by Greg Bear (Author)
Above our planet hangs a hollow Stone, vast as the imagination of Man. The inner dimensions are at odds with the outer: there are different chambers to be breached, some even containing deserted cities. The furthest chamber contains the greatest mystery ever to confront the Stone's scientists. But tombstone or milestone, the Stone is not an alien structure: it comes from the future of our humanity. And the war that breaks out on Earth seems to bear witness to the Stone's prowess as oracle ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Edition: 1
Publisher: Gateway
Published: 11 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0575073160
ISBN 13: 9780575073166
Book Overview: One of the great SF epics of the last thirty years.
Prizes: Shortlisted for Arthur C. Clarke Award 1987.