Jean-Isabel has wandered the world of books as a curious and intelligent child in a garden. This book is a collection of souvenirs - charming, quaint, subtle, wise quotes from every imaginable source. A wonderful book to browse, to contemplate, to give as a gift.

This book provided me with a sense of my heritage that I probably would not have been able to find eslewhere. The author is very knowledgeable about the subject and clearer lays it out for all to see. I really recommend this book for all cultures and races to read.

I hated to read and luckily picked up the Eden Series when I had my first child. I could not put the first book down and that continued through the whole series and then all of Marilyn Harris' books. And on to a truckload of historical romance books. But never have I even come close to the enjoyment of reading this series. I keep looking. You can't read just one, you really should read the whole series and begin with the first book. I think there were about 7 or 8 books total.

Full of insight. It is as though the author has interviewed God. I have never known a better interpretation of God's love for mankind. This approach totally destroys the traditional concept of legalism. Christ, Himself, said that He is the Bridegroom and we are the "bride", a relationship based upon love, not legalism. Oh the joy of a heart made new by a loving relationship with Jesus. I no longer enjoy the sins I used to crave. I no longer wonder about forgiveness. My CHANGED LIFE is witness to accuracy of this authors' presentation of God's love for me. Emilio has had this experience and this book is his testimony. EVERYONE should read and understand the GOD presented in this book. -dkw

Eden is a small high-tech community in the heart of England. Yet behind the facade the community is riven by dissension and discord. Given that this is a book by Maria del Rey it is also a community given to the most depraved and corrupting of behaviour... The story rattles along, providing ample scope for perversion as the central characters - newcomers to Eden - are drawn further into the community.

It's weird how JG Ballard has also called his high-tech community Eden - though Maria del Rey gives more graphic descriptions than Ballard does.

Highly recommended!

I am not a reader of horror stories and it was by chance that i even read this book. It is a very fast read in that once you start reading the book you just wont stop until you finish the text. To me it was a thrill. I loved the pace and the originality of the story. They should make a movie. It is really the story about a blind girl who receives the eyes of Eden whose mother did not approve of her sons organs being harvested. With the eyes the formally blind girl starts to see allthese grotesque killings and mutilations. Edens body goes missing and so does the mother. Anyway a lot unfolds and the ending was superb. you wont regret buying this book.

Action from the word GO! Couldn't put it down--every page a new surprise and more action.A little romance, and more action.Can't waitfor the movie to hit the screen!

One of the great unknown classics of science fiction, this novel begins with a minor problem. Contact is lost with a colony. A brilliant man which may be best described as a sort of super social scientist, though young, is sent to solve the problem. It turns out to be larger than expected, of course, with all technology and artifacts being destroyed and the minds of the colonists controlled. It turns out to be that the . . . Oh that's right, I'm not allowed to say. His originality wins out in the end with some surprizing benefits. Well, I found it very satisfying as a story when I first read it a long time ago. I still read it every couple of years.

In my not so humble opinion it is truly a great sf classic, the original from which many other stories have been um researched/derived/filched from. Written better than the previous sentence, you will find it way too short, and very enlightening.

WHY LIFE?

What a fascinating and thought provoking novel! Readers of the Bible tend to forget that its record is grossly condensed. This story gave me an opportunity to think more deeply about the real challenges faced by our first parents when they left the Garden of Eden. Where did they sleep that first night? What did they eat? How did they establish a viable society?
When our first parents first left the Garden everything in their world changed dramatically. Animals that had been friendly, and responded to their wishes suddenly became vicious or obstinate. The weather changed spectacularly, introducing storms and problems to which they had never been exposed. Where they had always been able to eat simply by picking fruit that grew spontaneously, they now had to find food with which they were unfamiliar in an alien world filled with danger. They had no shelter, no hardware store, no community midwife. Everything they did was without precedent.
They were the first ones who had to experiment with raising teenagers. As their children came, as is obvious from the scriptural account, they encountered severe conflicts. These became more severe and diverse as their family grew. Adam was faced with the challenge of establishing the first government. While this started out simply enough it grew with the family until it became a basis for conflict and even war.
The story deals primarily with the first 150 years of Adam's 930 years of life. During this time, since the normal life span and child bearing period was much longer that now, and since everyone in the beginning was young, the population exploded into thousands. Groups gradually separated into different geographic areas that developed different traditions and interests. The climactic focus of the book deals with the conflict between Cain and Abel. How did it develop? Where did it lead? What were the implications of the things each of them did?
The Fall and expulsion from Eden obviously had a purpose, which was well known and anticipated by the Lord. In preparation, Adam and Eve must have had some significant training and preparation, or they could never have survived for long in the alien world into which they were thrust. Even with this, however, many of their challenges were almost insurmountable, and all of them were new experiences.
I have encountered those who feel Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden because they did something that upset the Lord's plan, that, except for them, we would all have lived in the peace and tranquility of Eden. That idea does not make any sense when we look at what happened as a result. The author of this fictional account has shown how much both they and we benefit from the challenges our present world imposes upon us. They had to learn their purpose in life, as we do, and achieve it. Following them through some of the problems they faced, even in fiction, helped me see how the challenges of my own life have purpose as well.
The book is very well written. It flows fast with enough tension and adventure to keep me reading into the night. I found that each crisis they faced had some application in my own life, so I was ever feeling I was living through their problems with them. I recommend it highly.

Cold, but logically precise analysis of Human Sexuality based on human evolution. Logical explanation of why males and females behave in a seeminingly incompatible fashion, yet only continued to reinforce this behavior. Puts Sexuality and morality in their proper perspective. Best read of my life!