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Empress of Eternity

by L.E., Jr. Modesitt
Tor. Nov. 2010. c.336p. ISBN 9780765326645. $25.99. SF
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In the far future, a mammoth and indestructible canal over 2000 miles long spans the Earth's mid-continent and ends in a three-story structure filled with empty chambers. Scientists from three different civilizations, separated by time, study the canal, to little effect, but the Vanir Hegemony in the most distant future has internal troubles that could result in the use of a weapon capable of destroying everything on Earth except the canal. The groundbreaking author of the Recluce fantasy series as well as numerous sf novels (The Parafaith War; Viewpoints Critical) embarks on an ambitious undertaking—the telling of one story in three time periods separated by thousands of years—and succeeds in crafting the big picture without forgetting the personal stories that make that vision real.
VERDICT Modesitt always surprises and usually delights, and his latest work is no exception.
Reviewed by Jackie Cassada , Nov 15, 2010
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