''Worlds Without End'' is a novel by

Caroline Spector Caroline Spector (born Caroline Skelley) is a science fiction and fantasy writer who has also written role-playing game modules and computer game hint books. She also spent two years as associate editor at ''Amazing Stories'' magazine. She is a m ...

published by

Roc Fantasy The New American Library (also known as NAL) is an American publisher based in New York, founded in 1948. Its initial focus was affordable paperback reprints of classics and scholarly works as well as popular and pulp fiction, but it now publishe ...

in 1995.

Plot summary

''Worlds Without End'' is a novel in which the immortal elf Aina encounters an evil astral creature called a Horror.

Publication history

''Worlds Without End'' is a ''

Shadowrun ''Shadowrun'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspir ...

'' novel and is the final book in a crossover trilogy that started with the world of ''

Earthdawn ''Earthdawn'' is a fantasy role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993. In 1999 it was licensed to Living Room Games, which produced the ''Second Edition''. It was licensed to RedBrick in 2003, who released the Classic Edition in 200 ...

'', although the first two novels in the series were released after this one.

Reception

Andy Butcher reviewed ''Worlds Without End'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, rating it a 5 out of 10 overall. Butcher comments that "As the first real cross-over between ''Earthdawn'' and ''Shadowrun'', ''Worlds Without End'' is something of a disappointment. It starts well and reveals some interesting details about the real powers in the world of ''Shadowrun'', but the climax arrives all too soon, and is less than stunning. Part of the problem is that you're left with the distinct feeling that you've missed a lot of what's going on - perhaps once the two prequels have been released, it'll all make a bit more sense..."

References

1995 novels Novels based on role-playing games Roc Books books Shadowrun {{1990s-specf-novel-stub