Isaac Asimov - El fin de la eternidad/ The End of Eternity

Pros: Fantastic story, compelling storytelling, plot twists aplenty
Cons: Poor production values

The End of Eternity is a great title, has a great cover design, a great storyline, and is written by ...

Pros: Brilliantly unique premise, well-written protagonist.
Cons: May be too cerebral for some; some flat characters.

Personally, the name The End of Eternity conjures up images of cheap drugstore romance novels in my mind. The back of the cover reads, "Andrew Harlan was special. Until he committed the one unforgivable sin - falling in love!" This put me off...

Pros: Little known masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of all time!
Cons: Out of print and very hard to get your hands on a copy.

I recently re-read this book after getting my hands on a copy after searching for two years! When I first read this book 15 years ago in jr. high it had me on the edge of my seat and led me on a journey through the wonderful world of science fiction...

Pros: Great Book! VERY Descriptive!!
Cons: None Really... That I can think of...

The End of Eternity is one of Isaac Asimov's greatest, not-so-well-known works. It is an epic of the Technician Andrew Harlen and his happenings through time travel. The book takes many turns and twists, and like all Asimov books, VERY descriptive. ...

Pros: A erudite 'time-travel' story that will leave you breathless.
Cons: Put on your thinking cap, you will need it!

Andrew Harlan is an Eternal. A Technician, his life is dedicated to finding the Minimum Necessary Change to nudge the Maximum Desired Response toward the needed Reality Change to enhance the future of mankind.


Governed by the Allwhen Council, inhabitants of Eternity, flesh-and-blood men serving humanity, spend their lives measuring and re-measuring the activities of mankind through the centuries. Downwhen to the 25th Century (when man discovered time travel) and upwhen thousands of centuries. Minimizing war and turmoil, maximizing computer-calculated Realities that bring the best Reality Change for mankind.


But Harlan has met a woman, Noÿs. His view of the sanctity of Eternity, his duty to humanity, change forever. Who is plotting to place him at certain points in time? Why is upwhen suddenly barred to him? What does he owe humanity? What does he owe the woman he loves?


Asimov creates a believable Eternity that interacts in a realistic way with mankind over the centuries. He brings the confusion and sense of betrayal of Harlan to life. The reader is swept along through time and change on the strength of the story and characters to the ultimate decision that Harlan must make for all mankind.


A must read!