Eon (The Way Book 1)

Eon (The Way Book 1)

by Greg Bear

4.1 (2,593)

4.1 stars from 2,593 reviews. Top 74% of Science Fiction books we track.

512 pages~8.5 hr readPublished by MeulenhoffPublished 1985-01-01

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  • You love hard science fiction that treats physics and mathematics as central to the story, not just window dressing.
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About this book

An asteroid three hundred kilometers long suddenly enters Earth's orbit. Rather than solid rock, it contains a series of hollowed chambers housing ancient, abandoned cities of human origin from a civilization called Thistledown. The people who inhabited these cities survived a nuclear holocaust that nearly destroyed humanity—an event set to occur more than a thousand years in the future. To prevent this catastrophic future, theoretical mathematician Patricia Vasquez is tasked with exploring Thistledown and uncovering its secret history. Her investigation reveals an even greater mystery: a tunnel that exists beyond the physical dimensions of the asteroid. Known as the Way, this tunnel leads to the home of humanity's descendants and exposes a conflict far larger than the impending war between Earth's superpowers over control of the asteroid.

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