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Future's Echo #1
The Eternity Soldier
The war began six hundred years after she died…and five years before she came back.
In the far-flung future, an unknown alien species appears, determined to wipe out humanity. The Solar Union, in making a last-ditch effort to save billions of lives on dozens of different planets, retrieves the soldiers they need from those who’ve died over the past six hundred years.
Lilah is no soldier. In fact, she hates the concept of war. But it’s either fight, or go back into storage and never wake up again. She and her fellow conscripts from the past five centuries are the last line of defense against a species they don't understand. And if they fail, humanity won't have a future to defend.
In the far-flung future, an unknown alien species appears, determined to wipe out humanity. The Solar Union, in making a last-ditch effort to save billions of lives on dozens of different planets, retrieves the soldiers they need from those who’ve died over the past six hundred years.
Lilah is no soldier. In fact, she hates the concept of war. But it’s either fight, or go back into storage and never wake up again. She and her fellow conscripts from the past five centuries are the last line of defense against a species they don't understand. And if they fail, humanity won't have a future to defend.
- GenresScience Fiction
332 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 27, 2022
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Eric Warren
37 books133 followersBestselling author Eric Warren has loved stories all his life. And despite writing from a young age, it took him a few years to realize being an author was what he wanted to do for a living. Today, he is the author of over twenty novels, including the highly successful INFINITY'S END series. Never one to shy away from what he loves, he plans to continue writing for another century, depending on the viability of life-extending technology.
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March 7, 2023
DNF 10%
Очень надеялась, что раз героине сорок лет, то у нее будет побольше мозгов.
Это я зря.
Очень надеялась, что раз героине сорок лет, то у нее будет побольше мозгов.
Это я зря.
May 18, 2022
Another wonderful start to a new series from this author. He knows how to entice the readers in from page one, keep them on tenterhooks until the end, and have them craving for more. It's a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, and twists and turns that'll have your stomach in your mouth more than once.
Our main character, Lilah, wakes up to find out that she's been dead for more than five hundred years. Imagine that! She's got a smart new body with some WOAH! technological enhancements. The downside is she has to fight the war for humankind. That's the only reason for her (and others') "resurrection" as it were. We are drip fed Lilah's back story and others' throughout the book and, as a result, Warren's imagination flits between present and past very successfully. Lilah's not completely likeable to begin with, but, hey, she's an imperfect human in an imperfect body. I trust the author completely and I know how good he is with a mixture of types of personalities.
Warren has excelled himself once again. Excellent believable characters, strong world building and storytelling. In other words, everything an Eric Warren reader expects. Loved this. Roll on book two.
I chose this from a selection of other books which I voluntarily read and honestly reviewed. All opinions are my own.
Our main character, Lilah, wakes up to find out that she's been dead for more than five hundred years. Imagine that! She's got a smart new body with some WOAH! technological enhancements. The downside is she has to fight the war for humankind. That's the only reason for her (and others') "resurrection" as it were. We are drip fed Lilah's back story and others' throughout the book and, as a result, Warren's imagination flits between present and past very successfully. Lilah's not completely likeable to begin with, but, hey, she's an imperfect human in an imperfect body. I trust the author completely and I know how good he is with a mixture of types of personalities.
Warren has excelled himself once again. Excellent believable characters, strong world building and storytelling. In other words, everything an Eric Warren reader expects. Loved this. Roll on book two.
I chose this from a selection of other books which I voluntarily read and honestly reviewed. All opinions are my own.
April 2, 2022
This story follows Lilah Barrows, a woman who is definitely out of time, when she is woken up by a strange “Nun” who whilst appears kindly, most definitely has agenda. Lilah finds out that she is actually dead, and has been for well over 500 years (eat your heart out Ripley), only to be revived by a program that she had signed up for that would store her consciousness until the technology existed to restore her.
Lilah finds out that she is actually in a new body, with some surprising new abilities (I’ll let you read about those and not spoil the fun). She has been brought back, of course, not to live a fun, happy life, but to fight in a war for a group called the ‘Solar Union’, an alliance of planets that has come together for trade, defence, galactic exploration etc.
However, as they have expanded, moving out in the galaxy, they have come across an alien race called the Dvorak.
The Dvorak are one of those races that don’t play nicely with others, each time they encounter a ship or a planet that belongs to humanity, they decimate it.
As a result of the Dvorak incursion, the Solar Union has taken to ‘reviving’ people who have had their consciousness stored in a long-term facility (and this is where we get to see Warren’s amazing proclivity for creating not only some exceptional back stories, but just outstanding technology). We learn that Lilah is one of the furthest back that has been revived, mainly because the technology to store a conscious was not around before then, and world events saw the loss of many after.
