Eon
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.32 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765380498 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Awarded two Hugos and five Nebulas for his fiction, one of two authors to win a Nebula in every category, Bear has served on political and scientific action committees and has advised both government agencies and corporations on issues ranging from national security to private aerospace ventures to new media and video game development.. GREG BEAR is the
Pam Spencer, Mount Vernon High School Library, Fairfax, Va.Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. Scientists discover that it was built by Earth people, but in the far distant future, and that a nuclear war is imminent. It becomes crucial that theoretical mathematician Patricia Vasquez discover why the former habitants left and where they went. Exploration shows that it is divided into seven man-made, hollowed-out chambers, indicating that it had been inhabited. Other humanoid life forms also exist, and in an amazing array of shapes, from snake-like creatures to floating blobs. It's unfortunate that the length may deter all but the most avid sci/fi fans. Bear's creativity provides a richness to an intricate, complex plot. Readers travel to worlds where humans may exist as memories in the City Memory Bank, corporeal representatives (ghosts) or incarnations. . Although Eon is far too long, its story of futuristic cities and life forms stirs the ima
Seven vast chambers containing forests, lakes, rivers, hanging citiesAnd museums describing the Death; the catastrophic war that was about to occur; the horror and the long winter that would follow. A human-English, Russian, and Chinese-speaking-civilization. But while scientists and politicians bickered about how to use the information to stop the Death, the Stone yielded a secret that made even Earth's survival pale into insignificance.. NASA, NATO, and the UN sent explorers to the asteroid's surfaceand discovered marvels and mysteries to drive researchers mad.For the Stone was from space--but perhaps not our space; it came from the future-but perhaps not our future; and within the hollowed asteroid was Thistledown. New York Times bestselling author Greg Bear's Eon is now available for the first time in trade paperback.The 21st century was on the brink of nuclear confrontation when the 300 kilometer-long stone flashed out of nothingness and into Earth's orbit. The remains of a vanished civilization
R. Yarnell said I enjoyed it then in a print edition. I've posted on Greg's Discussion Page. He knows what's coming.I read EON shortly after it was published in 1985, I think. I enjoyed it then in a print edition, probably paperback. So far as I can remember, there were few if any manuscript errors. Not so with this edition from Open Road Media. Mr. Bear. I Gave Up Nathan Fairchild I've enjoyed Greg Bear's books in the past and was excited to read this, especially because it offered a series. I slogged halfway through Eon, seeing the creative ideas that went into the strange vehicle call the The Stone. Fascinating science and science fiction explored worlds of possibilities. Sci. Good Story Greg Bear is a favorite. His books contain exceptional plots (see "Vitals") with subjects relating to possible futures and based on today's true realities.