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    The Eternal World: A Novel

    By Christopher Farnsworth

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    If you could live forever, what would you die for?

    Five hundred years ago, a group of Spanish conquistadors searching for gold, led by a young and brilliant commander named Simon De Oliveras, land in the New World. What they find in the sunny and humid swamps of this uncharted land is a treasure far more valuable: the Fountain of Youth. The Spaniards slaughter the Uzita, the Native American tribe who guard the precious waters that will keep the conquistadors young for centuries. But one escapes: Shako, the chief’s fierce and beautiful daughter, who swears to avenge her people—a blood oath that spans more than five centuries. . .

    When the source of the fountain is destroyed in our own time, the loss threatens Simon and his men, and the powerful, shadowy empire of wealth and influence they have built. For help, they turn to David Robinton, a scientific prodigy who believes he is on the verge of the greatest medical breakthrough of all time. But as the centuries-old war between Shako and Simon reaches its final stages, David makes a horrifying discovery about his employers and the mysterious and exotic woman he loves. Now, the scientist must decide: is he a pawn in a game of immortals. . . or will he be its only winner?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 4, 2015
    ISBN9780062282934
    Author

    Christopher Farnsworth

    Christopher Farnsworth is a journalist and screenwriter and the author of six novels, including the President's Vampire trilogy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughters.

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    • 4/5
      The Eternal World by Christopher Farnsworth is a departure from his popular The President's Vampire series but delivers the same action and suspense you will find in his previous novels. This science fiction thriller is sure to be a favorite of Farnsworth's growing legions of fans!Spanning the centuries between the discovery of the New World to modern day, The Eternal World is a thrilling novel of the desire for everlasting life and the life you lead with it. In their search for gold, Spanish conquistadors land in what is now modern day Florida, searching for treasures. What they find instead goes far beyond their wildest dreams. One of them, Simon De Oliveras, becomes separated from the group and lays dying. He is saved by a young native woman who cares for him and gives him water to drink. From her care he grows well and stronger and he believes, after time, even younger. It is the water she gives him that is speeding his recovery. Together they begin a life far from all others. But Simon deceives her and finds the source of the water. When Simon is captured by the other Conquistadors he is branded a deserter and to save himself gives away the location of the village of the native tribes. Claiming that there is treasure among them. The young woman who cared for him watches as the Conquistadors attack and torture her village, believing that there is treasure among them. She watches as they rape the women, toss the children into fire and kill all the men. Torturing them to find treasure. Only Simon did not tell them what the true treasure is and as the majority of his crew perish, Simon takes only a handful to the secret place where the fountain of youth is hidden.The native girl, Shako, who watched her people slaughtered survives. She vows to avenge her people. Taking some of the water for herself, she begins a centuries long vendetta against her former lover Simon.As the remaining cadre of Conquistadors live through the centuries they find themselves hunted by Shako. But unknown to them there is an even greater enemy on the horizon. One they had thought they had cheated.Time. Over time, the supply of water is running out. Now it is up to Simon to find a new source. But what he decides is even more outrageous. Instead, through modern science, he decides he will create the new source.David Robinton is a scientist with a passion to heal. Watching his little sister die to the ravages of disease, he has dedicated his life to finding the answer. The miracle formula that will heal mankind. When Simon approaches him, David is at first skeptical until he watches a man healed in front of him. Without telling him how, Simon offers David the opportunity to replicate the cure. David leaps at the chance but who is the beautiful woman who follows him. And who exactly is Simon and what are his intentions. Slowly David begins to learn that the truth he is shown is only the tip of what the reality he is facing is to be. Slowly, the web of death and murder circle David as he searches for the answers to Eternal Life.Farnsworth has written a terrific novel of fantasy and science. This will remind some of Michael Crichton and the morals of what science should and could accomplish. The Fountain of Youth is legend and obsession that has plagued mankind since the beginning of our days. Every culture has its own tale of it. Farnsworth tells his with the reality of presenting this one simple fact, not whether or not eternal life is attainable but should it be. Given the the gift of eternal life, what becomes of man when he no longer has to answer to a higher power. What becomes of his morality and his justice. If you cannot die, then what do you to fear?A terrific thriller!
    • 3/5
      A group of Spanish conquistadors found and confiscated the fountain of youth from the Native Americans who possessed it. They have remained youthful and alive ever since, as has the beautiful Native American woman who has been stalking them for centuries determined to avenge the theft. Water is now running out and cannot be replicated. Scientist David Robinton has been hired by the pharmaceutical company controlled by the conquistadors to discover the secret of how the water works to reverse aging and prolong life. I have read and enjoyed all of author's books about a vampire who works for the President. They are a lot more fun than this book which is completely humorless. I wasn't engaged by any of the characters. I didn't empathize with any of the conquistadors, their stalker or with David. In each case their goals seemed sort of warped and I couldn't root for any of them. By the end of the book I wanted them all to be gone. David seemed particularly naive about both his goal and about the consequences of making a deal with the devil. I also really hated the epilogue. I wanted to like this book more since I was looking forward to it. All in all this wasn't a bad read, but I hope the author's next book displays some of the wit and cleverness he has shown before. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.
    • 2/5
      I have never read any of Christopher Farnsworth's other novels so can't compare the writing or style of this book to his previous work.From this novel, I have to say I was not impressed (but won't necessarily give up on the author). I found the characters flat, predictable, with no redeeming qualities and in some aspects, as with Simon, overly exaggerated. I also felt the plot did not take me to that level of believability necessary for any good sci-fi novel (I have tagged this as sci-fi).The protagonist David comes off as naive and way beyond a typical idealist (he truly wants to save the world). I felt nothing towards Shako.Actually I felt nothing for any of them except the little girl in the hospital.
    • 3/5
      I'd enjoyed other works by this author, especially the President's Vampire series, so I figured I'd investigate his other works.I didn't finding this novel as enjoyable as the others I've read. The premise doesn't lend itself to the snark that the vampire concept does. The characters felt a little flat, one dimensional even.So the overall premise is the Spaniards find the fountain of youth. They are trying to find a way to extend it now that the original fountain is dead. They find a Biology PhD to help create a new version for modern times. The way the story is built, there's a lot of flashbacks as we review some of the main antagonist's memories and past. We also visit the secondary protagonist's past, as it's linked. This goes back almost 4 centuries, so a lot to review. I like the twist of who the hunter is. Though seems logical overall, when one thinks on it. That last twist I didn't expect. Probably should have, but not so much. Not so much that it came out of nowhere, but more that I didn't feel like the text was leading toward such a shift.The whole end of the book seems anticlimactic after the confrontation in the hangar then in the casino. Perhaps I did with this as I try to suggest others not to do. I went in with expectations. This lead to disappointments and me to labels this as definitely a meh type book.