The Little Universe [Kindle Edition]

Jason Matthews (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

The story calls into question the existence and the nature of God. What might God be if mankind can create a universe? Matthews is a master storyteller. Any reader who picks up this book will be hard pressed to put it down. --Thomas Anthony Longo

Being an avid fan of Edgar Cayce as well as Einstein - this is a book I am reading again with my 13 year old son. It is the quintessential question - who is "creating" with us and what is really important in life? --Kathe Wilson

In my 67 years I've read literally thousands of books with only a few I enjoyed as much as The Little Universe. --Ken Cox

Product Description

What if you could create a universe - a miniature self-enclosed universe? Imagine having probing cameras that could focus to any star or planet looking for life. And once you found life, what if you could accelerate time and watch it evolve? What might you find? Primordial soup. Strange beings. Alien societies. Profound wisdom.

These are not the questions Jon Gruber ponders as he pedals to his next carpentry job. Over thirty and unmarried, he doesn't even own a car. But a new assignment challenges him to rethink his place in the world. Is he a loser? Or is he about to become a partner in an experiment of phenomenal discovery?

Webster Adams, astronomer, inventor, and Jon's latest client, performs such an experiment. To Webster's amazement, he finds planets and cultures beyond his wildest dreams. His little universe turns into a discovery machine - an overnight goldmine. He and his crew observe societies that evolve so far past them on levels of technology and spirituality, that the world will be forever changed.

Webster's lovely daughter, Whitney, also overwhelms Jon. She opens his eyes to the deeper meanings within the experiment - to the divine nature and connectedness of all life, by finding the most advanced beings within the project - the spirit guides from Theta 7.

The Little Universe is a God-game at multiple levels. For Webster Adams, one question immediately comes to light. "If I can create a universe," he wonders, "then who created ours?"

The debate between evolution and creation is the subtle undertone throughout Webster's story. Can it be proven that God exists? Or is life random and free-flowing without design or purpose? Along with Jon, you, the reader, will be presented a new perspective on life and your role in the great mystery of the universe.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 432 KB
• Print Length: 292 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1452836930
• Publisher: Jason Matthews (December 12, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0030EFXX2
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,736 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #91 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Religion & Spirituality > New Age > Reincarnation

More About the Author

I'm from Chapel Hill, NC and live in Truckee, CA with my wife and teen daughters. I've been a snow-maker, a house painting contractor and now a full-time writer who loves skiing, dogs and playing/coaching soccer.

Life experiences fascinate me enough to write novels on the big picture: The Little Universe and Jim's Life. I also help others achieve online success, make free websites, learn to blog and sell products like ebooks. My guides include: How to Make, Market And Sell Ebooks All for Free, How to Make Your Own Free Website And Your Free Blog Too, and Get On Google Front Page.

I do Skype visits too. If your club reads any of my books and would like a Skype visit, just contact me via my websites to have an author chat. I also do Skype calls to help other authors with their writing goals. Arrangements can be made for speaking engagements.

http://www.thelittleuniverse.com

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Best wishes and kind regards,

-Jason

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very creative story, April 18, 2011

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J. Chambers (Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Little Universe (Kindle Edition)

NOTE: This review was originally published on Red Adept Reviews on March 22, 2011.

Overall: 4 1/2 stars

Plot/Storyline: 4 1/2 stars

This was quite an inventive story. I don't know how realistic the science was (don't worry, the author kept it very simple), but it made for a marvelous story. As the little universe (it fit in a large room) expanded, the scientists found a number of planets with intelligent life. Most of these planets advanced their technology over time, but on one planet, the people and the technology never changed. When the secret of the planet was discovered, it challenged the scientists' beliefs and changed their lives forever.

The author described some fascinating planets in the micro-universe that Webster Adams created. It was interesting to observe how the planets' peoples and technologies changed every time the scientists "fast forwarded" time.

In the end, the author dealt with some weighty philosophical and spiritual issues. The New Age concepts that came into play may or may not be your cup of tea, but it was thought-provoking, to say the least.


Characters: 4 1/2 stars

The characters were well defined and were likable. Webster Adams befriended Jon Gruber, a local carpenter, and they completed the construction of the Universe Generator. Adams's daughter Whitney joined the team, and she and Jon developed a close relationship. Frank Maxwell, a financier, and two of his staff members, Jessica Baxter and Ian Nessen, completed the human team. The characters' relationships with each other provided much of the drama and the tension. There was also an artificial intelligence (AI) computer, nicknamed "Jim." Initially, I though Jim was a little cheesy (think of the robot in Lost in Space), but ultimately Jim did have an important role to play.


Writing style: 4 1/2 stars

The author's style was polished and professional. The story could have been filled with heavy duty science, but to the author's credit, he kept it simple and focused on the story and the characters.


Editing: 4 1/2 stars

I found only a handful of typos and grammatical errors. Formatting for the Kindle was very good.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! May be the best book I'll read this year!, March 3, 2010

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Knipfty (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Little Universe (Kindle Edition)

The story quickly develops by focusing on the 2 main characters and before you know it, you can't put the book down. What if you could recreate the big bang in a lab? What could you learn? What are the ethical considerations once you've create a universe that has intelligent life in it?

While the book is sci fi, it covers far more ground than that. All the while the characters continue to grow and conflicts arise. Yet the story keeps moving. Add a few twists and turns as the story comes to its climax and you have a real winner.

There is a reason why people keep giving this book 5 stars. Because it is worth it. Anytime you have a story this engrossing that makes you stop and think. Or makes you think about it while you are not reading it must be on to something. And this book certainly is.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great potential, but eventually disapointing, March 17, 2010

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Thomas Beck (Lucerne, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Little Universe (Kindle Edition)

I really loved the first quarter of the book. The story was highly interesting and I also liked the writing style very much, as opposed to some other sci-fi novels I had read shortly before. The story had a lot of potential, and I was eagerly reading on. However, instead of building upon the happenings of the first quarter, the second quarter was just more of the same. About halfway through the book, the story turned to spirituality, and eventually, that was all it was about. For about the last third of the book, it really was no longer a science fiction story but probably just a way for the author to tell us there is a God and we should all be less selfish and start to work on improving our souls. At least that's the impression I got. I would have so loved if after the first quarter the story would have built upon the stuff the researchers had discovered and introduced some real life consequences of a dramatic sort. Now spiritualists among you will probably say that's just what happened, but I'm thinking more of the line of a technical / political / environmental sort. I guess I'm more like Frank who sold the technology to the military instead of Whitney who wanted to be like the Thetans. I'm not looking for a cheap catastrophe-type novel, but the idea of a mini-universe being created within a laboratory, and of finding a planet whose inhabitants are even more technologically advanced than the creators of said universe had so much potential that was simply left untouched. I've now read through 80% of the story in 3 days, and at that point I don't really care what happens in the last 20%, though I'll still finish reading the book tomorrow.