About this title: In this follow-up to "Hell's Gate," war between the universes is the last thing responsible leaders on either side want. But the fury of their respective populations, xenophobic fear, and cries for "justice" (or vengeance), are all driving both sides towards the brink. Original.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Baen Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781416521013ISBN:1416521011
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Publisher: BAEN BOOKS Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 2008
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Description: BRAND NEW BOOK. 976 pages. It began with two men. they came from very different worlds-entirely different universes, in fact-one using sorcery and the other using mental powers and steam-age technology. they met in a virgin forest on a duplicate pla*n*e*t* earth. neither side knows who shot first, but each blames the other, and it doesn't really matter, now, because war has begun. illustrations (Book) read more
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Publisher: Baen
Date Published: 2007-03-06
ISBN-13:9781416521013ISBN:1416521011
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Date Published: 2007
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Date Published: 2007
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Date Published: 3/6/2007
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Date Published: 2007
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Publisher: Baen
Date Published: 2008-06-24
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Baen Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416555513ISBN:141655551X
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Baen Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416555513ISBN:141655551X
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 685 p. Contains: Illustrations. Multiverse, 2. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Baen
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781416521013ISBN:1416521011
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"An interesting followup to "Hell's Gate" by the same authors.
A bit slow in pacing, but overall not bad.
It's the story of two earthlike worlds that have found "Portals" between parallel universes. Until the events of the first book, both thought their civilizations were the only ones in the universe.
on the one hand, you have Arcana, which uses a form of "technology" based on magic, including lots of usage of magical creatures, which have been produced through a form of magical genetic engineering.
On the other hand, you have Sharona, which is more familiar to us, but for using a variety of telepathic effects.
Overall, both societies are more or less at a 1890-1905 level of "technology" with Arcana seemingly having a bit of an advantage.
An interesting, though not brilliant read, if you like military sci-fi. Still though, the books really need to pick up the pacing a bit. After two books, the two sides are just now in position to "get serious"."
"The Hells Gate series explores what would happen if two radically different societies clashed in a universe where trans-dimensional gates exist. Imagine a 3 mile wide window into another Earth which is completely devoid of humans and somewhere on that alter-Earth is another gate leading to another alter-Earth. Repeat 6 or 7 times.
Arcana is a civilization where magic is the the primary form of technology. Dragons exist and are used for warfare and transportation. Many people have PC's (personal crystals that act just like a computer). Soldiers carry swords and crossbows but heavy weapons consist of infantry-dragons (a spell powered fire ball launcher)
On the other side of the playing field is Sharona, a civilization with WWI type weapons and steam power augmented with the occasional "talent" (telepathy, telekinesis, precog, etc)
Arcana and Sharona meet way out in the boonies and there's a misunderstanding. Conflict ensues which leads to war. Like most series of this size and depth, it's a soap opera. There are many names of people and places to remember and so far the heroes and villains are pretty clearly defined. If the idea of "What if Magic and Technology went to war" is interesting to you I'd strongly suggest this book. If it doesn't, try War and Peace instead."
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