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Reviewed by Ray Simmons for Readers' Favorite
G.R. Paskoff writes like an engineer. I say this as a compliment. A lot of engineers have become great writers of speculative fiction, starting with the late great Robert Anson Heinlein whose works enthralled me as a teenager. In Eden M51, G.R. Paskoff continues the tradition of a good story embedded with hard scientific fact. M51 is a galaxy discovered by Charles Messier in 1773. Flash forward to 2083. A probe from America has found what looks to be a habitable planet in the M51 galaxy. This is big news because although mankind has sent out a lot of probes no planets suitable for habitation have been found and Earth is running out of room. The specs from the probe are so close to ideal that the planet is named Eden and an international mission composed of top scientists from around the world and led by the Americans is sent to verify this find.
It is always a pleasure to read an intelligent, thoughtful novel with a well thought out and well written vision of the future and Eden M51 is such a novel. From the moment the planet is found, we find ourselves in a world of spies, politicians, and soldiers. G.R. Paskoff paints a picture of an overcrowded Earth barely held together by exciting new technologies. The characters' personalities and motivations are very realistically portrayed, especially the protagonist, Commander Nathaniel Hawke who is selected to command and pilot the mission to M51. This story takes us on an exciting ride to a galaxy and planet that may hold the fate of mankind.
