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Paradeisia Trilogy #1

Origin of Paradise

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A baby vanishes from the womb without a trace. A fossil upends two centuries of scientific theory. A prehistoric virus kills thousands within days. And a resort of epic proportions prepares to open while the world's superpowers secretly watch.
Employing meticulous research into science and antiquity, author B.C.CHASE launches his controversial tour de force, the Paradeisia Trilogy, with a bombshell debut that will have readers clawing from page one through to the final breathtaking chapter.

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What if Darwin got it wrong?
What if the physical world is a facade?
What if we have a sixth sense that science cannot yet explain?
Don't miss the epic trilogy that fearlessly explores the furthest reaches of what's possible. If you are afraid of ideas that challenge your worldview, this book is not for you. Chase holds nothing sacred as he takes a journey into the unknown.

This book is part of a trilogy and should not be read apart from the other books in the series.


"FOUR OUT OF FOUR STARS."
-ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG

"A ROLLER COASTER RIDE."
-GRADY HARP, VINE VOICE

"ONE OF THE GREATEST FRANCHISES OF OUR TIME."
-EPUB.US

"INCREDIBLY WELL-WRITTEN."
-EBOOKS ADDICT

"CHASE HAS MASTERED THE ART OF WRITING SUSPENSE."
-LA HOWELL

"ONE HELL OF A RIDE!"
-THRILLERKAT OFFICIAL REVIEWS

"PALEONTOLOGY IS GETTING A WAKE-UP CALL."
-INJOY BOOK REVIEWS

"IN TRUE CRICHTON STYLE, CHASE TAKES ELEMENTS OF KNOWN SCIENCE, EXPLORES THEIR EXTREME POTENTIAL, AND BUILDS A MYSTERY AROUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES."
-AMAZON.COM

"I WAS REMINDED OF JURASSIC PARK."
- J. RODGE

"COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. ...KEEPS YOU WANTING MORE, MORE."
-DEBRA HANSON

"THIS SERIES IS KEEPING ME UP PAST MY BEDTIME..."
-KITTY MURPHY

"AN EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT PAGE TURNER! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! WONDERFUL!"
-PAMELA LIVENGOOD

"INCREDIBLY WELL WRITTEN... RIVETING PLOT LINES, INTERESTING AND FULLY-FLESHED CHARACTERS. ORIGINAL, COMPELLING, AND LEAVES YOU WANTING MORE."
-JOANNE G

"A FORMIDABLE AND UNFORGETTABLE THRILL RIDE."
JOHN J. STRAUGHTON

"WHILE THE DIFFERENT NARRATIVES MAY SEEM FAR REMOVED FROM EACH OTHER, THEY COMBINE SEAMLESSLY INTO A BRILLIANT, YET TERRIFYING STORY OF OUR PLANET AT ITS LIMITS, AND THE CHOICES WE ARE LEFT TO MAKE TO SAVE IT."
-THRILLERKAT REVIEWS


B.C.CHASE is the internationally bestselling author of the Paradeisia Trilogy which critics have hailed as one of the greatest franchises of our time.* His titles have consistently reached the number one slots of science fiction, thriller, women's adventure, religion, and medical bestseller lists. His electrifying talent for combining the latest in scientific breakthroughs with edge-of-your-seat thrills has earned him a reputation as a master of suspense. Amazon has ranked him #1 in Religion and Spirituality, among its top ten Sci-fi authors, and a top 20 writer of Thrillers.

"B.C.CHASE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING AN AUTHOR OF AUTHORITY."
GRADY HARP, VINE VOICE

"CHASE HAS MASTERED THE ART OF WRITING SUSPENSE."
L.A. HOWELL

"IN TRUE CRICHTON STYLE, CHASE TAKES ELEMENTS OF KNOWN SCIENCE, EXPLORES THEIR EXTREME POTENTIAL, AND BUILDS A MYSTERY AROUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES."
-AMAZON.COM

"CHASE HAS TALENT YOU WON'T SOON FORGET."
-AMAZON.COM

"CHASE IS A BRILLIANT WRITER WITH A BOATLOAD OF TALENT."
-VINCENT VERITAS

"CHASE KEEPS YOU WANTING MORE."
-DEBRA HANSEN


Fiction:
Leviathan
The Story of Santa Claus
Through Glass
Paradeisia: Origin of Paradise
Paradeisia: Violation of Paradise
Paradeisia: Fall of Paradise
Cataton


*Epub.us

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 26, 2014

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B.C.CHASE is the internationally bestselling author of the Paradeisia Trilogy, which critics have hailed as one of the greatest franchises of our time.* His electrifying talent for combining the latest in scientific breakthroughs with edge-of-your-seat thrills has earned him a reputation as a master of suspense. Amazon has named him among its top 10 Sci-fi authors.

