The Eden Experiment
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Last published Mon, Jul 1, 2024
When a criminal fugitive breaks out of an experimental prison, she must ally with one of its wardens to uncover the secrets of the megacorp that owns it, and the sinister project behind its creation.
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Aami Axora was never supposed to know about the project. Of course, she would be dead before its name ever hit her ears. That was the plan, anyway.
Locked away as punishment for a crime she refuses to remember, Aami is determined to find a way to escape the institution and return to the city where she was raised. Though when her path is crossed by Greg McCullough, a strange cyborg employee, her plans to return to her old life take an unexpected turn.
A new paranoia has swept over the planet Absteria. "The Eden Experiment" is what it was called. At least to those who survived knowing its name.
Tension builds between the two refugees as they prepare for a life-or-death investigation of the company they suspect is behind the project: a bionics megacorp by the name of Bader Co. However, Aami's hotheadedness is not one to coexist with Greg's passive demeanor, and the two must force themselves into cooperating. After all, if they want to make it out of the Experiment alive, they're going to have to play by each other's rules.
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"The Eden Experiment" is an 85k new adult science-fiction and the first installment of a three-part series. The story is heavily character-driven, and includes themes regarding existentialism, found family, overcoming trauma, and optimism in the face of nihilism. A story for those looking for a tense techno thrill sweetened with moments of feelgood fluff.
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Warnings: Violence, Graphic depictions of injury and death, Strong language
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The Eden Experiment © 2024 Lone. All Rights Reserved.
**THIS STORY IS COMPLETE BUT WILL BE UPDATED CHAPTER BY CHAPTER**
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