- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Legend; New edition edition (6 Feb 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099618702
- ISBN-13: 978-0099618706
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 12 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 435,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Arthur Gordon stood in the darkness by the bank of the Rogue River, having walked a dozen yards away from his house and family and guests, momentarily weary of company. Read the first page
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I stumbled across Greg Bear and this book about 3 years ago. It really blew me away! I have re-read the book a couple of times and the emotion of the finale still bites too deep for comfort. Who says hard sci-fi cannot be for the heart as well as the head... The reworkings and discarding of familiar sci-fi themes is very clever and makes you continually have to reevaluate the book as you read on. If you have not already read this book, BUY IT! Then go out and buy EON. The only guy giving Bear a run for his money is Peter Hamilton (Reality Dysfunction, et al). It does not get better than this.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read The Forge of God over the course of a single weekend (yes, sad but true) and have to say that it's the most fantastic, epic and disturbing book I've read in many, many years.
The build-up is well-paced, the character's are all fully believable and the finale is as epic (and as depressing) as it gets. Bear's sequel, Anvil Of Stars, is just as impressive.
This is crying out to be made into a film with a good sci-fi director (Scott, Cameron, Hyams, Fincher) at the helm, along with Bear's classic 'Eon'. Although Bear prefers to keep on writing epic, near-future sci-fi such as his brilliant new Darwin's Radio, perhaps he could consider taking time-out to carefully develop The Forge of God into a screenplay. Putting images to this fabulous story would be the icing on the cake (that's if Bear's infamous 'Planet Eaters' don't gobble it up first)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of the author's best pieces of work and ranks along with EON. I found the story initially a little slow but it builds and becomes very engrossing. The characterisations are excellent although I didn't have much empathy with some of the characters towards the end of the story which I found a little unusual for type of story. The ending is both bleak and hopeful, yet in typical Greg Bear fashion it feels unfinished. The post-apocalyptic story line is brief and unfulfilling and there are still too many loose ends. Sequel territory?
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Armageddon has never been so entertaining.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!!! A real page turner. Lent it to friend, who lent it to a friend, etc, etc. Solid read, good concepts and a good story line. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Stunt Goat
Makes you think......
I must confess, after reading the blurb attached to Mr. Bear's book I assumed that it was some sort of comedy. A moon vanishes and then aliens arrive baring bad news ?? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. D. J. Walford
Hard Work for Little Return
This is a depressing book. Its simple, and deeply unrewarding plot could be summed up in two sentences. Read more
Published 14 months ago by SteveJones
sci-fi for grown ups
I really enjoyed this read. Went off customer reviews and have to say that I,m glad I trusted you. I like sci-fi but not, unfortunately , most sci-fi writers. Read more
Published 16 months ago by P. Winthrop
Creative and imaginative, but poorly executed
There are plot spoilers be warned.
The ideas in this book are Great, however I made the mistake of reading Orson Scott Card's Ender series which blows this out of the... Read more
The ideas in this book are Great, however I made the mistake of reading Orson Scott Card's Ender series which blows this out of the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by D.Mac
Apocalyptic...
Here's a welcome re-release, originally from 1987. This was Greg's fourth novel. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1987, and was also nominated for the Hugo... Read more
Published 17 months ago by M. Yon
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I first got this book as a paperback, so when i saw it available for Kindle i got it.
I'm about 55% through it at the moment but I've found several 'Mistakes'... Read more
I first got this book as a paperback, so when i saw it available for Kindle i got it.
I'm about 55% through it at the moment but I've found several 'Mistakes'... Read more
Published 18 months ago by D. C. L. Ford
One word - Epic
The Forge of God by Greg Bear is a fantastic novel. The sheer scale of events will blow you away, the characterization is, most of the time, spot on and the storyline leaves very... Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2009 by N. Durand
a very good book
I read this book about ten years ago i've read it again & it was great second time around . I read 'Eon' first which i found a little complicated but i would thoroughly recommend... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2009 by D. S. Sample
Not a page wasted
A fast-paced rollercoaster of a novel from Bear which builds inexorably to its inevitable climax.
In a theme later to be picked up by Alastair Reynolds and Jack McDevitt, Bear... Read more
In a theme later to be picked up by Alastair Reynolds and Jack McDevitt, Bear... Read more
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