Title: Legacy
First published: May 13, 1997
Description: In this sequel to EON, Greg Bear continues to explore the possibilities presented by the asteroid Thistledown, a remnant of a lost human civilization.  The Way is a tunnel through space and time that leads to other worlds, some more like planet Earth than Earth itself.  It is perhaps the most formidable discovery in Thistledown and with such an important discovery comes dispute as to the nature of the Way and how it should be used.  The Way can only be reached through Axis City, the only space station of Thistledown. The ruling body of Axis City, the Hexamon, has decreed that other worlds reached by The Way must be left untouched as an insurance against future needs of the human race.  But then the Hexamon hear of a group of clandestine colonists who have settled in one of the new worlds.  Olmy Ap Sennon is an eager young career soldier who must go and investigate this illegal colony, and at the same time confront his own humanity.  As he witnesses the hardship and beauty of the outlaw human colony, he learns what it means to struggle with war, ecological disasters, love, and death.
Subjects: Fiction, Science Fiction, American Science fiction, Life on other planets, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Fiction, science fiction, general, Retour vers le futur (Film cinématographique), Back to the future (Motion picture)
LC classification: PS3552.E157 L43 1995