"COMPULSIVELY READABLE...PACKED WITH MYSTERIES AND SURPRISES...ENOUGH DETAIL TO THRILL FANS OF THE MARTIAN."
-HUGO AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TIM PRATT

“IRREVERENT HUMOR…VIVID…MEMORABLE…AS ORIGINAL AS IT CAN GET.”
–PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CRITIC

“CHASE’S CLEAN, FLOWING PROSE AND BRIGHT SENSE OF HUMOR LIVEN UP A TALE.”
–BOOKLIFE PRIZE QUARTER FINALIST

“FAST AND FUN.”
–THE OKLAHOMAN

“INCREDIBLY WELL-WRITTEN.”
–EBOOKS ADDICT

“CHASE KEEPS US GUESSING UNTIL THE END.”
–ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG

“B.C.CHASE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING AN AUTHOR OF AUTHORITY.”
GRADY HARP, VINE VOICE

“CHASE HAS THE RAW TALENT FOR WRITING, AND THE WAY HE’S ABLE TO PUT YOU RIGHT INSIDE THE MAIN CHARACTER’S HEAD IS FANTASTIC.”
–SCIFIANDSCARY.COM

“CHASE HAS MASTERED THE ART OF WRITING SUSPENSE.”
L.A. HOWELL

“ONE HELL OF A RIDE.”
-THRILLERKAT REVIEWS

“IN TRUE CRICHTON STYLE, CHASE TAKES ELEMENTS OF KNOWN SCIENCE, EXPLORES THEIR EXTREME POTENTIAL, AND BUILDS A MYSTERY AROUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES.”
-AMAZON.COM

Fiction:
Leviathan
Santa Claus: The King of the Elves Abridged Children’s Edition
Santa Claus: The King of the Elves
Glass: A Motion Picture Script
Paradeisia: Origin of Paradise
Paradeisia: Violation of Paradise
Paradeisia: Fall of Paradise
Pluto’s Ghost
Cataton

*Epub.us

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Profile Image for Terynce.
349 reviews19 followers
February 19, 2016
That was disappointing. Even when a book is an intentional part of a series, it should be able to stand on its own. You should get a full, compelling story that leaves the reader wanting to continue to view the lives of the characters. It should not leave off, more or less, in the middle of a sentence or conversation like a tape that ran out of space. If the book cannot stand on its own, it shouldn't be a separate part of the series -- simply write one, longer book.

As such, I've no intention of continuing this series. It feels like a cheap way to get readers engaged and it completely misfired.
Profile Image for Kathleen.
335 reviews8 followers
March 26, 2016
This book was terribly edited, the author going into lengthy and unnecessary explanations of concepts which, if the reader was unclear easily be looked up. But inserted into the narrative, these expositors break the flow. The romantic parts, description of females is ham handed and juvenile. And there are simple repetition of words, typos and grammatical errors which completely aggravated me. And all this is unfortunate because the premise was interesting.
Profile Image for Michele Benchouk.
340 reviews10 followers
May 24, 2016
I agree with others that this trilogy should have simply been one book. Each individual book in a trilogy needs to be able to stand on its own, and this set just doesn't allow for that. Having said that, it is clear that the author put a great deal of thought into the complete effort, and the decision to break it into three pieces may not have been in his hands.

