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Worlds without End (Shadowrun 18) Mass Market Paperback – October 1, 1995

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Remembering an innocent world from centuries ago, immortal elf Aina struggles for survival in the Awakened era of shadowrunners and evil magic, and she must rally her companions to battle an ancient nemesis. Original.

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288 pages
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English
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October 1, 1995
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4.25 x 1 x 7 inches
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0451453719
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978-0451453716
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ace; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition (October 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451453719
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451453716
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1 x 7 inches

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Gwendolyn Tudor

Immortals, spirits and a dragon, oh my

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2017

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GREAT story for those who are into the Earthdawn/Shadowrun connections, it has a lot of information for those curious about the immortals(or Horror) of the Sixth world. This is unfortunately the third book of a trilogy that is nearly impossible to track down, unless you can read German (I'm unsure how to translate the Kindle version available).

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dale

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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2014

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Gives you a few peeks/hints into the politics and history of the Elven immortals.
Unfortunately, the lack of depth/detail overall is a negative.
Requires experience with the Birthright game for proper context.

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Chance P.

Top 5 best books ever written

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2022

I don't care what anyone says. This's not only the best Shadowrun book in the series (I've read them all, most multiple times) but I'd argue this's one of the best books ever written. It's so magical and ethereal, you read through the whole thing and can't remember. You have to read, and re-read, and re-read it over and over. And it's like your brain was under a spell the entire time.

I've re-read it 5 times and was even mid-process adapting it into a SRR campaign before the team fell through. I love love love this book. And I could read this book over and over forever. This book is actual magic in a book.

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2000

Out of fairness this book was originally intended as part of a Trilogy. This was supposed to be the last book in the trilogy, but since the popularity of the Shadowrun series was much greater than that of Earthdawn, this was the first to be printed. Prior to FASA's cancellation of Earthdawn, there were two more books that Caroline was supposed to write (and may have indeed written ?) that are based in the earlier timeframe of the Immortal Elves. That being said, this book was incredible. Nice look at the tragic lives of characters whose lives span millenia. If you like Earthdawn, it is a nice peek into an older age and what is to come.

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joemat@uni-hohenheim.de

A great symbiosis of Shadowrun and Earthdawn

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 1999

Ok, this is not one of the usual SR-novels with a big, bad Con and brave, altruistic runners (don't get me wrong, I like those also) - but its a great book nonetheless ! The plot may be not easy to understand for someone who has no experience with the world of Earthdawn, but if you have, this is the most important step in SR-history that far... the horrors have finally and definitely come back to the world!! To those who complain about how "easy" the horror was defeated at the end I have to say : "You did not understand the end (and most of the plot before) at all!!"

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J. Harrison

Not your typical Shadowrun novel

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2005

Worlds Without End suffers from some weaknesses -- not the least of which is its status as the third part of a trilogy with the first two parts missing.

The one-star reviews that highlight the lack of action and lack of emphasis on futuristic technology (one of the bigger draws of the SR universe) are spot on... to a point.

WWE is a personal story. It is a story that draws on the ancient relationships between the immortal elves of the SR universe, and the threat that they (and the dragons) know is coming (due to past experience), but believe is still a couple thousand years away. These beings are so powerful that action and tech don't really have a place in the tale. If you come to WWE expecting a cyberpunk flavored Mission Impossible, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

If, one the other hand, you are interested at a peek behind the conspiracy of the immortal elves, and how they may have passed the time between the Fourth World and the Sixth, then you should find WWE an enjoyable (if not compelling) read.

As an interesting side-note, the first two parts of the series, "Scars" and "Little Treasures" are slated for release I'm looking forward to finally reading the first two chapters of this saga, and having some of the hazier details of WWE brought into sharper focus.

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Adam Zimmermann

Very interesting but not your normal shadowrun novel

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2001

this book was un like any other shadowrun book novel i've ever read. it was in the first person with the perspective from the same character the whole time, there were not shoot'em up sequences or heavy battle scenes and the ending well(dont wanna give it away) wasn't like the other SR novels i've read.
But i liked it. i love shadowrun novels the way they are most of the time but this was a very interesting glimpse into the life one imortal elf. the story was good, the writing was good, and all the characters were good. i enjoyed reading it in the first person. it was a nice change and let us get a more indepth look at aina the main character.
the creatures like elfs and dragons are a very interesting part of shadowrun because they have lived through different cycles of magic and know more about it than anyone. i wish i could read the other two books the author wrote for Earthdawn but i dont think they were published... but i might try some other ED novels just to see what that world was like.
the only thing i was disapointed in was that it didn't realy have much of a climax and the ending read more like the beginging to the trilogy and not the end. i know the dragon heart series kind of followed up(in a more traditional setting) on the subject of the evil enemy and included a little bit of aina and halequin ended up playing an important roll.
WWE's different style was a refreshing change from the normal SR novel, because lets face it, most SR novels are pretty much the same. although i love them it does get kind of boring reading stories with the same formula all the time.

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Balage

Very very weak novel

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2003

I am very disappointed. At first, I wanted to write, this novel is a piece of a sh*t, but I realized, I have to be more precise.
Reading the first few pages I thought, this novel has a special feeling. But after that the writing and storyline was boring all the time, no stress, no thrill or excitation. This novel has nothing to do with the Shadowrun world, the author does not possess any real knowledge about Shadowrun background and/or technology.
I don't mind if there is no technology in a novel, although it is unusual in a Shadowrung world. But in this book the super-heroes travel all the time to gather forces against a feared enemy (like the voyage of Marco Polo, but not as exciting), an enemy which is defeated by the main character alone without excitation.
At the end of the book the author wrote, it is her first Shadowrun novel. I hope it is hers last, as well.

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Christopher Scott Hiller

Too much "setting", not enough substance

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2001

I agree with many of the nay-sayers here. WWE seems, to me, to focus more on placing Aina in as many locations (in both time and location) as possible before the book ran out. Also, it seemed like putting in conflicts was an afterthought and Caroline just wanted to write a novel about elves and hadn't thought out much more beyond that point.
I couldn't understand the great extent of apparent temporal shift Aina seemed to experience. I knew she was an immortal elf after the first chapter. It seemed unnecissary to keep driving that point home throughout the whole book.
I DO feel this book can be helpful to others who strive to right for the Shadowrun genre as an example of what NOT to do.

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