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Empress Of Eternity (2010)

by L.E. Modesitt Jr.(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0765326647 (ISBN13: 9780765326645)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Tor Books

review 1: I liked the book overall I was torn between 3 and 4 stars. It was slow going at first. I did not realize right away that it was three different timelines at the same location separated by VAST amounts of time. Once I looked at the chapter headings and more specifically the dates involved did I suddenly clue in.Even once I realized the timeline issues the book was still a bit slow. In the usual Modesitt way the characters are pretty clueless as to their significance or why people would be trying to kill them. I did enjoy his thoughts about time and the multi-verse. Clearly he's been watching the science channel as scientists try and decipher these concepts as well. I liked the idea of millions of years of human history that is high technology and many rises and fall... mores in civilizations. I liked the different iterations of societies that he created through that vast timeline and the implied number of times civilization and technology rose and fell.
review 2: This is one of the most unique novels I have read in a while. The main character as such, is a 2000 mile long canal. This canal is made of an unknown material that is imperious to anything type of energy and it bisects the mid-continent of Earth set at least a half-millions in the future.The civilization that built is long gone and the story is told in three parts - each one is eons in the future from the time the canal was built and each part is eons apart as well. The common bond is that they are all researchers trying to uncover the mysteries of the canal and they all have some sort of connection with it. The other common denominator is that the Earth is undergoing climatic and political upheaval and the researchers are all in danger.The book was incredibly slow to get into and the three stories connections were not revealed clearly until well past the halfway point. Had the story drug along at this pace I would have given it 3 stars but then the last third is when it all comes together and the story goes into an interesting examination of time itself.The writing is suburb and Modesitt uses his talent for science and characters and a large scale well in this book. It was just hard to wait it out. The way he ends the book is why I gave it 4 stars because it was thought challenging and did wrap up things well.The only complaint I have is that the book shows humans have not evolved very much in a million years or so which I find hard to believe. Technology has grown but not humanity. But as the author that is his decision and the book needs that to work.If you are looking for a straight forward action novel, this is not it. If you want to stretch your mind - read this. less

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