Eon / Eternity

The Way #2-3

by bear-greg

Eon

Above our planet hangs a hollow Stone, vast as the imagination of Man. The inner dimensions are at odds with the outer; there are different chambers to be breached, some containing deserted cities; and the furthest chamber contains the greatest mystery ever to confront the Stone's scientists.

Eternity

Here, from the other side of time, come: THISTLEDOWN, the asteroid starship of a future that is not quite our future; GAIA, a parallel reality where Alexander the Great's empire has ruled for two thousand years; and THE WAY, an infinite corridor through space-time which traverses and encompasses whole universes. And as the strands of these mysteries are unravelled, so the ordering and the end of mankind -- and our entire Universe -- come into question.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space Opera

761 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[William · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finishes the story begin in the first book of the trilogy (yes, I said "finishes", because the third book in the trilogy is actually a prequel to the first two. A good read.

[Michael Sypes · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Eon" starts off really good, but gets progressively more confusing as you go so that the second half seems a twisted jumble where you kind of understand the broad scopes of what's happening, but you're unsure of the details and the characters' motivations as they pursue their own ends. Why "The Way" was created, how it's being used, and peoples' plans for it, are torturously obscure.
In the interest of not creating a spoiler, I'll just say that I could never understand why a particular major action is undertaken by the Hexamon nor why segments of the population/individual characters take their respective courses as a result.
Eternity is a more compact plot, as characters from the first book deal with the repercussions of that major action, but it, too suffers from a lack of clarity as things progress. The ending is reasonably satisfying, the major plot points being tied together with reasonable conclusions, but I still felt something was lacking.

[Cesar Matamoros · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very entertaining book. I was bit confused with the concept of the Way and such. Also, I found a few spelling and grammatical errors and it stopped the flow of the book for me. I was unaware that this was the second of a trilogy. This shows a good book since I did not need the first book to understand this one.

[Freek]

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[Chuck Rowland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome scifi sequel to the way