Forced to make a random jump Everett and the crew of the Everness end up in a world where dinosaurs did not become extinct and who want to expand into other alternative worlds.

Very exciting. I thought it was a self-contained trilogy but several story threads are left hanging obviously expecting another in the series, which hasn't appeared 9 years later so probably isn't going to. ( )

Onesto terzo volume di una divertente trilogia.

Nuove ambientazioni, un nuovo, pericoloso, nemico.

I personaggi rimangono un po' quel che sono, senza evoluzioni significative.

La serie, per ora, si conclude qui. Ci sono elementi per dei seguiti, alcune sotto-trame lasciate in sospeso, che potrebbero dare nuova linfa a un seguito. Ma non sembra essere nei piani immediati dell'autore.
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4.5/5
After a so-so second book in this series I was afraid I wouldn't enjoy Empress of Sun, folks. I shouldn't have doubted Ian's writing after a magnificent Planesrunner.

This was awesome and complex and long and intense. Poor Everett can not catch a break jumping from one planet to another in an attempt to find his dad while Everett M continues to impersonate him on Earth 10.

I love how both boys despite their likeness were very different characters. I would go as far as to say that I enjoyed reading about Everett M more. He just felt more human despite his cyborg nature, while Everett whose progress we've followed for the last two books is getting closer and closer to Charlotte Villiers's nature because of the tough decisions he had to make over and over again.

Empress of The Sun is a most curious book. Half of it is dedicated to Everett and Everness's team struggles to repair the airship and get away from Alderson Disk where an ancient civilisation of Jiju rules it all. A civilisation where dinosaurs didn't die 65 million years ago but instead evolved. Kax was a particularly interesting and alien character.

On the other hand, Everett M strives for normality back at Earth 10 while falling for a fellow school girl and hunting Nahn which he had to bring back with him from Earth 1.

We also get deeper into Villiers' intrigues and finally find out her motivations behind the chase for Everett. I have to say the woman has class and you kind of end up liking her a little.

Empress of The Sun is an especially good read for any fan of Dr. Who. I had a couple of flashbacks to my favorite episodes in the end, and I'm sure you will too. Overall, excellent innovative sci-fi series which I'd recommend to any fan of the genre. ( )

...Although it is clear from the ending of the novel McDonald doesn't intend to stop here, the novel does provide a proper climax for the trilogy. Several story arcs are completed with one very obvious omission. Everett has made a new life for himself in a universe that is larger than he ever imagined. The Everness books are a wonderful ride among the parallel worlds. McDonald, who isn't lacking imagination in his adult fiction either, clearly went all out in this set of books. The result is a fast and fun read that should appeal to science fiction veterans as well as the target audience. The quality of these books has only increased since Planesrunner. I for one, wouldn't mind seeing an announcement that McDonald has sold a few more of these.

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