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Summary: Geometrically Mind-Blowing
Review: If I ever rode a rocket book, this was the wildest ride - all 10 G's. From humble beginings with an innocuous asteroid, Bear's book literaly tried to jump out of my hands as he compounded the profound several times. By the end of my first reading of the book, I was breathless and overawed at his vision of ultimate human destiny. The style he used, which I refer to as Geometrically Mind-Blowing, causes a simple exposition to build up steam slowly and irresistably until each step of the plot is gaining twice as much ground as the previous. Refrain from reading this book if you have no intentions of leaving this planet or the twentieth century.
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Summary: EON, a book I couldn't put down.
Review: This was the first book by Greg Bear that I read. The story was fascinating and original. I couldn't put it down. A real page-turner. It made me a fan.
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Summary: Hard Science Fiction Masterpiece
Review: Greg Bear set the standard for hard science fiction with Eon. This single work put him among the masters of the craft, giving him the challenge of all of his future works living up to this novel in complexity and emotion.
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Summary: Hard hitting Sci-Fi, Great Story Telling.
Review: This is a hard hitting science fiction drama along the lines of the "Andromeda Strain", or "The Day the Earth Stood Still." I found it to be gripping reading from start to finish. And spent any free moment trying to get to the end. All though the story of something, or someone saving the Earth from itself is important but over done. Yet, in someway he made nuclear war a distinct possibility (India/Pakistan?). And the fact that scientist can solve complex theories in a few minuets that would take years to discover is always amusing. I would have given this book 5 stars, if I had read it during it's first publication before current events and others who copied the story line. The Russian's are portrayed rather stereotypical. And in light of current events rather makes this book more fiction then fact. This book was recommended by Book Matcher what a find.
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Summary: One of those life-altering reads . . .
Review: I read this book sometime in 1992, the first hard sci-fi epic I'd ever read. Along with Tolstoy's War and Peace, this and its sequel Eternity, changed the course of my life (now that I look back on it). I had been reading some sci-fi, but mostly tame, unimaginative stuff, along with Hemmingway, Fitzgerald, etc. But then I read this . . . And my imagination expanded by leaps and bounds. I began reading a lot of Greg Bear afterwards and other hard sci-fi, and I can honestly say I understand the way the world works better than I would have if I had never read this book.
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Summary: All that hard sf is supposed to be.
Review: This is one of the best ever 'hard sf' novels. Comparisions can be made with Arthur C. Clarke's 'Rendezvous With Rama', but this book stands on its own merits. The plot is great, the technology is not unbelievable, it's just how great science fiction should be. If you read it, you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: I read it 3 times......Great!
Review: Eon was my first epic sci-fi. It was hard to understand, but I was filled with such awe...I couldn't put it down. I recommend it to everyone with a spirit of adventure. I would also like to see it in a movie.
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Summary: exelent 10 is not a good enough rating!!!
Review: When i read eon which was reccomended by a friend i didn't think that the book would be as insightful as it is. I am doing a science course and it helped me understand alot of the book.If you have read this book and think that it is a bad book then you need to talk to someone who has reead it and understand every aspect of it to fully appreciate it.
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Summary: A fantastic journey!
Review: This extraordinary well-written book is probably one of the best in its genre. Here, the author Greg Bear, describes absolute impossible situations and possibilities in a such a detailed and convincing way that even a skeptic would believe it. Science-fiction books are often too imaginative to an extent that they border to total fiasco. However, this book succeeds in containing both imagination and fantasy without loosing its credibility. In fact, as you read, you will not question the secrets nor the tecniques being exposed to you. And this in a fully normal world, like the one you and I live in right now. The story may seem tame - a steroid is beeing discovered and later examined by a selected group of scientists and technicians. While exploring the "Potato", as they refer to it, the group slowly finds evidence that witness of an earlier population. And the mysteriouses keep growing. Who were they? Where are they now? Do we live in somebodys elses future and is our destiny already predestined? This book awakes your curiosity and will not leave you satisfied until you have read it all. And even after the book is finished, you will still be left with the erge to know more. Only one little detail makes this fabolous book annoying - you will have to read it over and over again to fully understand all the technical details described in it. Time-consuming, but definitely worth it!
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Summary: Eon
Review: Eon takes your attention from the very beginning. Its a story that is excellently put together; a tribute to the genious of author Greg bear. It is a novel that moves you, providing a point of interest for many kinds of readers. The characters are outstanding. Moving scenes like the paratroop drop into the "Potato" and the ride down the flaw; stir the imagination. The novel gives you a peak at military combat, space exploration and even romance in a brilliant scientific package.
Yet, unless you posses at Ph.D in Mathematics and Quantum Physics, some small sections of this novel can be difficult at best. Most, however, can ignore these minor quirks and accept them as evidence of that brilliance and versatility: Greg Bear.
Overall, an excellent piece of science fiction literature.
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