I enjoyed this deep trip into The Way. I enjoyed how Bear explored the ramifications of The Way's existence and how mundane humans and future humans deal with it. It didn't have the same awe factor as Eon, though. This is probably because we've already been spoiled to the big reveal, about the nature of The Stone, The Way and the people aboard it. It was fresh when I first read it. My take may also be tempered by the fact that I first read Eon in high school and I didn't come to read Eternity until 15+ years later.In any case, I did enjoy it. Bear spends more time exploring the characters he introduced in Eon, which was very welcome. His first foray with these characters was a little flat, but Eternity makes up for it by giving them dimensions and nuances.If you read Eon, you should definitely read Eternity.