As I read, I was very intrigued with the topics coming into play: killer viruses, living dinosaurs, medical abductions, DNA, ancient Egyptians, submarine adventures in Antarctica, alien inhabitation -- lots of heavy hitting topics for the science fiction fan. But, now on the second book, I'm not sure where we are going with all of that. It was like throwing in the kitchen sink, but not knowing how, or even if, those topics will play into the final result.
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27 reviews19 followers
May 8, 2016
Were I to rate this book simply on the plot, it would score far higher. It is beyond intriguing and unfolds at a fairly decent pace. That said, I have major issues with this book, which is why I'm giving it (just barely) two stars. First, this isn't so much a trilogy as a single book broken into three different parts. Compare it, for example, to the original V.C. Andrews Flowers In The Attic trilogy, where each book stood on its own as a complete story. This book arbitrarily ends on a cliffhanger, and in order to get a complete story, you have to purchase the other two books. Which means you are paying over $20 for the complete story. Beyond that is the quality of the writer. While the author clearly knows his stuff when it comes to science, he is in desperate need of a writer. Sentence structure is not his friend, and there are typos galore. As a self-published author who works hard, in conjunction with an editor, to make my books the best they can possibly be, I have become increasingly, wildly frustrated with books such as this which simply do not live up to the implied contract between an author and a reader; a contract which promises not only to tell a good story, but to do so in conjunction with an editor who will make sure that the reader is getting their money's worth as opposed to something which feels haphazardly slapped together. While the story raised questions that I'd love to have answered, I have absolutely no intention of throwing good money after bad in order to find out how the tale ends.
Profile Image for Denise.
255 reviews14 followers
May 20, 2016
What begins as a compelling sci-fi story rapidly progresses to complete idiocy. What virus is spreading like fire through Baltimore? Why won't the president meet with his chief advisors? What's going on in the fantastically amazing new mega resort called Paradeisia? Ultimately, I don't care. Any one of these plots might have resulted in a good book. Combine the mishmash plot with cardboard characters, and what do you get? Nonsense. I could see this as a movie that would appeal to pubescent males, and perhaps that is the writer's goal. But no adult would find this interesting enough to go on to the next installment. Baaaaad book.
Profile Image for Sarah.
55 reviews3 followers
May 23, 2016
Well, the story line is interesting, even though it's a little. . . cluttered. I kind of still want to read the second one, even though the editing was horrendous and the scientific language was a bit much at times. At one point a completely different story popped up in the middle of a chapter. There were actual editing notes in another part. I read the Kindle edition, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
Some parts of the story or characters were not very well flushed out. I feel like it escalated much faster than it should've. Almost like the author was running out of space and had to hurry up.
Overall, the story was compelling and creative. I just wish more time had been taken to get it just right.
Profile Image for Carolyn Injoy.
1,242 reviews133 followers
January 1, 2017
Paradeisia: Origin of Paradise by B.C. Chase Paradeisia: Origin of Paradise by B.C. Chase is a conglomeration of ideas, shaken--not stirred. It reaches Antartica, China, and the United States. It has a virulent prehistoric virus that kills thousands. In addition, palentology is getting a wake-up call. I gave it almost four stars.I received a complimentary copy in an Amazon promotion. That did not change my opinion for this review.Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Paradeisia-Ori...
Profile Image for Denisia Cimpean.
27 reviews6 followers
May 22, 2016
I couldn't put the book down. The idea of heading towards the future depicted in the book makes you wonder where is civilization and technology headed. I don't think it should be 3 books, but one - the first and second books have no real ending.
March 7, 2017
AMAZING

I really couldn't put it down and I have just started the second. What a wonderful series. Truly a must read
4 reviews
May 30, 2016
My original review on the Kindle for this book was positive. I liked the first two books. The third book in the trilogy was so bad that I felt I should review this first book to warn others away. The first two have some weaknesses, mainly editorial (spelling, grammar and consistency). The third book is horrible. It is poorly written, inconsistent, weak character development and major logical flaws (not from the science perspective - it is, after all SciFi - but from the basic storytelling perspective).

Sorry B.C., I'll still give your next books a read, but please put more effort into the logical consistency of your future stories.
Profile Image for Bea .
1,981 reviews137 followers
June 6, 2016
So much potential left untapped; the story lines were all over the place, the character development was weak, too many POVS, and a pitiful lack of copy editing and proofreading. Also, the formatting was wonky.

