The GENRE of Eden: Hardcore SF&F [Science Fiction & Fantasy]

"Why does he call us fiction and fantasy?" Lamb asks confused.

"It's just a tool to help his readers see the truth of the veil," replies Serpent.

"So, what do you think about the book The Veil of Eden," asks Lamb.

"I doubt the zealots will let it go unpunished," replies Serpent.

"Why do you say that?" asks Lamb.

"Like the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, it dispels a powerful illusion. Zealots kill for their illusions: that is why the veil still exists."

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The beauty of SF&F as a genre is that it evaporates boundaries that are normally taboo. SF&F allows us to explore our taboos in a civilized manner and decide whether or not the taboo still applies. Rituals and other paradigms need to be allowed to pass from our culture when they harm us. SF&F brings such rituals, paradigms and taboos to our attention.

Told from not only the perspective of the heroes, Quay and Ornoc, The Veil of Eden gives the reader an inside look into most of the antagonists. Personally, I tire of the over-the-top bad guys whose literary existence is to lead by bad example for the sake of being bad. On all sides of the Abrahamic Conflict, there are good people. Unfortunately, good people often put aside their own sense of right and wrong at the behest of their favored institution. And there are those forged into fanaticism like diamonds through the pressure of their environment. There is an odd allure to such glams yet when one considers the nature of a diamond or a fanatic, they are hardened and immutable.

The Veil of Eden unveils a new look at the psychology and the conflicts of evolving religions. In particular, the Abrahamic Conflict affects the entire world and effects the future. Written from multiple perspectives, this novel shows the complex viewpoints of religion: currently there are more than 6 billion individual perspectives on the matter.

The Sith themselves embody the inexorable element which acts as a countdown clock for the abrahamic religions: technology. Maybe the Abrahamic Conflict could be less deadly if more people could learn to see from a perspective other than their own...

"An eye for eye makes the whole world blind."

Mahatma Gahndi