What This Series Is About
The Genesis Earth Trilogy is a story about wonder, love, and the search for meaning among the stars. It is a heartfelt YA space-opera about discovery, faith, and the future of humanity.
Over the course of three books, the main characters and their children explore a distant Earth-like planet and struggle to unravel a time travel paradox that holds the key to the ultimate fate of humanity. Through their struggles against the God-like superintelligence at the heart of their paradox, they come of age, find redemption, and discover what it means to be human.
Reading Order
Book 1: Genesis Earth
The series begins with a young Michael and Terra as they set out through humanity’s first artificial wormhole to explore a distant, mysterious anomaly on the far side.
Genesis Earth
Michael and Terra never thought that they would be the first human beings to set foot on an alien world. What they discover forces them to question their deepest beliefs about what it means to be human.
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Book 2: Edenfall
The series continues with Michael and Terra’s family, including their teenage daughter Estee, when a military expediction from Earth shatters their Eden-like paradise and forces them to confront the time paradox at the heart of their world.
Edenfall
Young, fearless, and free, Estee grew up on a planet untouched by man. But when a military expedition shatters her innocence, she must join with a young Arab lieutenant from Mars to unlock the secrets of her homeworld and break the cycle of violence.
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As Estee and Khalil seek to unravel the time travel paradox that has shattered both their worlds, they must confront the superintelligent AI at the center of it all and convince it that humanity is worth saving.
The Stars of Redemption
As Estee and Khalil search for a way to heal their wounds and restore their homes and family, they must first stop the alien ghost ship and end the temporal paradox that created it. Fortunately, there is always a path to redemption.
More info →Core Themes
- Coming of age
- Found family
- Humanity vs. artificial intelligence
- Loyalty vs. Individualism
- Innocence and moral growth
- Reason vs. emotion
For Readers Who Love…
Fans of Interstellar, Contact, Ender’s Game, and Asimov’s Foundation will love this YA space-opera trilogy of time travel, exploration, and found family.