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Following Pariah and Exodus comes Dominion, the explosive concluding chapter of the Eternity War trilogy, in which the fate of the Alliance-and the galaxy-rests in the hands of Lieutenant Keira Jenkins and her team of Jackals.



The Black Spiral terrorist organization and their mysterious leader, Warlord, have unleashed a deadly virus across the Maelstrom. There is nothing that can stop them...except, maybe, Lieutenant Jenkins and her Jackals.



Back in Alliance territory with new weapons, new armor, and new bodies, the Jackals are given a secret assignment: to investigate the mysterious Aeon, a potential ally in the escalating conflict, and a force that might shift the gears of war in favor of the Alliance.



But there are many agencies interested in the Aeon, and too many sides in this war. Jenkins is going to have to trust her squad, the alien Pariah, and her instincts as she faces the most dangerous decision of her career-one that that will make or break the war once and for all.


For more from Jamie Sawyer, check out:


The Eternity War
The Eternity War: Pariah
The Eternity War: Exodus
The Eternity War: Dominion


The Lazarus War
The Lazarus War: Artefact
The Lazarus War: Legion
The Lazarus War: Origins

480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published November 26, 2019

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Jamie Sawyer

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Jamie Sawyer is a science fiction writer from England, first published in 2016. He is the writer of the Lazarus War and Eternity War book series. When he isn’t working on his day-job, he is an enthusiastic reader of all types of SF, especially classic authors such as Heinlein and Haldeman.

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2,432 reviews236 followers
February 5, 2022
Solid conclusion to a rather fun, action heavy trilogy! Again, like the last volume, Sawyer escaped the 'formulaic' trap here, but this still starts with a bang. Jenkins' Jackals are part of a massive operation to capture an 'infected' Krell leader to see if it is possible to develop a vaccine and end the Krell turning into zombie like killing machines and their subsequent incursions into human controlled space.

Our main villains once again are the 'Dark Spiral' lead by Warlord, a former special operations Ranger that has gone rogue. But why has he gone rogue? What is the back story? We get that here (finally) but I will not spoil the fun. After the massive operation to capture the infected Krell, Jenkins' Jackals, including P, the talking Krell experiment (who is now unofficially part of the Jackal team) head out to see if they can contact the other alien race hinted about for quite some time-- the Aeon. We know the Aeon were allies of the Krell back in the massive war millennia ago against the Shard, the mysterious, machine life forms that are now returning. Can the Shard be stopped once again?

As a series progressed, so did Sawyer's writing and pacing skills. While I enjoyed the Lazarus War series, this one is better in most aspects. The dialogue flows better, the action seems smoother, and the characters feel a little more rounded out. Sawyer is definitely one to watch! While this series may not give your brain cells much of a work out, it definitely gets the blood flowing and I really enjoyed it. Recommended for military science fiction fans and fans of Neal Asher. 4 stars!!
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1,632 reviews395 followers
January 16, 2020
I've loved this trilogy (and the one that came before it) very much and it ends here in very fine fashion - it's hugely exciting (one of the few books to make me miss my bus stop), exhilarating and powerful. I'll miss the Jackals. Review to follow very shortly on For Winter Nights.
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1,217 reviews77 followers
February 28, 2021
3.75/5
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Même si j’étais un peu moins motivée à la lecture de ce tome, dans l’ensemble je l’ai bien apprécié et j’ai passé un bon moment. Je suis satisfaite d’avoir terminé la trilogie.

Un peu de contexte : dans cette série nous suivons une équipe de 5 personnes, Les Chacals, menés par la lieutenante Keira Jenkins des SimOps.
Les SimOps sont une branche spéciale de l’armée qui opèrent dans des avatars (oui, comme dans le film du même nom). Leur corps véritable est bien à l’abris derrière le front, et ils « occupent » des clones modifiés à l’extrême, pour en faire des surhommes. Les clones sont jetables, en gros ils en ont plein et ils ne prennent pas le risque de les récupérer à la fin d’une mission, la personne se déconnectant juste pour récupérer son propre corps.

