A great way to wrap up this world-spanning time travel series. And yet there are so many parts deliberately left open - either for a sequel or the readers' imagination. There are a lot of battle scenes as the three-sided war wraps up. But there are also political, exploration, and romantic scenes as the characters continue their arcs. Well-written with good dialogue and vivid scenery descriptions. 4.25/5Some areas that I enjoy speculating about:Exploration of South America from the Pampas? The f...

An enjoyable read/series.

Not a bad little trilogy; maybe a trifle long-winded and a trifle too much sexuality. (Yes, sexuality is part of the human condition, but I still feel like a voyeur when the sex is supplementary to the plots and themes rather than advancing them. These books, about the survival of the citizens of the island of Nantucket when it is mysteriously cast back into 1250 B.C.E, are more about civilization and culture than about the individuals.

Nice wrap-up though, and plays well on audio.

See my full thoughts here: https://youtu.be/ArhaeRAlIKcAnd here we've got one more disappointing climax to a good series.On the Oceans of Eternity is the finale to the Island trilogy and it really drops the ball. Despite having a good setup it's so full of padding, pointless side quests, and anticlimaxes that it falls almost completely flat.Before I start complaining here's the good stuff: The battles are still great, and some of the villains get some development. Isketerol and McAndrews both ha...

The ending lacks the punch it needs for this series - I guess the overwhelming number of battles described in this book just kind of sags your interest after a while. Maybe concentrating on only few key battles would do the trick, but here we're faced with more and more battlefronts as the book progresses. As if the author set up the stage for another book then changed his mind. The stay in Alba was redundant, equaly so the described ship voyages.It's a shame - I thought we'd see more of Odikweo...

This is the final book in the Nantucket trilogy, a series that begins with the island of Nantucket being thrown back in time from 1988 A.D. to 1250 B.C. I’ve had mixed feelings about the trilogy. It was a fun premise, and there was a lot to like about the story. I particularly enjoyed the encounters with ancient cultures and watching the characters figure out how to survive and accomplish their goals with limited modern materials and resources. On the other hand, there were a lot of battles, to ...

The series started off so well! But the author clearly has nothing to say after his initial burst of enthusiasm. Let me ask you: what is it that you enjoy about time travel stories? Or alternate histories for that matter? Is it the detailed description of different cultures and the clash of civilizations that comes from bringing modern values into contact with ancient ones? Is it the change and adaptation necessary to transform modern technology into more primitive (but still superior) tech usin...

On the Oceans of Eternity is the final novel in S.M. Stirling’s NANTUCKET series. In the first novel, Island in the Sea of Time, which I really enjoyed, a strange electrical storm caused the entire island of Nantucket to be transported back in time to 1300 B.C. It was entertaining to watch the island’s citizens make this discovery and deal with the resulting personal, cultural, economic and political changes. Then, one of the citizens, William Walker, decided to use his modern knowledge and tech...

Oh my, does Stirling love details. Seriously, I'm not going to learn how to captain a ship by reading your book. I know starboard and port. I really don't need to know anything else. I don't even know half the words you are using. Because it couldn't hold my attention, it was hard to get through this book even though the author's other series, Dies the Fire, is one of my favorites.

OK. So I'm done now. It was painful to finish the series, but hey, I'm adicted to reading.Stirling does not cover himself with glory in this series. There are some interesting characters, and the basic story is quite good, but the pacing is awful, there are stretches of description and inner-monologues that are interminable, and the sheer number of characters Stirling is trying do justice to is unmanageable.Considering this is the guy who wrote The General series, he's ALREADY dealt with the who...