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Eon (Eon, Bk 1)
Eon - Eon, Bk 1
Author: Greg Bear
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. NASA, NATO, and the UN sent explorers to the asteroid's surface...and discovered marvels and mysteries to drive researchers mad. — For the Stone was from space--but perhaps not our space; it came f...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780812531749
ISBN-10: 0812531744
Publication Date: 5/15/1987
Pages: 512
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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reviewed Eon (Eon, Bk 1) on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Probably the best of a loose trilogy of books by Bear that began with the publication of this book about an asteroid which enters Earth's orbit. The asteroid contains a huge cavern that houses alien cities and technology (a la Clarke's Rendezvous With Rama) and revolves around the humans who explore this place amidst a world political crisis back on Earth.

As a sucker for "exploration" SF involving alien tech, architecture and cultures, I was drawn to this book and enjoyed it quite a bit. It is slow in parts as the plot unfolds and some of the characterizations are not well drawn out but those are minor points to the overall theme and "gee whiz" effect it has on the reader. The book kept me turning the page to see the next discovery all the way to the end.

Recommended for fans of Rendezvous With Rama.
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Helpful Score: 1
For lots of years before retirement I spent my reading time in technical manuals and textbooks. Now, I'm lucky to be able to read as much as I want for enjoyment.

EON is one of the best hard SF books I can remember reading. It has everything. Many interesting characters within the storyline. The science fiction is extremely absorbing.

For those of us who love SF, you know when you see an occasional typo, or tense error.... the author's head was so busy putting the story together that it didn't quite get to that part of 'it'.
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mattc avatar reviewed Eon (Eon, Bk 1) on + 45 more book reviews
This is a very complex and convoluted hard science fiction novel. It's interesting for that, but overall I thought it was too long and dull at points. Perhaps a bit too cold-war oriented as well, being written in 1985.
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It's about an asteroid that just appears in Earth's orbit. Some scientists go out to examine it and find a world whose inhabitants had vanished. As they study this "world" they find out more about the civiliaztion and what caused their demise.

This story was too slow for me, and a little bit hard to follow/picture in my mind. I had to work too much to get through it, which I didn't.
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Eon brilliantly describes a vibrant, infinitely complex "world"--actually the inside of a hollowed out asteroid. The asteroid actually houses seven vast chambers of forests, lakes, cities and more. In my opinion, this is one of Greg Bear's absolute best novels.
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Scope and power in a hard science-fiction by the master of the genre
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This will be remembered as one of the best science fiction novels from the end of the 20th century. It's not quite as good as his Forge of God series, but well worth the read.
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SF classic. Exciting read.
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The 21st Century was on the Brink of nuclear confrontation when the 300 km long stone flashed out of nothingness and into Earth orbit. NASA, NATO, and the UN sent explorers to the asteroid's surface...and discovered marcel and mysteries to drive researchers mad.

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