Warren has created a detailed and rather intricate world in which his main characters tell this tale, and as Lilah expands out into her world, and learns more about the universe she is in, we get a very in-depth description of what has happened from 2041 (the time Lilah was ‘frozen’) to the time when she was awoken, via each of the other members in her team. Her team is made up of 6, with her and 5 others, all spaced throughout the 500+ years, allowing for Warren to use each of his Characters to fill in their section of the timeline.
This story (I don’t want to give too much away, is really exceptionally well done, and you should read it), is a mix of John Scalzi’s ‘Old Man’s War’, (similar concept, you reach an age, and get to go to war in a new body), combined with a ‘Boot Camp’ scenario, in which Lilah and her crew have to go through a training camp, along with a couple of other squads, meeting various criteria to be allowed to pass. The ‘Boot Camp’ scenario, although it is ‘similar’ to others in this genre, has a very unique feel, as most of Warren’s work in field.
There are some really interesting aspects to the story, first obviously is that Lilah is very much out of her element, and it is rather fascinating watching how she acclimates to this new environment, not only when she first wakes up, but as she progresses through training, and later stages of the story. She is a really different character, not the normal hero you expect in a story, in that she is very opinionated, and always thinks she is right, with this impression that she is better than most people, certainly those in her team.
It is an interesting point of view really, considering that everyone is at minimum at least a 100years more technologically advanced than her, and at the end of the day, she was an event organiser, whereas the people she is with have skill sets that could be seen as being a lot more useful in these circumstances, such as a Soldier, or a Biologist.
Warren’s Character writing is just outstanding, as Lilah’s character is at the same time, utterly annoying with her behaviours, and yet, she is totally likeable in a lot of ways, and you find yourself actually liking her, even though she is so full of herself. It is a real testament to Warren’s skill as a writer to have you really liking this Character that for the most of the story is so arrogant. There are some other very interesting people with Lilah, Min, who is just a total oddball, and one of the most loveable characters in the story (I will let you discover Min, she is great). Coss is quite a difficult character, you will see why, but again, he is so well done, as he is such a believable person, when you think about it, there are people that you know in the world that are so like him.
There are multiple other characters in the story that I can’t really discuss without giving the story away, but needless to say, they are not only really well done, but they bring the story to life, making it both real and believable, something that always makes a story just that much better when you read it.
Ultimately, this is a story of the human spirit overcoming the impossible, and it is really well done, with some extraordinary character writing, and the technology is brilliant. Bringing the story together is Warren’s incredible skill at world building, creating an in-depth and comprehensive set of locations, both in space and time. Underlying the story is a multi-faceted and very complex bit of world/galaxy building that is truly captivating. It not only allows for Lilah to tell her story, but creates comprehensive worlds for each of the other characters in their own timelines when they were ‘Originally’ alive.
This is a really intriguing, fast paced story, with elements of Mil Sci-Fi, Alien Invasion, First Contact, and many other sub-genres, all wrapped into a extraordinary tale of a Woman, brought into the future to help Humanity fight against an unstoppable foe. As the story progresses, there are just so many twists and turns, so much intrigue, you will be glued to the book, not to mention, the remarkable character work – this is a story that just can’t be missed!!
Lilah finds out that she is actually in a new body, with some surprising new abilities (I’ll let you read about those and not spoil the fun). She has been brought back, of course, not to live a fun, happy life, but to fight in a war for a group called the ‘Solar Union’, an alliance of planets that has come together for trade, defence, galactic exploration etc.
However, as they have expanded, moving out in the galaxy, they have come across an alien race called the Dvorak.
The Dvorak are one of those races that don’t play nicely with others, each time they encounter a ship or a planet that belongs to humanity, they decimate it.
As a result of the Dvorak incursion, the Solar Union has taken to ‘reviving’ people who have had their consciousness stored in a long-term facility (and this is where we get to see Warren’s amazing proclivity for creating not only some exceptional back stories, but just outstanding technology). We learn that Lilah is one of the furthest back that has been revived, mainly because the technology to store a conscious was not around before then, and world events saw the loss of many after.
Warren has created a detailed and rather intricate world in which his main characters tell this tale, and as Lilah expands out into her world, and learns more about the universe she is in, we get a very in-depth description of what has happened from 2041 (the time Lilah was ‘frozen’) to the time when she was awoken, via each of the other members in her team. Her team is made up of 6, with her and 5 others, all spaced throughout the 500+ years, allowing for Warren to use each of his Characters to fill in their section of the timeline.
