BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12@sciencefictionbookclub.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20101213T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20101213T220000 DTSTAMP:20240818T111051Z URL:https://www.sciencefictionbookclub.org/events/15081899/ SUMMARY:EON - Greg Bear DESCRIPTION:\nThe Soviets call it the Potato. The Americans call it the Sto ne. Whatever its name it's a 300km asteroid and its heading into a geosync hronous orbit of Earth. The Americans will get there first but the Soviets will get there in greater numbers. From a distance there are signs of art ificial structures on it.\n\nAs the worlds superpowers race towards the Po tato/Stone someone notices something very unusual.\n\nAn Asteroid identica l to the Potato/Stone in every way is in the Asteroid belt.\n\nIs it the s ame one? If not where did the Potato/Stone come from and who or what is in side...?\n\n\n\nLovers of space opera who like big ideas\, big technology and huge universe spanning storylines are in for a treat. It is also one o f the few books which has a sequel\, Eternity (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp /product/0765357771?ie=UTF8&\;tag=wimbbookclub-21&\;linkCode=as2& \;camp=1634&\;creative=19450&\;creativeASIN=0765357771)\, which is a t least as good.\n\nAs this is the closest meeting to Christmas the book c lub will get\, if people would like to\, at 9pm we could move down the roa d to My Old Dutch and enjoy a Dutch Pancake (and an optional Dutch beer!). \n\n https://www.myolddutch.com\n\nPLEASE NOTE\nEon is intended as a Space Opera/Mystery. If possible please resist reading to much about it in adva nce and spoil your surprise. LOCATION:Penderel's Oak\, 283-288 High Holborn\, London\, WC1V 7HP\, United Kingdom GEO:51.517922;-0.115371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=283-288 High Holborn\, Lond on\, WC1V 7HP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Penderel's Oak:g eo:51.517922,-0.115371 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20101031T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR