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'''''The Way''''' is a science fiction series by Greg Bear, composed of three novels and a short story.
* ''Eon'' (1985)
* ''Eternity'' (1988)
* ''Legacy'' (1995, a [[Prequel]] to ''Eon'')
* "The Way of All Ghosts" (1999, a short story)
The series centers around an asteroid called the Stone that suddenly appears on the galactic scene and enters orbit around Earth. However, as the NATO scientists who explore the Stone soon discover, the human-built facilities inside the Stone may not have come from ''their'' future, but that of an alternate Earth. The libraries in the Stone tell of a nuclear war that has yet to occur in their time, leaving said scientists the task of changing the course of their own future.
Oh, and the descendants of humanity are still living in the asteroid, down a corridor in the last chamber that extends
''Eon'' should not be confused with [[Eon|the RPG of the same name]].▼
▲Eon should not be confused with [[Eon|the RPG of the same name]].
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=== Eon contains examples of: ===
* [[After the End]]: With Earth plunged into a nuclear war, the NATO forces on the Stone convince the Soviets to work together to survive. {{spoiler|They eventually return to Earth to start caring for the survivors and dissipating the radiation.}}
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