facility they caused flooding to occur start the destruction of the books there. With quick thinking the group manages to save most of the books as the flooding subsides. In the Epilogue it is explained that group made it back with most of the books saved from the underground facility. Chaka married Quait, Flojian settled down with a from the Canal, The trail from Devils Eye was renamed in honor of Jon Shannon, and along with the books brought back being reprinted so that all locations of the League can have the knowledge, the one that made the biggest impact to the new world was that from Silas and Chaka detailing their Odyssey to Haven. Major themes One of the core themes of the book is the loss of knowledge and collective memory after an apocalyptic disaster: Even though the people of the Mississippi valley are aware of the remnants of the "Roadmaker" civilization, they have great difficulties understanding the purpose of certain concepts. References 1998 American novels 1998 science fiction novels Novels by Jack McDevitt American science fiction novels American post-apocalyptic novels Eos Books books