Longtemps les Krells ont été les ennemis des humains. Mais il y a quelques années en cherchant une manière des les combattre plus efficacement, les humains ont réveillé les Bribes de leur très long sommeil. Ceux-ci sont des intelligences artificielles capable de s’auto répliquer et possédant des technologies très avancées comparé aux Krells et humains. Leur but est la destruction de toute vie intelligente. On ne sait pas si les Bribes sont une ancienne arme créée ou si ils se sont naturellement développés, mais en tout cas ils représentent la grosse menace.

Les Krells connaissent bien les Bribes. Quand ils étaient une jeune race ils les ont combattu avec d’autres espèces extraterrestres bien plus anciennes qui ont depuis disparu. Avec le réveil des bribes, les Krells et les humains ont donc décidé de faire la paix et de s’allier. Cependant une bonne partie des humains ne sont pas d’accord. La guerre contre les Krells est tellement ancienne et a fait tellement de victimes (aussi bien civiles que militaires), que beaucoup sont incapable d’accepter ce changement. Un secte/faction terroriste sévit donc et tente de miner l’alliance. Ils ont développé un virus qui attaque les Krells et les rend fous.

Dans ce tome ci une grave menace arrive. En effet la planète natale des Krells, longtemps restée cachée, a été découverte par les terroristes. Il ne faut surtout pas que le virus arrive dessus. En effet les Krells sont une race possédant une mémoire collective liée à chaque individu, et cette mémoire se trouve sur cette planète. Si elle est détruite avec elle partiront toutes les informations importantes pour combattre les Bribe, ainsi que la cohérence des Krells en tant qu’espèce qui retourneront à l’état sauvage, sans mémoire pour les guider. Les humains se retrouveraient donc à devoir lutter contre les Bribes et les Krells en même temps, de quoi précipiter la fin de tout.

Les humains tentent donc un tout pour le tout en essayant de protéger la planète.

Pendant ce temps notre équipe des Chacals est envoyé ailleurs, ils ont pour but de tenter de prendre contact avec les Eons, une autre race extraterrestre très ancienne qui faisaient parti de ceux qui ont combattu les Bribe à l’origine. Les informations qu’on a sur eux viennent de la mémoire Krell. Malheureusement celle ci n’est pas très compatible avec les données humaines, donc ils y vont un peu à l’aveugle.

Voila l’intrigue. On est comme toujours sur un tome avec de nombreux retournements de situation, que j’ai bien apprécié. Comme toujours l’intrigue est assez complexe et peu linéaire pour un livre du genre. C’était peut être un peu moins le cas dans ce tome vu qu’on sait dés le début le but ultime de ce tome, même si on n’a aucune idée de comment ils vont s’y prendre pour y arriver, parce que ça a l’air un peu perdu d’avance au départ.

Ce tome ci avait aussi moins de développement de personnages. En fait j’avais vraiment l’impression qu’il était moins ciblé sur eux. Je dirais que l’ambiance était vraiment bien moins intime que dans le tome précédent ou ils se retrouvent seuls et donc où on pouvait vraiment se focaliser sur eux. Ceci dit c’est un peu logique vu que c’est vraiment la fin de l’intrigue et que les personnages ont déjà bien été développés avant. Ils ont déjà atteint leur potentiel.

Je pense que je suis peut-être un peu lassée sur cet univers. Parce que si une fois dedans j’avançais sans problème et je trouvais ça sympa, j’avais des fois du mal à me motiver à reprendre le livre une fois que je l’avais posé. Rien de terrible, j’ai bien aimé ma lecture au final. J’étais juste un peu moins motivée que sur les tomes précédents. Ou alors c’est juste comme je le disais dans le paragraphe précédent, le fait que ce tome ci soit moins focalisé sur les personnages et que du coup je ne me suis pas sentie aussi proche d’eux qu’avant.
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1,237 reviews44 followers
June 21, 2020
This is the third book in "The Eternity War" trilogy by Jamie Sawyer. In this one Lieutenant Keira Jenkins and the Jackels are given a secret assignment to make contact with the Aeon, an advanced alien race who can help defeat the group known as the Black Spiral. But with traitors in their midst and a galaxy full of infected Krell between them and the Aeon their mission is in doubt. They will need help from their alien pardner Pariah and from some former enemies too. This book is a great example of Military Science Fiction and a grand conclusion to this trilogy!
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242 reviews3 followers
December 3, 2019
The second trilogy comes to an end with the three main parties, plus one they pick up along the way, going head to head for survival vs extinction. Damn machine consciousnesses, always with the extinction thing.

