Sci-Fi Month 2024: Books From The Backlog - The Forge of God (Forge of God #1) by Greg Bear

     

Happy Thursday everyone and welcome back to Books from the Backlog, the weekly linkup I'm taking part of which is hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books.  Plus, this month I'll be featuring science fiction in honor of SciFi Month 2024 (Image credit: Artwork by Sxwx).  Anyway, this is a great way to put a spotlight on books that I've had sitting on my shelf for awhile.  I don't know when I'll get to my weekly featured book, but I hope to some time hopefully soon.

This Week's Neglected Book

The Forge of God (Forge of God #1) by Greg Bear

Published: 1987 (This Edition: August 11, 2001)

Genre: Sci-Fi 

My Copy: 

Format: Paperback

Pages: 474

Where I Acquired It: I can't remember...

Summary Per Goodreads:

On July 26, Arthur Gordon learns that Europa, the sixth moon of Jupiter, has disappeared. Not hiding, not turned black, but gone. On September 28th, Edward Shaw, a geologist working in Death Valley, finds a mysterious new cinder cone in very well-mapped area. As more unexplained phenomena spring up around the globe: a granite mountain appearing in Australia, sounds emanating from the Earth's core, flashes of light among the asteroids, it becomes clear to some that the end is approaching, and there is nothing that can be done. In The Forge of God, award-winning author Greg Bear describes the final days of the world on both a massive, scientific scale and in the everyday, emotional context of individual human lives. Facing the destruction of all they know, some people turn to God, others to their families, and a few turn to saviors promising escape from a planet tearing itself apart. Will they make it in time? And who gets left behind to experience the last moments of beauty and chaos on Earth?

Why Did I Add It?

I may not remember where I got this from, but I do know that this author has been recommended so many times.  I hope I'll find a new favorite in his work.

Have you read this thoughts or would you read it?  Would you recommend it to me?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!