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The tree is beautiful and they call her Eden. Her branches reach for the stars. She is like all other trees on planet Earth save for her enormous size. Still, she has leaves and she has bark. She turns sunlight into life. But this tree does not sprout from the dirt. Eden fills the sky, high in orbit above the blue expanse of Uranus. There she changes humanity's very concept of extraterrestrial life. Dr. Malcolm Green is sent to Eden to audit a science team studying this extraordinary tree from the dark confines of space station Lola. But with unexplainable accidents plaguing the team, tensions are mounting between scientists and custodial staff. Is there a future for this project and Lola? Only Malcolm Green can make that call. From the second he sets foot on Lola, Malcolm’s own future becomes at stake. He soon finds that love, friendship, and his own mortality tremble like a leaf at the sound of Eden's call.

Eden is the latest podcast fiction offering from Phil Rossi, author of Crescent and Notes from the Vault.

Phil-- Great story. I loved the haunting atmosphere of the station and the believably imperfect characters. Well worth the donation. Your voice has a lovely resonance which added to the experience. The background music and production quality sounded professional. TP
A Phil Rossi story? Let's see. Haunting strangeness? Yes. Achingly broken and hungering humans? Yes. Terrifying things that are not explained to bare bones? Yes. Dry leaves on concrete sidewalk? Yes. Tuning fork? Where is the tuning fork??? The author's reading voice contributes to the atmosphere. Overall good, but not ...
This is a good first draft. I am looking forward to the finished product.
I must say this is the first podiobook that I did not love. It felt like there was so much more that could have been added to the story. I also found some of the reading a bit annoying. I know this is a personal preference but when someone is ...
Thanks, Was a great listen. You put great effort into the quality of the recording and sound effects. Thank you. ... I did feel there should be a little more to the ending..... But Great!
I just listened to Eden for a second time. A lovely novella...as I listen to Rossi's books, it strikes me that they are intended for those of us not afraid to think as we are being entertained. Rossi stimulates the imagination in a very unique sort of way, leaving bigger ...
I really liked Eden. It was a quietly ambitious "read" that grew deeper and more engaging with every episode. It evoked memories of Solaris, not the least for the way Rossi pulls the entire story together with the very last line, like a man pulling his bootlaces tight. Very nice!
Eden is a wonderful story well-told. The plot grabs you early and then carefully unfolds in a restrained, seductive style that gives you many moments to savor. The exceptional music underscores (and in places defines) the mood of the piece perfectly. Then there's Phil's excellent narrative. Bravo! How Eden would ...
I did have one small issue of elemental incongruity: What was Eden rooted to? Did it have roots? Was it floating rootless as if cut of at the base?
It's been a while since I ran thru "Crescent". I almost forgot how top notch a podcaster Phil Rossi is. With "Eden" Phil R. cleaned my clock. The good news is I was able to walk home. "Crescent" being a longer tale was more of a cerebral ass-kicking. I had ...
  • Eden: Chapter 1

    Dr. Malcolm Green arrives on space station Lola.
  • Eden: Chapter 2

    Malcolm reunites with Rosalyn and he gets a closer look at Eden.
  • Eden: Chapter 3

    Malcolm learns the finer points of functioning in zero gravity. He meets Lola's custodial staff.
  • Eden: Chapter 4

    Eden does something strange and magnificent. The station loses power and there is an accident.
  • Eden: Chapter 5

    Malcolm puts on a space suit and goes for a walk on Eden.
  • Eden: Chapter 6

    Malcolm works late studying a sample taken from Eden. He has an encounter that makes him question his sanity and he shares a moment of understanding with the station's electrician, Jana.
  • Eden: Chapter 7

    Malcolm goes for a solo walk on Eden. Something goes tragically wrong on the station in his absence.
  • Eden: Chapter 8

    Rosalyn makes a final effort to save the Eden research program.

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