Eon (novel)
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Eon is a 1985 science fiction novel by Greg Bear. It was followed by a sequel, Eternity and a prequel, Legacy.
Events in Eon take place around the year 2000, when the USA and USSR are on the verge of nuclear war. In that tense political climate an asteroid appears out of near space after an unusual supernova and settles into near Earth orbit at L5. The two nations each try to claim this mysterious object which turns out to have been hollowed out, terraformed, and filled with cities that now sit empty by human beings who seemed to come from Earth's future. A team of scientists discovers the asteroid is bigger inside than outside and in particular the last chamber seems to stretch into infinity. An expedition is sent down the final chamber where it will meet humanity's descendants. The high technology of this civilization with their control over genetic engineering, human augmentation, and matter itself are some of the main points of interest here. Several alien species have come to live with humanity's descendants who are themselves at war with an alien race known as the Jarts from further down the corridor still. Jarts, politics, and technology make up the second book in the series: Eternity.fr:Éon (roman)