Sunday, February 18, 2007
book report: The Forge of God
The Forge of God
by Greg Bear
I haven't yet read "Anvil of Stars," which many people seem to feel is a better story than this prequel. I thought "Forge of God" was quite interesting, if a little too wordy, and a little too loose in the ending.
The book is set in the last several months before the destruction of the earth by a mysterious race of "planet-eaters". Humankind is initially contacted by two constructs made by the planet-eaters' opponents - one construct seems like a sci-fi movie alien, and the other is a group of ovoid floating silver robots. Both constructs self-destruct, leaving humanity mostly in the dark about the fate of the Earth.
As the world wonders what is going to happen after the warnings from the faux aliens, some individuals encounter tiny spider-like robots that "bite" them and integrate them into a network of humans worldwide. Via this network, the chosen humans take on the tasks of rounding up data and genetic samples from all over the world and loading them into containers for evacuation of the planet.
I won't give away the ending but I bet you can guess what happens next...
by Greg Bear
I haven't yet read "Anvil of Stars," which many people seem to feel is a better story than this prequel. I thought "Forge of God" was quite interesting, if a little too wordy, and a little too loose in the ending.
The book is set in the last several months before the destruction of the earth by a mysterious race of "planet-eaters". Humankind is initially contacted by two constructs made by the planet-eaters' opponents - one construct seems like a sci-fi movie alien, and the other is a group of ovoid floating silver robots. Both constructs self-destruct, leaving humanity mostly in the dark about the fate of the Earth.
As the world wonders what is going to happen after the warnings from the faux aliens, some individuals encounter tiny spider-like robots that "bite" them and integrate them into a network of humans worldwide. Via this network, the chosen humans take on the tasks of rounding up data and genetic samples from all over the world and loading them into containers for evacuation of the planet.
I won't give away the ending but I bet you can guess what happens next...
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