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Eternity Road
Author: Jack McDevitt

Book Information
Publisher: Harper Prism
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
Rating:
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ISBN-13: 9780061052088 - ISBN-10: 0061052086
Publication Date: 5/1997
Pages: 338


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback

Book 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.


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David R. (drambear) wrote on 12/1/2006...


Eternity Road does an excellent job of expressing the feelings of living a life that is surrounded by the remains of what you know were "greater" times. This is a post-post-apocalyptic world. People are enjoying good lives, yet the ruins of your ancestor's almost magical existence, the "Roadbuilders", are everywhere to remind you that so much has been lost. After centuries of a reluctance to explore the detailed existence of the ancestors, certain curious individuals have begun exploring what once was. There are many great ideas introduced, and mysteries to be solved, the characters have depth and just when the story can turn dark McDevitt injects humor. One of his very best works.

D. B. (Mahala) wrote on 11/27/2006...


I loved this book! Very interesting idea of post-plague America where our civilization is completely gone! wow!


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