Title: Beyond New Eden
Author: H.S. Stone
Series: Stand Alone
Genre: YA Post-Apocalyptic
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: Mar 8 2013
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In: eBook & Print
Excerpt
Having never been in direct sunlight before, my first thought upon
entering the greenhouse was whether its artificial lights felt the same as the
real thing. The heat from rows of electric lamps overhead lapped my exposed
skin in waves of warmth, and I imagined that was how the sun really felt.
I had seen pictures of the sun before, of course, and I knew the
astronomical facts about the star that the Earth orbited, but I had never seen
the glowing yellow orb with my own eyes. None of us had.
The pictures I’d seen were taken before The War. The War, which
obliterated the planet and left it uninhabitable except for the domed city
named New Eden where I was born and lived my entire life. The War, which wiped
out all of mankind except for the hundred and fifty inhabitants of New Eden.
The War, which defined the most significant milestone in human history. There
was the time before The War and the time after it.
Once my eyes adjusted to the brightness, I saw my destination. I walked
toward an apple tree, one of three in the greenhouse. A woman in her
mid-twenties inspected the tree’s bark with a handheld instrument, her back
turned towards me. The woman was a few years older than me, but she shared the
same build, the same amber hair, and, although I couldn’t see them at the
moment, the same light brown eyes as I had. If not for the age difference, the
people before The War would have thought we were twins.
“Hello, One Thirty-Five,” I called out.
The older woman turned around, put her instrument away, and smiled.
“Hi, One Forty-Two.” One Forty-Two was what most of the citizens of New Eden
called me, short for Eve 142. “I didn’t hear you. You’re early.”
“I finished classes early today.” I returned her smile in a way that I
believed resembled hers.
Eve
135 and I weren’t twins. We were clones.
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Author Information
Even before he could read, H.S. Stone wanted to write a book.
Fascinated by the stories that seemed to leap from his kindergarten teacher's
books, he went home and wrote his own book, with illustrations and bound by
staples. Of course, since he didn't know how to read or write yet, the book was
full of gibberish.
Undaunted, H.S. eventually mastered the ABC's and continued to write
throughout his grade school years, adolescence, and into adulthood. Despite
earning a degree and working in a field not related to writing, he continued to
pursue his writing passion.
H.S. Stone's publications include novels aimed at Young Adult and
Middle Grade readers as well as several short stories. He currently lives with
his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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