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A review by cathepsut
Eon by Greg Bear
2.0
The 21st century seen from 1985. So it is slightly different world from the one we know. The Soviet Union still exists and so does the cold war. Only it is at the brink of becoming not so cold.
A huge asteroid appears and moves into Earth’s orbit. The US sends scientists to explore and it turns out that the “stone” is hollow and consists of 7 chambers. Man made. Filled with forests, lakes, and an abandoned city in one of the chambers. Built by humans? From a distant future? An alternative future? A different dimension? And where did they go? The city contains libraries that speak of a catastrophic war happening on Earth. It might be the same war looming over Earth now. Will knowledge of it help preventing it?
Interesting ideas, good character development, a suspenseful start that makes you itch to find out what happens next. But about half way through the book I got stuck and lost interest. I think, maybe because I did not like the way the story develops. I still finished the book, but skimmed through the rest of it. Again, seemed to be an interesting ending, but I think it would have been better, if it had been more open. As it was, the finish did not leave much to the imagination.
A huge asteroid appears and moves into Earth’s orbit. The US sends scientists to explore and it turns out that the “stone” is hollow and consists of 7 chambers. Man made. Filled with forests, lakes, and an abandoned city in one of the chambers. Built by humans? From a distant future? An alternative future? A different dimension? And where did they go? The city contains libraries that speak of a catastrophic war happening on Earth. It might be the same war looming over Earth now. Will knowledge of it help preventing it?
Interesting ideas, good character development, a suspenseful start that makes you itch to find out what happens next. But about half way through the book I got stuck and lost interest. I think, maybe because I did not like the way the story develops. I still finished the book, but skimmed through the rest of it. Again, seemed to be an interesting ending, but I think it would have been better, if it had been more open. As it was, the finish did not leave much to the imagination.