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Eternity's End [Kindle Edition]

Jeffrey A. Carver (Author)
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The Flying Dutchman of the stars! Rigger and star pilot Renwald Legroeder undertakes a search for the legendary ghost ship Impris—and her passengers and crew—whose fate is entwined with interstellar piracy, quantum defects in space-time, galactic coverup conspiracies, and deep-cyber romance. A stand-alone Star Rigger novel, and an excellent starting point for readers new to the Star Rigger Universe. A Nebula Award finalist, from the author of The Chaos Chronicles.

Original print publication by Tor Books. DRM-free ebook edition. Edition 2 corrects some formatting errors found in the original edition; the text is unchanged.

Reviews and Quotes for Eternity's End:

"True love, cognitive dissonance, divisions among the enemy, ambitious schemes, another mission—this one deeper than anyone has ever gone before into the substrata of the Flux—and a final resolution that leaves the reader both breathless and satisfied." —Analog

"You don't want to wait for the paperback." —Science Fiction Chronicle

"A mesmerizing tale of human perseverance and courage under pressure that updates the legend of the Flying Dutchman." —Library Journal

"Carver never runs out of new plot twists to keep the reader coming back for more." —The Washington Post

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James A Carver returns to the big-concept SF of his critically acclaimed novel THE INFINITY LINK. When star rigger Renwald Legroeder escapes from the stronghold of the Kyber pirates, he becomes the focal point of an age-old conspiracy reaching from the pirates deep into the heart of the Centrist Worlds. Returning home, Legroeder tells of his sighting of the long-lost phantom ship Impris, and of his capture by the Kyber. Accused of collaboration with the pirates, his only hope to clear his name is to journey back into the heart of the Kyber strongholds, where he begins an adventure that could change the universe forever...

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1042 KB
  • Print Length: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Starstream Publications; 2 edition (10 Dec 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004G08SGI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #103,163 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
Jeffrey A. Carver has written a novel that is a breathtaking adventure story with uncanny parallels, intrigue, illusions, conspiracy, interstellar war and throbbing with life and death.

Eternity's End is an exciting, skillfully crafted and fast-paced story that also serves as an engrossing look at possible future space travel in the flux, with the danger of being captured or destroyed by high tech and sophisticated interstellar pirates.

Jeffrey's latest adventure is about Star Rigger Renwald Legroeder, who after seven years of captivity at the hands of interstellar pirates, he escapes to the Centrist Worlds, thinking himself free to return to rigging.

Instead, he finds himself a target of a conspiracy that stretches across light-years............from the Centrist Worlds to the pirate stars beyond............a conspiracy that has survived interstellar war and claimed the lives of millions, both human and alien.

Legroeder's only hope of escaping the clutches of the conspiracy is to embark on a suicide mission that will plunge him back into the heart of the pirates' stronghold in search of a legend............the phantom rigger "Impris," a long-lost ship, known as the Flying Dutchman of space.

Awaiting him at the stronghold is a universe of danger, a cybernetically advanced underground in the dark heart of the conspiracy, and a women who could prove his downfall............or his salvation!

This is definitely a fabulous science fiction novel, that one can't afford to ignore, but to enjoy this absorbing story. Well worth the expense, the enjoyment and a great addition to your science fiction library. Once you've enjoyed this novel, be sure to check out Jeffrey A. Carver's other works. Well worth the effort!

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Good space opera 16 Jun 2002
By ostawookiee - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book. The universe and history Carver created is interesting and believable. I like his interpretation on interstellar travel and his characters. The only thing I might fault it for is for a few chapters where reality pretty much follows no rules - which could ruin a story - but he doesn't do anything ridiculous with it. I definitely plan to seek out more books by him.
This is apparently the sixth book of his to take place in the "Star Rigger Universe" - but it doesn't read like it's the sixth in a series. It firmly stands on its own as a novel.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Action and sense-of-wonder galore 17 Aug 2001
By "gofalus" - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I was pulled into *Eternity's End* by the notion of a Flying Dutchman spaceship, and found so much more than I expected. I just loved this book. The Flux and the Flux interface fascinate me. Carver pulls off the admirable feat of making something illusory, subjective, and "virtual" feel utterly real and yet profoundly unknowable--he vividly describes what is essentially indescribable. The frisson of the unknown grows persistently more eerie the deeper the characters go. I loved the Narseil, and the process of getting to know them through Legroeder's eyes (and especially the mild estrangement from human culture that I felt at one point, making me realize how immersed we'd gotten in Narseil culture). I enjoyed the heck out of the pirates and the cyber enhancements. The opening chase scene is only the beginning of a wild roller-coaster ride--you get a breath to look around now and then and ponder some intriguing new information, and then the author throws the next twist at you and you're off again. There are "silent running" scenes with all the tense appeal of the best submarine adventures, and exhilarating dogfights, and character interactions fraught with intense and complex psychology. This is topnotch space adventure and an edge-of-your-seat thriller, but it works on many deeper levels, too. I am dying to read a sequel. Please write one, Jeffrey Carver!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Good adventure story 8 April 2002
By A satisfied reader - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Carver starts off this book with heart pumping action that doesn't stop for much all the way through. It's a good tale of adventure with a comfortable mix of pulp novel ingredients like private eyes, space pirates and a host of believable, if slightly two-dimensional characters, along with more up-to-date ideas like cyber augments and a bit of political intrigue that makes this mystery feel very much like a Grisham novel on LSD. I'm not comparing quality, but the plot was enough to keep me interested through the somewhat large number of pages.

Despite a truly panoramic vision of the future, Carver stays on track and keeps the descriptive prose short and sweet. Like Asimov, he doesn't get lost in distracting details. Be warned, though, the numerous jaunts through the flux (hyperspace) can be somewhat unusual. The flux rigging is certainly his most original invention - a place where quantum indeterminacy allows the pilot's consciousness to have an incredible degree of control over the reality of the ship and its surroundings - but, to get the most out of the flux, the reader has to be willing to pump their imagination up to full volume. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a slightly dreamlike blaze through a galactic conspiracy.

There's a measure of political and social commentary such as with the Fabri natives and the corrupt government officials, some highly fictional armchair cosmology such as with the Deep Flux, and the occasional car chase and love triangle thrown in for spice. Stylistically, it brings to mind the earlier work of Robert Heinlein with the fast-paced and occasionally sardonic surrealism. Readers who demand profound truths out of every page might do well to steer clear of this one. But I enjoy a roller coaster ride as a lighter break from more serious books, and I'm going to be looking for more of Carver's books when such a break is needed. Eternity's End promised a breathtaking journey and Carver delivered.

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