Eternity's Mind

Saga of Shadows, Book 3

By: Kevin J. Anderson

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Eternity's Mind is the climactic final book in Kevin J. Anderson's Saga of Shadows Trilogy, which began with the Hugo nominee The Dark Between the Stars. The Saga of Shadows, as well as its predecessor series, the internationally best-selling Saga of Seven, are among the grandest epic space operas published in this century.

Two decades after the devastating Elemental War, which nearly destroyed the cosmos, the new Confederation restored peace and profitable commerce among the peoples and worlds of the Spiral Arm. The ambitious, innovative Roamers went back to their traditional business of harvesting the vital stardrive fuel ekti from the clouds of gas giant planets, and the telepathic green priests of Theroc provided instantaneous galaxy-wide communication via their connection to the powerful and sentient worldtrees. The alien Ildiran Empire rebuilt their grand Prism Palace under the light of their seven suns, and their Mage-Imperator declared a new age of expansion and discovery.

But peace was not to last. The malevolent Klikiss robots soon found an ally in the ancient and near-omnipotent Shana Rei, destructive creatures who are the personification of darkness and chaos, awakened after millennia of slumber to destroy all sentient life in the universe. The Confederation and the Ildiran Empire fought in every way possible, but the Spiral Arm itself seemed doomed.

All across the transportal network, space is tearing apart, and the links between the gateways are breaking down, the fabric of space unraveling. The worldtrees are dying, entire planets are englobed in impenetrable black barriers erected by the Shana Rei, and the murderous taint has infiltrated the Ildiran race as well as Mage-Imperator Jora'h himself.

Desperate for stardrive fuel to power the military and all space travel, the industrialist Lee Iswander has been extracting ekti - the blood of the cosmos - from mysterious giant nodules found floating in empty space, draining these "bloaters" dry by the thousands. But in doing so, is he weakening the only ally that all of civilization may have against the Shana Rei?

A breathtakingly large canvas with a huge cast of characters, Eternity's Mind is the grand finale of a story as complex as any science fiction epic you will ever read.

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A predictable conclusion to an epic saga

The saga was a very enjoyable one, but the ending, while satisfying, has very few surprises and follows the logical pattern seen in the Saga of the Seven Suns.

Thank goodness it finally over

Kevin's books are always good have a good storylines but they seem to go on forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever

Amazing!

Mr Anderson has outdone himself with The Saga of Shadows! I simply loved this book!

Narrator Off His Game

I usually like the narrator for this series but he was just all over the place. In the same sentence pronouncing names and places wildly differently, skipping words... it’s just disappointing and it takes you out of an otherwise solid story.

Great series

Well done and written. Start with one and enjoy the ride. Not short, but worth it.

Excruciating

So much repetition, so many simple, comic book characters. I don't know if this book was more tedious than the others or if I just got tired of it, but all of the simple-minded characters saying the same things over and over got to be just too much.

Superb Tie off

what a great ending to our saga. although the end felt rushed, the story was wonderfully exciting

Perspective

This book is written from various characters perspective. Overtime this premise took away from the joy and undermined the understanding of a long and complex story. Regardless it is a wonderful SYFY novel and conclusion to the Saga of Shadows series.

LOVED it!!

what a fitting end to such a dramatic saga! I always enjoy Burnett's reading performance and it was amazing as always. Kevin J Anderson did a great job!

Great Entertainment

Any additional comments?

Kevin J. Anderson has never (NEVER) disappointed me. I have always been engaged in all of his works and am thankful for the universes he has created. I love the way his stories never quite go dark, maybe a little grey, and how you know you will always feel good in the end.