This story (I don’t want to give too much away, is really exceptionally well done, and you should read it), is a mix of John Scalzi’s ‘Old Man’s War’, (similar concept, you reach an age, and get to go to war in a new body), combined with a ‘Boot Camp’ scenario, in which Lilah and her crew have to go through a training camp, along with a couple of other squads, meeting various criteria to be allowed to pass. The ‘Boot Camp’ scenario, although it is ‘similar’ to others in this genre, has a very unique feel, as most of Warren’s work in field.
There are some really interesting aspects to the story, first obviously is that Lilah is very much out of her element, and it is rather fascinating watching how she acclimates to this new environment, not only when she first wakes up, but as she progresses through training, and later stages of the story. She is a really different character, not the normal hero you expect in a story, in that she is very opinionated, and always thinks she is right, with this impression that she is better than most people, certainly those in her team.
It is an interesting point of view really, considering that everyone is at minimum at least a 100years more technologically advanced than her, and at the end of the day, she was an event organiser, whereas the people she is with have skill sets that could be seen as being a lot more useful in these circumstances, such as a Soldier, or a Biologist.
Warren’s Character writing is just outstanding, as Lilah’s character is at the same time, utterly annoying with her behaviours, and yet, she is totally likeable in a lot of ways, and you find yourself actually liking her, even though she is so full of herself. It is a real testament to Warren’s skill as a writer to have you really liking this Character that for the most of the story is so arrogant. There are some other very interesting people with Lilah, Min, who is just a total oddball, and one of the most loveable characters in the story (I will let you discover Min, she is great). Coss is quite a difficult character, you will see why, but again, he is so well done, as he is such a believable person, when you think about it, there are people that you know in the world that are so like him.
There are multiple other characters in the story that I can’t really discuss without giving the story away, but needless to say, they are not only really well done, but they bring the story to life, making it both real and believable, something that always makes a story just that much better when you read it.
Ultimately, this is a story of the human spirit overcoming the impossible, and it is really well done, with some extraordinary character writing, and the technology is brilliant. Bringing the story together is Warren’s incredible skill at world building, creating an in-depth and comprehensive set of locations, both in space and time. Underlying the story is a multi-faceted and very complex bit of world/galaxy building that is truly captivating. It not only allows for Lilah to tell her story, but creates comprehensive worlds for each of the other characters in their own timelines when they were ‘Originally’ alive.
This is a really intriguing, fast paced story, with elements of Mil Sci-Fi, Alien Invasion, First Contact, and many other sub-genres, all wrapped into a extraordinary tale of a Woman, brought into the future to help Humanity fight against an unstoppable foe. As the story progresses, there are just so many twists and turns, so much intrigue, you will be glued to the book, not to mention, the remarkable character work – this is a story that just can’t be missed!!
October 3, 2024
Received as an ARC (2021), this is an honest review. From the moment Lilah Barrows wakes up in the strange, sterile room, she knows something is wrong and her anxiety rises as Lilah struggles to remember what came before. Upon meeting Kazarine, the enigmatic guide in charge of helping those that have been "reclaimed" come to terms with their new future while providing few clues, leaving Lilah caught in a storm of confounding emotions; determined to discover the answers. It's during a tour of how cadets miraculous bodies exist the stark truth is brought clear: the Solar Union is at war with the mysterious and deadly Dvorak and they NEED soldiers in hoping of wining. Only Lilah is no soldier... and absolutely has no desire to be a cog in a blind war and yet she doesn't want to be put back into stasis. Arming herself with as much knowledge as Lilah can find out puts herself into the cross hairs of those in charge as she uncovers how far the Solar Union is willing to keep its soldiers in the dark. When her first mission takes Lilah to the alien world of Burkaar, already embroiled in political turmoil; threatened by the Dvorak throws everything into chaos. Armed with new abilities perfect for the battle and with the will to disregard the rules, Lilah Barrows will give the Solar Union the best chance to truly win against the Dvorak.
And it's only the beginning of the labyrinth of secrets Lilah will become entangled in, highly recommended.
And it's only the beginning of the labyrinth of secrets Lilah will become entangled in, highly recommended.
May 12, 2022
The war began six hundred years after she died…and five years before she came back.
In the far-flung future, an unknown alien species appears, determined to wipe out humanity. The Solar Union, in making a last-ditch effort to save billions of lives on dozens of different planets, retrieves the soldiers they need from those who’ve died over the past six hundred years.
