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This ambitious fantasy combines three very British stories: an Arthurian fable, a Victorian murder mystery and a modern-day YA adventure tale. A strange visitation sends young father Galaad to Caer Llundain in the year 498. American teenager Alice Fell, who gets holy visions during epileptic seizures, makes a similar pilgrimage to London in 2000. In 1897, as Queen Victoria celebrates her jubilee, consulting detective Sandford Blank and his sidekick, Roxanne Bonaventure, investigate a series of brutal murders. The hinted interconnections between the three tales are complex and fascinating, but as the stories come together, the novel disintegrates into a confusing mélange of ancient computers from the future, overlapping characters and objects moving through time and space. Though it jumps the tracks at the end, Roberson (Paragaea) still makes this a rollicking ride. (Dec.)
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"Chris Roberson is one of that bold band of young writers who are taking the stuff of genre fiction and turning it into a whole new literary form a form for the 21st century. A talented storyteller, he has a unique ear, a clever eye, an eloquence all too rare in modern fiction." --Michael Moorcock

"Roberson is another author to watch." --Charles DeLint, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Pyr (February 17, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1591026970
  • ISBN-13: 978-1591026976
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #384,165 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An absorbing thriller, September 16, 2009
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Chris Roberson's END OF THE CENTURY tells of a teen alone on the streets in a strange city with only her visions give her keys to her life. Alice finds herself pursued by strange creatures and a mystery challenge that will plague her with visions and possibly cost her life in this absorbing thriller.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed this, July 9, 2009
By F. Woll "justfred" (Abington, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this on a whim/gamble. Glad I did. Really enjoyed it. The cover is a bit..goofy. But I really enjoyed all three story threads, and liked the way it concluded (and it left me wanting more). If you like Wold Newton, alternative history, the occult, and some sci-fi, check it out. I understand the auther uses recurring characters, so I will grab some of his other works and check them out.

Recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars complex somewhat convoluted thriller, January 29, 2009
In 498 a bizarre vision sends Galaad journeying to Caer Llundain. In 2000, American teenager Alice Fell suffers from epilepsy; during her seizures she has strange dreams that send her to London in 2000. In 1897, Detective Sandford Blank and his partner Roxanne Bonaventure investigate brutal serial killings.

Fifteen centuries apart yet all three people share much in common. There are three eras including Camelot, late Victorian and contemporary as diverse individuals struggle with visions that make no sense to any of them.

Compelling from the onset, but not easy to follow especially when the timelines "converge", END OF THE CENTURY is a complex somewhat convoluted thriller that brings the past, present and future together in the space-time continuum. The bewilderment of the prime players make each feel genuine as they struggle to understand what is going on yet they sense the time has come but not what or why. With a story line that is fascinating but paradoxically not fast-paced, set aside plenty of time to read this engaging multifaceted thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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