Warning! The story ends at 60%. The rest of the 'book' is filler - notes, excerpts, etc.
Warning #2! The damn book ends on a cliffhanger and not a single story line is resolved or wrapped up. It literally ends mid-story.
886 reviews3 followers
January 30, 2015
Boy am I sucked into this one! I had trouble putting it down and came, all to soon, to the cliff-hanger ending. I'm now getting reading to continue the saga with book two of the series (Violation of Paradise). I think there will at least be one more book but don't think it's out yet. Good read!
March 2, 2016
Completely enthralled

Wow. The author kept me completely enthralled with book one and I can't wait to start number two. Although moving between characters and places quickly, I had no problem following his story.

Profile Image for Kureiko.
5 reviews1 follower
May 23, 2016
I'll be honest, I didn't finish this book. The premise was interesting, but it started losing me at a woman with a "nice baby bump" at 14 weeks and a first pregnancy and completely lost me when it basically called atheists idiots. No thanks.
Profile Image for Michael.
6 reviews
May 27, 2016
I do not think this is a stand alone book but just the first third of a book. I have read the other two "books" and I am almost finished reading the last book. I will make another comment on the last book section when I finish. *PET PEEVE-> A LOT OF TYPOS!
Profile Image for David Attwood.
28 reviews1 follower
May 19, 2017
Paradesia

The series was interesting and captivating. I got a bit tired of all the "Perils of Pauline" escapes and the long descriptions of dinosaurs and other life threatening characters. I enjoyed the scientific explanations that may or may not have true; the book is a work of fiction, after all.
Profile Image for Deborah.
176 reviews3 followers
June 5, 2017
Much better than I expected

I downloaded this awhile ago thinking that it seemed mildly interesting, then got distracted by other things and forgot about it. The book has something of a Cloud Atlas feel. The writing style isn't great, but the varied intertwined plots and characters become almost mesmerizing. Looking forward to the next book!
Profile Image for Bob Rivera.
202 reviews1 follower
February 24, 2021
The book meanders and goes all over the place. Not sure I'm going to read the second book in the series. The story never really came together with all the multiple threads. They don't seem to tie together. I'm sure he must do that in the 2nd (or third book), but the multiple threads should at least point to a similar destination. I'm not sure this one does that.
4 reviews
October 5, 2017
Didn't hold together

This book jumps around too much! The characters are interesting, however, there is little plot and it was difficult for me to put it all together. I cannot recommend this novel!
91 reviews
October 22, 2017
There is so much going on in this book and it is pretty fascinating - Biobots, dinosaur DNA, ancient viruses, disappearing babies, Jurassic Park, the "Land of the Lost", mummies, etc. I look forward to reading the next book in the series to see how they are all connected.
8 reviews
January 30, 2017
Total page turner

- Lots of grammatical errors
-Suspenseful
-Fun!
-Don't take too seriously!
-Will keep you up past your bedtime!
-Sci-fi nerds only!
Profile Image for Katya.
233 reviews34 followers
February 12, 2017
This book is a hot mess... yet I couldn't put it down until the (not much of an) ending.
It was like watching the first 30 minutes of an adventure movie- where the plot resolution??
81 reviews1 follower
December 28, 2017
Page turning read

I quite enjoyed this book it sure peaked my interest that's for sure. I couldn't wait to read it every night quite exciting at times. My name us Linda C Lettau.
12 reviews3 followers
December 30, 2019
I literally hated this series so much. It doesn’t make sense. Don’t read it.
13 reviews
January 4, 2017
First book in series was very good
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Debbie.
90 reviews
January 15, 2017
Ridiculous waste of time!! First off as many have said this is not a trilogy, but one book broken into three pieces. The only reason I can see for that is greed. Why sell one book when you can triple your income with three? Problem being when the first is terrible, who will come back for more? The author is great at starting a story line and giving you just enough to pique your interest, but then loses that momentum by quickly starting another completely unrelated line, again and again and again until the reader is dizzy with characters, undeveloped, plot lines going who knows where, and locations all over the globe. Will they EVER come together? Other authors bounce around a bit before bringing things together, but in the end things fit and it makes sense. In this case it's almost as if he had so much material --from his purported years of research-- that he couldn't let any passing thought be left out. Finding it hard to believe the positive reviews it received and annoyed with Amazon for using it for the ad whenever I open my Kindle! There are so many good books to read out there, don't waste your time with this one!!
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