This is just the beginning.
Lots of secrets to uncover.
Great characters and a awesome story.
Highly Recommended.
In the far-flung future, an unknown alien species appears, determined to wipe out humanity. The Solar Union, in making a last-ditch effort to save billions of lives on dozens of different planets, retrieves the soldiers they need from those who’ve died over the past six hundred years.
This is just the beginning.
Lots of secrets to uncover.
Great characters and a awesome story.
Highly Recommended.
May 12, 2022
Another fabulous new series by fantastic writer Eric Warren!
5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review to come soon.
5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review to come soon.
June 13, 2022
I think I would have a lot of the same issues and concerns as the main character in this book, and I like how it was handled within the book
May 21, 2022
LOVED this story. This was Eric Warren's first attempt at Military Science fiction. Personally, I enjoyed it much better than some other authors that I have read. The main character was realistic and had responses to waking up being expected to be a soldier to fight aliens. The end of the book was a surprise. I thought the world building and the characters were good. The story was easy to read and it entertained me greatly. I can't wait to read the sequel to the story. I would highly recommend it.
June 1, 2024
Woken up from stasis more than 500 hundred years in the future to fight in an intergalactic war with an unknown alien enemy? Yippie.
This is where our h, Lilah Barrows, finds herself after being "woken up" and told that she met with an untimely death. Not only is she in a strange room with a strange woman who won't really tell her what the hell is going on- Lilah also realizes that she's "back" in a version of her 20 year old body, but with a hell of a lot of upgrades.
However, she's not the only one who's been Reclaimed. Millions have been brought out of stasis from all different eras and given the choice--fight or go back in the freezer so to speak. Lilah along with a batch of other humans are separated into a smaller groups and given the ole recruitment ad into the Solar Union.
Lilah isn't one for taking orders (at all) but decides she wants this second chance at life-even if it means fighting for it. Her along with her new crew go through their break neck training regimen, and realize that nothing will be the same again...especially with what's at stake for the future of humanity.
Ahh this first book was written in 2022 so I hope the author continues on with the series! I like all of the characters and the world building was great. The political intrigue was fun and the fight scenes felt tense to read.
Also I really want to know
This is where our h, Lilah Barrows, finds herself after being "woken up" and told that she met with an untimely death. Not only is she in a strange room with a strange woman who won't really tell her what the hell is going on- Lilah also realizes that she's "back" in a version of her 20 year old body, but with a hell of a lot of upgrades.
However, she's not the only one who's been Reclaimed. Millions have been brought out of stasis from all different eras and given the choice--fight or go back in the freezer so to speak. Lilah along with a batch of other humans are separated into a smaller groups and given the ole recruitment ad into the Solar Union.
Lilah isn't one for taking orders (at all) but decides she wants this second chance at life-even if it means fighting for it. Her along with her new crew go through their break neck training regimen, and realize that nothing will be the same again...especially with what's at stake for the future of humanity.
Ahh this first book was written in 2022 so I hope the author continues on with the series! I like all of the characters and the world building was great. The political intrigue was fun and the fight scenes felt tense to read.
Also I really want to know
May 29, 2022
I thought first "The Eternity Soldier" would be a mix of "Starship Troopers", "The Forever War" and "Old Man's war" and I was all for it. Unfortunately, despite a good start, it quickly went down, mainly due to the MC, Lilah. I rarely came across such a terrible character, with so many inconsistencies. She's as mature as a 10 year-old while she's over 40, her feelings and opinions make a 180 degrees shift with no apparent reason, and she's just plainly annoying. Her competitive streak is ridiculous at best, and her motivations don't make any sense (she thinks she's being lied to and then she sees a picture that is proof enough for her, and it never comes to her that the picture could be a fake although she used to work in the media industry). She wants "to prove her superiority" but what superiority?! Apart from the appalling MC, there are too many easy and ludicrous shortcuts to make the story really interesting (a small one for example: because of her HUD she knows how to erase some footage or recording on some high tech stuff but she can't use a kitchenette because the technology is too advanced…). Each justification in the story has some flaws, and I had a hard time to find anything credible. It was a disappointing read, all the more so that it was not badly written and the general idea was good. I will definitely not read the next one.
March 27, 2023
Excellent
This is not the type of book I normally like. But once I got started reading I couldn't put it down. The premise is good and you really can't guess the ending.
This is not the type of book I normally like. But once I got started reading I couldn't put it down. The premise is good and you really can't guess the ending.
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