Fires of Eden (novel)
Novel by Dan Simmons
Fires of Eden is a novel by American writer Dan Simmons, published in 1994. It centres on the history and mythology of Hawaii, the moral and ethical issues of the United States occupation of Hawaii, and various other issues.[1]
Overview
Fires of Eden takes place around the adventures of two different generations, a woman and her niece. The aunt's story is told as a series of journal entries, said journal being in her niece's possession. The book also uses as a main character Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Additionally, this novel features two characters from Simmons' Summer of Night (1991), Cordie Cook and Mike O'Rourke; the latter has only a "bit part" near the end.
References
- ^ Simmons, Dan (1994). Fires of Eden. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
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Works by Dan Simmons
- Hyperion
- The Fall of Hyperion
- Endymion
- The Rise of Endymion
- Ilium
- Olympos
- Hardcase
- Hard Freeze
- Hard as Nails
- Summer of Night
- A Winter Haunting
- Song of Kali
- Carrion Comfort
- The Hollow Man
- Fires of Eden
- The Crook Factory
- The Terror
- Muse of Fire
- Drood
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