The Soviets call it the Potato. The Americans call it the Stone. Whatever its name it’s a 300km asteroid and its heading into a geosynchronous 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 artificial structures on it.
As the worlds superpowers race towards the Potato/Stone someone notices something very unusual.
An Asteroid identical to the Potato/Stone in every way is in the Asteroid belt.
Is it the same one? If not where did the Potato/Stone come from and who or what is inside…?
Lovers of space opera who like big ideas, big technology and huge universe spanning storylines are in for a treat. It is also one of 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 at least as good.
As this is the closest meeting to Christmas the book club will get, if people would like to, at 9pm we could move down the road to My Old Dutch and enjoy a Dutch Pancake (and an optional Dutch beer!).
PLEASE NOTE
Eon is intended as a Space Opera/Mystery. If possible please resist reading to much about it in advance and spoil your surprise.