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Highlights
- The Forge of God by Greg Bear On September 28th, a geologist working in Death valley finds a mysterious new cinder cone in very well-mapped area.
- About the Author: Greg Bear sold his first short story, at the age of fifteen, to Robert Lowndes's Famous Science Fiction.
- 480 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
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About the Book
Greg Bear's masterpiece returns to print in a trade paperback edition. This remarkable novel of alien invasion shows off Bear's talents to their full effect: science-fictional extrapolation that is stunningly believable and characters who are real and affecting in their heroism and sacrifice.Book Synopsis
The Forge of God by Greg Bear
On September 28th, a geologist working in Death valley finds a mysterious new cinder cone in very well-mapped area. On October 1st, the government of Australia announces the discovery of an enormous granite mountain. Like the cinder cone, it wasn't there six months ago.... Something is happening to Planet Earth, and the truth is too terrifying to consider....Review Quotes
"It is the best end of the world we will see for a long time." --John Clute, New Scientist
"Bear's best novel and is certainly one of the best long works of science fiction I have read this year." --San Diego Union "Bear takes a profound and unusual approach to hard SF." --Los Angeles TimesAbout the Author
Greg Bear sold his first short story, at the age of fifteen, to Robert Lowndes's Famous Science Fiction. Since then, he has written some twenty novels, including Eon, Slant, and Moving Mars. A winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, Bear is married to Astrid Anderson, and they, and their two children, live near Seattle, Washington.Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 480
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Theme: Hard Science Fiction
Format: Paperback
Author: Greg Bear
Language: English
Street Date: August 11, 2001
TCIN: 90810326
UPC: 9780765301079
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-9638
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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