. As the author describes, it's a lot like the bobiverse. If you read it, there are definitely some terms and themes you will recognize. Essentially, we've got a group of people who become Von Neumen probes and a helpful AI. There are some really high level concepts here, more so than bobiverse, and so far, the author has made me believe them. Good stuff!
Grammar: The grammar is really good. Almost perfect. The only errors are punctuation. But do you all really care if an introductory prepositional phrase is missing a comma?
Character: It took me a few chapters before the characters began to become individuals for me, but when it clicked, I was very pleased with the direction the characters are going.
While they all share in the same mission, their personalities are wildly different and I think their personalities will help shape "Ship", the AI into its own unique personalities.
This story has some really awesome concepts. The science is understand and fun but high level enough to make me feel like it's authentic. So far, it's a very impressive start! Highly highly recommended
DelsarRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It is an amazing sci -fi so far where the character development makes this book a 5 star story. Very rarely do you get to read a book with such great character development even though most of the characters only interactions are with AI.
It is sooo funny and it feels very real, you can imagine yourself having these hilarious conversations with friends on your way to try and save the world.
LOVE LOVE LOVE A New Eden.
McReaperkingRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Loved it, the only downside is that there isnt more of it and I can't find anything similar.
The tech in this is amazing and it all just fits, I couldnt find any instant solutions, the characters make sense, earth gov isn't totally in the wrong cuz they have everything they could possibly need for a very very long time and 100% understabale for not wanting to do any seeding on worlds in fear of cutting off future life. A must read for any sci fi fan sick and tired of plots warping to characters and forgetting its own rules.
NiraadaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I remember in Comp Sci in highschool, the teacher would tell us "You need to remember, computers are not smart or clever. They are always as dumb as the one giving them instructions."
This story has highlighted this lesson quite nicely, to hilarious effect.
Opening the story with a fair bit of tension and introducing us to the characters already in the middle of a dangerous situation really sets the stage for what feels like would be an incredible and terrifying adventure.
There are a lot of details there in the early scenes on Mars that show quite a bit of thoughtfulness towards the practicalities of the mission itself, and what the people involved are sacrificing in order to see it through in a way that feels meaningful.
It's still early days, and I feel like this story has quite a bit more to show us, but so far, I've been really enjoying the exploratory first steps and stumbles that the characters are taking, particularly when coming back to my initial mention of "computers always being as dumb as the one who gave them instructions."
Looking forward to more :)
PaulieDRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
TLDR: This is the best book I’ve read this year. A New Eden is a sci-fi mystery that is part Andy Weir, part Children of Time, and part Bobiverse.
I like that these characters actually feel like real people who don't always get things right first time and they have a sense of humour.
I also like the cool sci Fi concepts like the hapticgram and the betaverse, gets me intrigued.
The author is really good at describing things as well so it feels like I'm actually there with that character.
Awesome to find a new author that I really like. Keep the chapters coming! When can we buy the physical book?
Sketch SanchezRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I remember how I felt when I first dived in: What is all this? What's going on? Is this real?
These are all questions I like to have any time I start a good sci-fi story, but there are limits. Eventually, you begin to hope for some answers, and this story delivers on that front at about chapter 4 (I'm not sure off-hand because I have a terrible memory; I'd go back, but I'm on a roll ;))
From that chapter on, all of it clicked. The lore went from curious to fascinating, and the author knows how to paint a picture with their words. The ideas presented are big time, just out there enough that you don't need to know the how or why (but the why is always appreciated, I loved the science lesson in a later chapter).
My only quibble is that the characters feel like vessels for dialogue rather than actual characters in and of themselves. I'm not connecting with any of them, but the desire to know what will happen next keeps me going. It feels like things will go terribly for everyone quickly.
One last thing: Using Betaverse to describe what is essentially the "real" analog universe is inspired. I love that.
Update: Having read more of the story I wanted to amend my character and story score, as I hoped things got real real good :)
scifinerd3000Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Found this book in "rising stars" and I have really enjoyed the chapters so far. The pacing is really well executed, and the first chapter provided a comprehensive, yet interesting, character breakdown. I found all the science was easy to understand (especially for someone not super knowledgeable like me) and all the large terms were well explained. My favourite part about the book is the switching between characters and worlds each with its own 'ship' and 'lex'. Hopefully, in future chapters, we get to see more of Angelique's character cause I really enjoyed her introduction in the first few chapters. Amazing job! Well done! 10/10 book so far.
JusttryingtofindawayRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I was extremelyI was very impressed by this story from the second I started to read it. The characters are charming and unique in their own ways, dealing with different challenges and different points of view is something that this author does extremely well. Every time I moved to the next chapter I devoured it with an unending hunger for more.
Style: The author has a fantastic mastery of different POV's and each one feels unique. However that makes me want to see every single named characters POV! Each paragraph contains just the right amount of information and detail without being overwhelming and the dialogue is well crafted.
Story: The betaverse? The metaverse? I love the commentary on current societal trends towards the metaverse being turned on its head in a hilarious yet oh so real and grounded way through the nihilism of the human race being upset by a group of kids. It makes me think about our current place in the universe and invokes many pholosophical ideas. Absolutely perfect.
Grammar: I found absolutely no gramatical issues and not even a spelling problem that allowed me to fully immerse myself in the story.
Character: As stated by a few other reviewers the main group of characters takes a handful of chapters to get enough depth. I wish I had more time with the group to fully flesh them out but post escape each character we've seen so far has their own unique take on the problem of terraforming and their mission that they've chosen to dedicate at least part of their now eternal life. (Personally I think Icarus is gonna self delete at the end of his mission or export himself into the multiverse but thats beside the point.) I want more time from each of the characters before I increase this score but I fully expect it to become a five star subscore within ten chapters or so.