The Forge of God (Forge of God, #1)

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978-0-7653-0107-9
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The Forge of God is a 1987 science fiction novel by American writer Greg Bear. Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks. The Forge of God was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1987, and was also nominated for the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1988.

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This is a book about the end of the world. The cataclysm comes after mysterious artefacts, apparently part of the natural world but not quite good enough fakes to pass muster, appear in parts of Australia, Mongolia and the USA. A dying alien gives a message of impending doom.

The engine of destruction - possibly neutrino/antineutrino bombs at the earth's core - gives the people of Earth time enough to realise that few if any will live to tell the tale; and the novel, whose parts are headed with lines from the Requiem Mass, is the story of some of those who will die, some who will survive (there's a counter-movement, as there is in these things; hardly any authors are rash enough to destroy humanity entirely while breaking up the planet). The death of Earth is mirrored in the slow death of a man stricken with cancer, and much …

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I think this may be the best of my 2019 reads. I found the plot, the characters, the setting/ situation all intriguing. Greg Bear is at his very best in this novel. The story is as well written as "Darwin's Radio"; thematically similar as well. Perhaps one of the most interesting curiosities involves the author's world-view. Suffice it to say he is one gloomy optimist. A truly enjoyable read.

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This is a book about the end of the world. The cataclysm comes after mysterious artefacts, apparently part of the natural world but not quite good enough fakes to pass muster, appear in parts of Australia, Mongolia and the USA. A dying alien gives a message of impending doom.

The engine of destruction - possibly neutrino/antineutrino bombs at the earth's core - gives the people of Earth time enough to realise that few if any will live to tell the tale; and the novel, whose parts are headed with lines from the Requiem Mass, is the story of some of those who will die, some who will survive (there's a counter-movement, as there is in these things; hardly any authors are rash enough to destroy humanity entirely while breaking up the planet). The death of Earth is mirrored in the slow death of a man stricken with cancer, and much …

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