Fleets are dispatched and ships get boarded. A lot. A whole lot. There was seldom a time a ship wasn't being boarded no matter what it was up to. Simulant bodies come and go, sometimes in seconds, while the main team just keep getting into trouble. During one mission one trooper uses up six bodies during the event and this was their first combat drop. That's got to wear on you.

In the end some survive, some fall, and I'm somewhat reminded of the Qurian end in Mass Effect 3. In a good way.
54 reviews
November 4, 2022
A part of me wanted to give this a 2 rating, but I finished Caliban's War around the same time, and I think just about anything would have suffered by comparison.

This series tapered off for me. Dominion was filled formulaic, 80's action-movie level dialog scenes, and characters. That was a part of the series charm, but either I had forgotten how thick it was or it was piled on in Dominion. Regardless, it started wearing me down toward the end.



Still, it was a fun romp and a quick read with a satisfying conclusion.
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15 reviews
May 20, 2021
The Eternity War series was an enjoyable read and book one and two scored 4 stars from me. Book three would have also been a 4 star review except I found the book spent far to much time recapping on aspects from the first two books. I would love to see authors put all these recaps in italics or indented so we can skip over them if we wish.
All in all an enjoyable read. There were some obvious “the butler did it” parts of the book I thought should have been resolved sooner but we are talking about a bunch of solders who wouldn’t be the sharpest tools in the shed. But they did save the day.😁
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40 reviews12 followers
September 28, 2021
I need more. I just need more from Jamie Sawyer!! Having loved the Lazarus War trilogy and just finished this ripper of a finale in the follow up Eternity War trilogy I know it will be some time before the world of space, the Alliance, the Krell and the Shard fade from my mind. And I look forward to when I need to reread this amazing sci fi rollercoaster to refresh my memory.

Sawyer crafts incredible characters. Gutsy and daring, humorous and tragic. I laughed. I cried. And I whooped for joy at the end.
13 reviews
August 5, 2025
A spectacular and satisfying conclusion to an excellent sci-fi trilogy

An action-packed finale to The Eternity War trilogy that wraps up the story with thrilling battles, emotional character arcs, and a satisfying payoff. A must-read for fans of military sci-fi and a fitting end to a fantastic series.
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98 reviews1 follower
May 26, 2020
This three book series (Tjhe Eternity War) in total is like a freight train that in the first book introiduces you to the charators as they board the train andleave the station, getting up to speed. Int he second book the train hits full speed and in the third - the train is going full speed down hill, faster and faster. Non stop good reading. I loved these books and can't waitt for Jamie Sawyers next effort.
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642 reviews4 followers
March 18, 2021
A nice, satisfying conclusion to the series. Plenty of ships blowing up and grunts shooting stuff, hits the right notes in terms of plot, and wraps things up with a nice resolution. The series overall isn't really a must-read, but for a fan of the genre it does the job nicely.
27 reviews
August 5, 2024
really really solid! i kinda appreciate that there isn’t a ton of writing about the actual war: it’s all kinda general rather than boring us with random details. Sawyer does a great job adding suspense and the ending was so well earned. i really enjoyed this one from start to finish
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27 reviews
February 9, 2020
An extremely satisfying conclusion to this round for the Jackals.
20 reviews
September 22, 2020
I really liked this series.. I stumbled upon the first book and it had me from then on. If you like sci-fi with a mild military flair you will like this series of books.
98 reviews
May 3, 2022
Brilliant finale to a really great series of 6 books. Loved them.
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