Synthetic Eden is Coming — ARC Readers Wanted
Join me for an advanced reader copy of Synthetic Eden and be one of the first in the world to read my full debut novel
When we first started writing this novel, we called it On the Wings of a Pig — a placeholder name that captured the strange blend of wonder and tragedy we were building: a genetically engineered future shaped by hope, desperation, and ambition.
It was a working title, a way to signal that the story was wild and unexpected. But thanks to you — your early feedback, your thoughtful reflections, your enthusiastic replies — we realized this story had evolved into something even more primal, and more profound.
So today, I’m excited to officially announce the final title and cover of my debut science fiction novel:
Launch Date: September 9, 2025
The new name reflects the story’s soul: a deeply human tale set against the backdrop of a society struggling to define what it means to live, to reproduce, and to belong. Synthetic Eden is a story about creation. About engineered life. About who we become when we try to rebuild paradise from scratch — and how that ambition can turn righteous, dangerous, or beautiful.
This book would not exist in this form without the TCIP community.
You’ve followed along through the Sci-Fi Friday’s and the Saturday Morning Serial, watching the world of DaVinci take shape chapter by chapter. You’ve seen the rise of Samara and Lucas, the Vitruvians and the Naturalists, the dust storms and gene therapies, and the desperate moral reckoning of a colony on the brink.
Now, I want to invite you one step further.
Become an ARC Reader for Synthetic Eden
We’re officially opening sign-ups for Advanced Reader Copies of Synthetic Eden. If you sign up, you’ll receive the full novel early next week, giving you nearly a month to read it before launch day.
All I ask in return is that you leave an honest review on Amazon and/or Goodreads on launch day: September 9, 2025.
That’s it. Just your thoughtful take — what worked, what made you think, what stayed with you. Reviews from early readers like you are what help this story reach the wider world.
(Link will take you to a quick sign-up form. Takes 30 seconds.)
Why This Matters
I’ve spent my career working at the frontier — in biotech labs, at the Pentagon, with startups and policy teams shaping the future of synthetic biology. But no white paper, no panel discussion, and no grant proposal could capture the full scope of what’s coming unless we tell stories that make it personal.
That’s why I wrote this book.
And that’s why I teamed up with Sean Platt — a master of speculative storytelling — to craft a novel that asks some of the most important questions of our time:
Who has the right to reproduce in a future shaped by genetic engineering?
What happens when responsible science collides with populist resistance?
Can we ever engineer paradise, or are we always chasing echoes of Eden?
Synthetic Eden is the beginning of a much larger saga — the first installment of Echoes of Tomorrow, a four-book series coming this fall. But it’s more than just the start of a story. It’s the start of a conversation I hope we’ll continue across fiction, policy, science, and society.
And I’d be honored if you were among the first to read it in full.
What Happens Next
If you join the ARC list, you’ll get the full manuscript via email early next week.
It’ll include simple instructions on how to post your review on Amazon (and Goodreads if you’re there too).
And then, on September 9, we’ll launch Synthetic Eden to the world together — with your review helping it land with the impact it deserves.
Thank you again for everything you’ve already done to shape this book. And thank you in advance for helping bring it into the world.
Let’s build the future — one story at a time.
Cheers,
—Titus