End Of The Century (Paperback)

"A World Fantasy Award finalist and winner of the Sideways Award for Best Alternate History Short Form, Roberson ultimately delivers a superior multi-linear novel worthy of the authors to whom he dedicated End of Century." --San Antonio Current, January 7, 2009 "It's difficult to juggle three story lines successfully, but Roberson is an accomplished author, and pulls the feat off quite successfully. Still, the novel, as a whole, while also being long - at over 480 pages - is one I'd recommend to anyone who likes their science fiction to involve time travel, action, numerous bloody casualties, and a Dr, Who type of ambience. It's worth checking out for the cool references, alone, though who (no pun intended) can go wrong getting three books (figuratively speaking!) for the price of one?" -- BookSpot Central, February 18, 2009 "Roberson's imagination is in full force, and the results are magical, although a tad too epic. He deserves praise for being able to keep each section true to its genre without having the novel feel schizophrenic. Roberson is an underrated name in the field of fantasy and science fiction; this effort was no easy undertaking, but it's ingenious and spirited, and he pulls through with his head held high." -- Bookgasm, March 27, 2009 "suffice to say that if this is your first experience of Roberson, I guarantee it won't be the last. Challenging the stability of the often-thin line between fantasy and sci-fi, End of the Century is a unique experience that latches on from the first page and doesn't let go." -- Total Sci-Fi, March 30, 2009 (formerly Dreamwatch magazine) "With a story line that is fascinating but paradoxically not fast-paced, set aside plenty of time to read this engaging multifaceted thriller." -- The Baryon Review 111, Harriet Klausner, Vol. 34, No.1, Spring 2009. "Roberson has his own unique strengths as a writer and he is developing a literary cosmology well worth further exploration. If he sometimes resorts to bald explication of the scientific/philosophical underpinnings that govern his multiverse, its a forgivable lapse in the face of so much invention and clever storytelling." -- SFGate.com, San Francisco Chronicle, May 31, 2009 "Roberson does a nice job of tap dancing here, deftly moving the narrative throughout various time periods without allowing any of them to become stale. Roberson understands that a genuine villain calls for genuine heroes to meet in combat, and in End of the Century, he gives readers a memorable cast of characters." -- Starlog, May 29, 2009 "All in all, End of the Century is a fine addition to Roberson's expanding Bonaventure-Carmody stories and it's a darn fine read in it's own right. Anyone looking to mix a little SF with their King Arthur ought to pick this book up." -- SF Signal, June 4, 2009 "I figured End of the Century would make a good reading. I was wrong. End of the Century is EXCELLENT reading." -- Fantasy Book Critic January 26, 2009

Three people. Three eras. One city. Endless possibilities. This is a novel of the distant past, the unimaginable future, and the search for the Holy Grail. Set in the city of London, the narrative is interlaced between three ages, in which a disparate group of heroes, criminals, runaways, and lunatics are drawn into the greatest quest of all time. And lurking behind it all is the entity known only as Omega.