Heaps of stuff is introduced, but hardly explored. Neither does mentioning the asteroid is made of nickel and iron inside. Math genius running around with a device to check the local value of π doesn’t make for hard sci fi. USA!Īs for the science… Beats me why this is qualified as hard science fiction. As time is not an issue, let’s not brief her fully ASAP so she can get to work, but let her experience this strange hollow asteroid herself, browse its libraries, appreciate its interior design computer programs.ĭon’t get me started on the typical, unimaginative social dichotomies after the bombs go off (science lovers & science haters), or the fact that the Russians are bad, obviously. Let’s also put all our eggs in one basket, namely a 24-year old math genius. A global nuclear catastrophe is imminent, but let’s not tell anybody aside from these 11 people with security clearance. Main turn off in Eon: characters that behave in a totally unbelievable manner. It was my first Greg Bear, and I guess it will be my last. Be it good prose, or insight in the human condition, or wild ideas about science, or just a sense of escapist wonder.
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