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Eternity Road | 
 enlarge | Author: Jack Mcdevitt
Publisher: Eos
Category: Book
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Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 91281
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0061054275
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780061054273
ASIN: 0061054275
Publication Date: April 1, 1998
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Product Description
The Roadmakers left only ruins behind -- but what magnificent ruins! Their concrete highways still cross the continent. Their cups, combs and jewelry are found in every Illyrian home. They left behind a legend,too -- a hidden sanctuary called Haven, where even now the secrets of their civilization might still be found. Chaka's brother was one of those who sought to find Haven and never returned. But now Chaka has inherited a rare Roadmaker artifact -- a book called A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court -- which has inspired her to follow in his footsteps. Gathering an unlikely band of companions around her, Chaka embarks upon a journey where she will encounter bloodthirsty rirver pirates, electronic ghosts who mourn their lost civilization and machines that skim over the ground and air. Ultimately, the group will learn the truth about their own mysterious past.
Amazon.com Review
Eternity Road is set 1,000 years from now, when the world as we know it has been dead for eight centuries, destroyed by a plague that killed most of humanity. Technological artifacts remain, but the knowledge of what they are and how to use them has been lost by a society that has degenerated into a series of city-states. Legend has it that the Roadmakers left a store of knowledge in a place called Haven, but when an expedition from Memphis sets out to find it, only one person returns. The lone, dishonored survivor eventually kills himself, but his son is determined to try again ...
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 Great world, poor story November 6, 2008
McDevitt is second to no one creating a world. But his story telling is lacking. This book is worth reading because this world will make an indelible impression on you. But you will be disappointed with the story telling.
 Decent idea, poor story November 1, 2008
Eternity Road is a novel set long after the End of the World As We Know it. Civilization is coming back, and wondering at the ruins of what came before. One young woman gathers up an eccentric group of explorers and sets out to find a lost library, guided only by some sketches and a thought-lost copy of A Connecticut Yankee In King Arther's Court.
A decent setup. But the book completely fails to live up to its promise. Stilted, flat characters, a world you can't bring yourself to care about, odd little side lectures about society told half from a narrator's perspective, half as if it was a history book, an abrupt ending that changes NOTHING in the world despite the promise of changing everything..
Skip it. This book is a poster child for "Good idea, bad execution".
 A haunting and chilling experience. July 24, 2008
As I first read this book it was very haunting and chilling that it left me with a sense of loneliness that I cannot explain. A sadness for the characters who embark on a journey to find the truth about a lost civilization of the Road Makers.
Eternity Road is a great read for any reader who wants to get lost in an adventure or a journey. A perfect soul searching story that will leave you breathless. Eternity Road is also perfect book that is hard to put down.
 One of his better books May 22, 2008
I'd heard good things about "Eternity Road" and ordered it off of Amazon. While I waited I picked up McDevitt's "Ancient Shores." I was so unimpressed with that book that it's taken me several months to get around to reading "Eternity Road."
I wish I had read it sooner. This is a much better book. McDevitt isn't very good at characterization in my opinion, but this book had a few memorable characters. That adds a lot to an interesting story that generally makes sense and doesn't try and pad itself with the almost inevitable political conflict angle you see in most books.
There were a few questions unanswered and one "deus ex" moment that I didn't like, but if you like post-apoc type books, "Eternity Road" delivers a fun ride.
Enjoyable Read April 14, 2008
Light fare, fun story, PG rating, enjoyed a couple of characters--Avila and Chaka. I made it to the end of the book which is not always guaranteed with my reading habits. I probably stop reading midway through a novel 50% of the time.
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