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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.
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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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'.
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'.
