A POST-APOCALYPTIC QUEST FOR LOST KNOWLEDGE

McDevitt, Jack (1935– )

Eternity Road [Signed] [Post Apocalyptic]

Norwalk, Conn: Easton Press, 1997. Illustrations by Jill Bauman. First Edition, Thus, Limited edition of 1100.

THE LOST CIVILIZATION WAS OUR OWN.
Centuries after the collapse of modern civilization, the people of Illyria inhabit a world scattered with mysterious remnants of the 'Roadmakers'—a vanished society whose highways, machines, and everyday objects survive as relics of a forgotten age.

When Chaka inherits an ancient book, Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, she sets out to discover the legendary sanctuary of Haven, where the knowledge of the Roadmakers may still survive. Her journey across a transformed North America becomes an adventure of discovery, danger, and the recovery of humanity's forgotten past.

Jack McDevitt combines post-apocalyptic science fiction with archaeological mystery, exploring how civilizations disappear and how their achievements become the myths of succeeding generations.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION — EASTON PRESS, 1997.
+++ One of 1,100 signed limited edition copies issued in the Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction Series.
+++ Publisher's full brown leather binding with 22-karat gold-stamped lettering and decorative cover designs. Raised spine bands; all edges gilt; acid-neutral paper; satin moiré endpapers; and a sewn-in satin ribbon marker.
+++ Illustrated by Jill Bauman.
+++ Issued with a publisher's Collector's Note, Certificate of Authenticity, and unused bookplate.

CONDITION: FINE — FACTORY SEALED.
Still in the original factory shrink-wrap, with no visible flaws or blemishes reported.

LITERARY SIGNIFICANCE:P POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION AS ARCHAEOLOGICAL MYSTERY.
Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author particularly associated with stories of lost civilizations, mysterious artifacts, and the exploration of humanity's distant past.

In Eternity Road, he reverses the familiar archaeological adventure: the vanished civilization being investigated is our own. Highways, books, and technological remnants become enigmatic artifacts to people who no longer understand their origins.

THE LOST CIVILIZATION WAS OUR OWN.
The novel combines the traditions of post-apocalyptic fiction and the quest narrative, examining cultural memory, historical loss, and the fragility of technological civilization.

SUBJECTS: Jack McDevitt, Eternity Road, Easton Press, Signed Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Civilization, Lost Civilizations, Cultural Memory, Archaeological Mystery, Roadmakers, Science Fiction Adventure, Jill Bauman

Item #19352

Price: $125.00