This is a stunning SF novel that extrapolates a scientifically complex future from the basic stuff of human nature." - Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Legacy "Each new novel only serves to illustrate how masterful Bear has become." - Houston Post on Greg Bear "Whether he's tinkering with human genetic material or prying apart planets, Bear goes about the task with intelligence and a powerful imagination." - Locus on Greg Bear "A cohesive and original vision of the future. Eon is his grandest work yet., "Hard science and human interest intersect ingeniously in the prequel to Bea's Eon and Eternity. its uniqueness arises from Bear's bold imagination. This is a stunning SF novel that extrapolates a scientifically complex future from the basic stuff of human nature., Whether he's tinkering with human genetic material or prying apart planets, Bear goes about the task with intelligence and a powerful imagination., The ambitiousness of Greg Bear's Eon lies more in the mainstream of science fiction. Bear has combined a lively set of characters, colorful writing and gripping psychological-technological fabrications into a very seductive read., Hard science and human interest intersect ingeniously in the prequel to Bea's Eon and Eternity. Eon may be the best constructed hard sf epic yet."- Washington Post, A cohesive and original vision of the future. Eon is his grandest work yet."- Locus "If anyone is the complete master of the grand scale SF novel, it's Bear."- Booklist "A powerful, imaginative novel."- Library Journal "Bear pictures Axis City, and everything else for that matter, with astonishing clarity.Bear's grasp is unfaltering, his control over the ramifying implications of his tale nearly perfect. "The ambitiousness of Greg Bear's Eon lies more in the mainstream of science fiction.
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. And museums describing the Death the catastrophic war that was about to occur the horror and the long winter that would follow. Seven vast chambers containing forests, lakes, rivers, hanging cities. A human-English, Russian, and Chinese-speaking-civilization.
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. NASA, NATO, and the UN sent explorers to the asteroid's surface.and discovered marvels and mysteries to drive researchers mad. 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. New York Times bestselling author Greg Bear's Eon is now available for the first time in trade paperback.
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