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Pangaea: Eden's Planet
Published
By: First Realm Publishing
ISBN #
9781497340749
Word Count: 50400
Heat Index 
Available in: N/A
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About
the book
NOTE: This is a previously published work. The title, author,
and/or publisher may have changed.
A Love
Story, 250 Million Years In The Making
Seven
astronauts en route to Mars encounter a time warp in space that disables their
ship. Crash landing on Earth, they discover an alien planet sixty million years
before the dinosaurs. Pangaea, the super continent, is filled with danger and
terror, as they must survive against fierce reptiles that ruled the Earth 250
million years in the past!
An
excerpt from the book
Just as
they thought they had reached the safety of the desert a giant Gorgon, fully
twelve feet in length came out of nowhere, its long saber tooth-like tusks
reaching for them. The colonel and Cooper had already holstered their guns in
order to run unhampered, and the creature was upon them before either could
draw their weapon.
Manning
smiled. “Everyone has a purpose.” Without hesitation, he stepped between the
monster and his shipmates.
Pangaea: Eden’s Planet Reviews:
Jaime J for Platinum Book Reviews 4-Stars
“Original, Well Written, And Thoroughly Researched.”
This book absolutely
surprised me. I was thinking it was going to be your run of the mill, done a
million times, sci-fi space exploration...but boy was I wrong. This book was
very original, well written, and thoroughly researched. The characters were a perfect
blend of different personalities, all having "quirks" to make them
relate-able to the reader. Each individual was picked for their different
skills to help on this mission, and they were all perfect in the role they
played. I was eagerly turning the pages to learn what "new" findings
greeted the group each day of exploration. The detail the author put into these
prehistoric findings was exceptional and articulate. The interactions between
the characters, had me laughing out loud at times, and certain situations left
me broken hearted. By time I made it to the end of the book, I was hoping that
it was going to lead into another to be released in the future. Tom didn't
actually say it wasn't, but I was very pleased that he gave me closure and
insight as to what happened in the following years for the characters.
Lototy Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance Rating 4-Stars
“An Adventure Like No Other.”
Colonel Evelyn
Peterson is ready for the commission of a lifetime. Her career is a testament
to years of hard work and dedication, and the trip to Mars is just one more
feather in her cap. She will be among the first to build a living community on
an alien planet.
Major Adam Cooper is
second in command to the Colonel. His respect and admiration for her is absolute,
and if he drives her a little nuts, it just keeps her on her toes. He would
give his life for his crew mates, and there is no question in his mind that the
Colonel would do the same.
Colonel Peterson and
her crew set off on an adventure like no other. They are to set up a bio-dome
on Mars, and start a terra forming project. However the mission quickly becomes
one of survival on a planet so alien that it barely resembles Earth. The ship
and its crew are swept back in time to the Permian Period of the Paleozoic Era;
which is approximately 250 million years in the past. Colonel Peterson and
Major Cooper along with their five crew mates fight for their lives against a
primordial planet and its inhabitants. Humans may be the highest on the
evolutionary ladder, but nature has a way of evening out the playing field.
Does the crew have any hope of survival? Or will they become just another
species to fall victim to the great extinction?
This story has such a
fascinating concept, I was enthralled from the very beginning. If you are at
all interested in prehistoric Earth, this is a fantastic fictional read. Mr.
Johnson gives life to prehistoric Earth with amazing detail. His descriptions
of plant and animal life, as well as the geographical layout makes the story
come to life for the reader. From the scorching desert to the steaming swamps
each page is loaded with an eye for detail. The characters are also fully
developed, and have a great diversity of personality. I fully enjoyed this
story, and hope that Mr. Johnson has many more to come.
“A Fascinating Tale of Survival.”
After a devastating
nuclear war, NASA selects seven special astronauts for a mission to Mars;
America hopes to begin a terra-farming project on the red planet to bring life
back to our neighboring world. Earth is slowly dying from the radioactive
effects of the war, and we will need to eventually leave for a fresh start
elsewhere.
Colonel Evelyn
Peterson and Major Adam Cooper pilot the Galileo Two, with their five
teammates, each a scientist in their own field. But things go drastically wrong
from the start, as they encounter a space anomaly that damages their ship and
sends them falling back to Earth. To their dismay, they discover it is a world
alien to the one they just left. Somehow they’ve traveled back in time 250
million years, and the planet they once called home is now teaming with
ferocious reptiles and volcanic danger that might yet destroy them.
This was a fascinating
tale of survival that gives us a glimpse of our world’s past. The Permian
Period was 60-million years before the dinosaurs, yet had reptile predators
just as menacing and deadly as T-Rex. It’s also a love story, as two people
slowly realize they’ve been fighting against their own feelings from the
beginning, only to discover their love in the end.
Rhoda E’Torre Author of Goin' Postal & The Creek 4-Stars:
“An Entertaining Read.”
This is a well written sci-fi with a romantic
twist. Pangaea: Eden's Planet can greatly appeal to those who may not
normally read sci-fi. A NASA crew in our near future heads for a trip to
Mars but soon finds themselves diverted to a strange world--a world 250 million
years in the past. The story line is well written, the characters interact with
distinct personalities, and although a sci-fi, it is not bogged down with
technical terms that could distract or confuse some readers. The flow is
good, there are no grammar mistakes or typos, and there are no obvious
repetitive words or statements. With great lines such as, "his face
a mask of excruciating pain", the reader is able to imagine the scene
without endless pages of description. This is certainly an entertaining
read that I read in one day due to my enjoyment of it.
Colleen Drippe Author of GELLEN Rating 5-Stars
“A Blast From The Past.”
Tom's non-stop adventure story - no it never lets up -
is a "blast from the past" in more ways than one. Written in
perfect early fifties style though retaining at least a veneer of modern
science, this is a story of Earth's own past all the way back in the Permian. No
dinosaurs, I'm afraid, but there are plenty of monsters and some lovely Dimetrodons
as well as some sort of reptilian apemen.
The characters are very clearly drawn, though most of
them get killed off at a pretty fast clip. The whole crew might have
stepped out of any vintage pulpzine, though the ladies get to be officers and scientists
just like the men. Even so, the whole book could have been serialized
about 1952 with very few changes. The author has the details down, along
with a real feel for that golden age spirit – it is easy to visualize the
action in grainy black and white with a mockup spaceship and some of early
Hollywood's best monsters.
Don't want to spoil the ending but I will say it's not
what I expected. A pretty good ride as long as you can get into the
spirit of things.
Tagon
Maas Author of Machines of The Little People Rating 4-Stars
Do
you remember going to the movies on Saturday to see your favorite hero? Excited beyond words, getting your popcorn,
finding just the right seat anxious to see what happens next. I do.
Tom Johnson balances evolution against creationism... tit for tat with
his tale filled with the wonders of technology, time, space travel and the
images of a world in its violent beginning. This story has all action and
adventure that those Saturday morning trips to the movies promised but without
the popcorn and sticky floors. I KNEW
where this story was going right up until the hero I identified with was
devoured like a stray cat by a wild dog.
It's very clear Mr. Johnson is a student of paleontology and uses this
information to create a wild and believable world that asks "Could you
survive?"... I used to think so... now I'm not so sure.
