John Redlantern is on a quest for something new, outside his stifling existence. Review 2: I found this book to be a well-crafted, engrossing study of the human condition. He wants to know what lies beyond the frozen Dark. more ons their traditions and thinks there can be more to life. For 5 generations, the family has waited to return to the Earth that they've only heard about from stories passed down to them. From their traditions they follow the rules of their ancestors to stay nearby until someone from Earth returns for them. They get warmth and dim light from the forest of lantern trees. They barely subsist on food from the local plants and animals. Outside the valley is a frozen land, the Dark that no one has ever crossed. The live in a sheltered valley surrounded by mountains and glaciers. A family of 532 people, descendants of those who were marooned many years before, survive on an alien, sunless world. The story is well thought out and original. Review 1: Dark Eden was a page-turner for me.
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