Eon

By: Greg Bear

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 17 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Perhaps it wasn't from our time, perhaps it wasn't even from our universe, but the arrival of the 300-kilometer long stone was the answer to humanity's desperate plea to end the threat of nuclear war. Inside the deep recesses of the stone lies Thistledown: the remnants of a human society, versed in English, Russian and Chinese. The artifacts of this familiar people foretell a great Death caused by the ravages of war, but the government and scientists are unable to decide how to use this knowledge. Deeper still within the stone is the Way. For some the Way means salvation from death, for others it is a parallel world where loved ones live again. But, unlike Thistledown, the Way is not entirely dead, and the inhabitants hold the knowledge of a present war, over a million miles away, using weapons far more deadly than any that mankind has ever conceived.

©1985 Greg Bear (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Great

This is a great book and writer recommended read. Thank goodness have been so good

Entertaining SciFi

If you could sum up Eon in three words, what would they be?

Thrilling epic mindbending

What did you like best about this story?

The surprise inside the stone and the depiction of this surprise

What about Stefan Rudnicki’s performance did you like?

He makes the characters come alive in my head. Thank you Stefan.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The stone is the answer

Little Big Death

On an Earth that has suffered the little death, a limited nuclear war between the US and Russia, there is an uneasy negotiated peace. Russia seems to feel sort of like the Germans did post WW 1 when the enormity of reparations and limitations imposed by the international community settled in. Well opportunity knocks here when the asteroid called the 'potato' arrives in Earth orbit and is found to be a starship. A starship with humans on it...or at least there were and they had Earth languages.

Led by the US, that may be for of the fiction these days, the international community minus the Russians populate the 'potato' and begin to unravel the mysteries of the seven chambers. The fact that it is bigger on the inside than the outside is driving a lot of them bonkers. The people in charge of the project are trying all they can to keep a lid on predictions that this Earth is about to suffer annihilation.

Excellent book with lots of subplots that I'm sure will re-surge in this series called The Way. The narration was pretty good too with Rudnicki's vocal range. This one gets four out of five units of pleasant nerdiness. Enjoy!

Very confusing and disjointed

Is there anything you would change about this book?

There is an excruciating amount of detail on the geography, technology and peoples of the world. So much so that even after 5 hours Im horribly confused on who is who, what technology is what. Im very used to technology and sci-fi but this one leaves me muddled.

Has Eon turned you off from other books in this genre?

The endless descriptions!

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Performance is good but check out the sample to see if you like his voice. Very deep and gravelly.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Yes - visuals of this would make it so much easier to follow. Also I assume it would be abridged!

Any additional comments?

maybe its me, but give this one a miss, there are so many other classics out there.

A very good listening adventure!

I really enjoyed the story. A very unique concept brilliantly performed. I'm looking forward to reading the next book.

Complicated Interdimemsional Concepts

I could follow the basic idea of The Way. As the novel went on the more intricate mechanics of the gates lost me.

First part of the book took a while to get into it's rythm. Middle part of the battle for the stone I found most interesting. The last third was bogged down by complicated politics of The Ways inhabitants.

Stefan Rudnicki"s narration was masterful as always.

Don't go by my word, I LOVE this story!

It was well executed and many of the other stories I like were narrated by the same talent.

This one was a winner!

If you could sum up Eon in three words, what would they be?

Intelligent, thoughtful, memorable,

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The most amazing reaction to this rather lengthy listen was it held my interest! Indeed, at every opportunity, I looked forward to getting back to the story presented. I am not familiar with Greg Bear's work but will certainly be scanning his additional writings. Although I am not a scientist, I found the scientific explanations entirely plausible and were certainly entertaining. Then the mix of spirituality, personal growth and a reasonably believable story were just too much to ignore!

Any additional comments?

Very good read. I recommend this highly for those who have a spiritual bent as well as those who are fascinated with gathering knowledge and thoughtful wisdom.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Good SciFi

Set in the near future, when a mysterious object called the Stone arrives at Earth, and it is soon revealed that the Stone is a vast repository of knowledge and technology.

The novel follows the story of a group of scientists and engineers who are tasked with studying the Stone. As they learn more about the Stone, they begin to realize that it may hold the key to humanity's survival. I enjoy Greg Bear's SciFi more and more - perhaps because I know he doesn't shy away from making things go horribly wrong.

Eon is heavily colored by the cold war, perhaps not surprisingly since it is published in 1985. It's a complex and thought-provoking novel that explores a number of philosophical and scientific themes. The novel is well-written and engaging, and it offers a unique and imaginative vision of the future.

Better than Star Wars,Star trek, Battlestar Galactica combined

Remember watching Star Trek when I was a kid on a black and white television. In 1977, I was at one of the first showings of Star Wars, before anyone ever heard of Harrison Ford or Mark Hamill or Carie Fisher. I only do sci fy. The Expanse is another unsung hero. EON, is better. Holy cow I STILL LISTEN TO THIS BOOK from time to time! The characters are just so real. (You’re going to fall in love with Patricia!). I AM PRAYING for George Lucas to MAKE THIS A MOVIE!!!
Trust me, you’re gonna want to go to the POTATO. The icing on the cake is that this is imho Stephen Rudniskys BEST PREFORMANCE. Ever. Best Book. Bar none. Full stop. And it’s NOT end of story. There IS A SEQUEL……
! ETERNITY
Advice:
The narrator has a very baritone voice, bump the playback speed to no higher than 1.25 and you will get high faster and easily still differentiate characters.
I wish I could give it more stars