Pangaea: Eden’s Planet
Pangaea: Eden’s Planet was a concept I came up with
several years ago while looking for a possible book proposal to submit to
Hollywood Studios. Yes, I’ve submitted several proposals without success yet,
but I keep trying. I’ve actually gone through two agents that were not hungry
enough to sell my books to Hollywood. Basically, Pangaea: Eden’s Planet is a character-driven novel and focuses on
seven astronauts on a mission to Mars to begin a terra-farming project after a
nuclear war on Earth. But problems arise when they enter a space anomaly that
disables their ship, sending them back in time. The planet’s gravity pulls them
back to Earth, where they crash land on an alien world 250 million years in the
past. Their mission now turns into a survival situation, as fierce reptiles of
the Permian Period, as well as explosive nature, endangers their very lives.
The seven astronauts are scientists in special fields
that will be needed to fulfill their mission on Mars. This includes Colonel
Evelyn Peterson and Major Adam Cooper, the pilots of Galileo Two; Colonel
Peterson is the leader of the mission, the major is her second in command. I gave each character individual personalities.
The subplot was a romance building between Peterson and Cooper. When I first conceived
the story, Evelyn was black and Cooper white, which I figured would be one of
the problems keeping them apart, but later I changed my mind about pursuing
this element of the story, and dropped all reference to her race. After all,
her responsibility of keeping those under her command alive in a harsh
environment is concern enough. Besides, in the 21st Century race
should no longer be a stumbling block to romance.
My love of biology and study of paleontology and other
zoological areas of science has always been a driving force in my writing. In Pangaea: Eden’s Planet, I fill my world
with known creatures from the period, as well as a few from my own imagination.
Sixty million years before the dawn of the dinosaurs, there were still
predators as menacing as T-Rex. Colonel Peterson and Major Cooper were the only
ones armed, and that consisted of small caliber pistols, each holding 15-round
clips of ammunitions, and they were faced by incredible odds. Their survival
would require ingenuity and fearlessness. We have seven people alone in a world
of fierce reptiles, volcanic activity, and danger from the heavens. But yet love will also find a way.
Readers that enjoy a story with action and danger,
with a light touch of romantic tease will find Pangaea: Eden’s Planet a work of fiction both entertaining and,
hopefully, memorable. There is drama and humor as the characters face each
situation, good and bad, with the knowledge that life or death could be ahead
of them. Their survival may depend on their next action. You will find laughter
at times, and cry at others, but I believe you will come to know and love the
characters, whatever their faults might be. Happy reading.
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