On a distant planet, one young man decides to change his society and convince them to forget Earth. On the distant planet named Eden, all of the 500 people stuck there know the story of how there people got there. A group of Earthlings landed on the planet and some decided to stay while three of the crew left to get help
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That was several hundred years ago and some of the younger members of The family believe they need to stop waiting for rescue.
Young John Redlantern is the biggest critic and he doesn't agree with the group's decision to stay close to the original crash site.
He causes enough problems to be expelled from the group and some of the other young people join him at a camp a few hours away. He convinces them to try and cross a snow-capped mountain in search of a better land no one really believes exist. Some people die along the way and when they find a new and plentiful land, several unhappy members of Paul's new group go back to the original family. A move which will likely end in a deadly battle the old and new groups.
Paul leads his group further into the new lands and along the way, they discover a crashed spaceship and realize it's the three missing crewmembers. They never made it back to Earth and all of this time the group had been waiting for a rescue that will never come.
Best part of story, including ending:
I really enjoyed the way Eden was described and the way the society was arranged. It was a clever and very believable scenario.
Best scene in story:
The scene in which Paul and his group discover the wrecked spaceship. As upset as they are, knowing the fate of their ancestors is also liberating and allows them to move on.
Opinion about the main character:
John Redlantern isn't exactly likeable. He's proud and vain and often oblivious to other people's feelings. But also just the man Eden needs and that makes a great character to read.
