Pangaea: Eden’s Planet Reviews
Marsha Lyons, Co-Author of MURDER: TAKE ONE
5-Stars
If you like your action Jurassic-style, you’ll really enjoy Tom
Johnson’s Pangaea. Though technically there are no big dinos (it takes place
way before them) there are plenty of lizardy creatures to threaten the hardy
group of waylaid astronauts struggling to survive in a lush, but savage
environment.
The adventure begins when the team of seven scientists is sent
by NASA on a mission to try to colonize Mars after the Earth is devastated by a
nuclear war. The ship runs into trouble shortly after lift-off propelling it
into an ancient Earth inhabited by prehistoric creatures.
Beyond the “eat or be eaten” thrills, there is also a surprising
element- a message of true hope and redemption that lifts the novel from the
normal plane of syfy time/space stories.
I would recommend it for adult fans of science fiction and teens
over about the age of sixteen, or anyone else (like me) whose usual read is not
syfy.
April Kelly, Co-Author of MURDER: TAKE ONE
5-Stars
After half the Earth is destroyed by nuclear war, the surviving
scientists at NASA send seven astronauts on a desperate mission to pre-colonize
Mars in Tom Johnson's thought-provoking novel.
A time/space incident propels the ship far from its destination,
landing the pioneers in a savage environment, which begins claiming lives
almost immediately.
As they struggle to survive in a seemingly random hell-scape,
the remaining astronauts start to see a larger picture forming...a magnificent potential
future requiring effort, ingenuity and personal sacrifice to attain.
The intensity of some scenes of natural violence may at first
put off a few readers, but the journey leads to a surprising, uplifting
destination and is well worth the trip.
