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Eternity

1988 novel by Greg Bear
Creative Work Literary Work Q2252121

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
literary work
Author
Greg Bear[2]
Genre
science fiction[4]
Language of work or name
English[7]
Publication date
October 1988[9]
Follows
Eon[5]
Followed by
Legacy[6]
Nominated for
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[12]
Country of origin
United States[8]
First line
The New Murchison Station cemetery held only thirty graves.[21]
Form of creative work
novel[22]
Has version, edition or translation
Eternity[10]
Main subject
time travel[11]
Publisher
Hachette Book Group[3]
Title
Eternity, Ewigkeit, Éternité, Vječnost, Sfida all'eternità, Eeuwigheid, Eternitate, Večnost[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eternity es Eternidad fi Maailmojen synty fr Eternite fr Éternité it Sfida all'eternità nl Eeuwigheid nl Eeuwigheid (boek) ro Eternitate ru Бессмертие
🔖 Identifiers · 11
BookBrainz work ID
8b24884d-f495-46ee-a63c-e213256b91ae
FantLab work ID
38312
Freebase ID
/m/0dmt_5
Goodreads work ID
1933075
ISFDB title ID
1990
LibraryThing work ID
11731
NooSFere book ID
1514
OCLC number
20664896
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
16853971
Open Library ID
OL16516W
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
1006415

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Author 1
Greg Bear
Country of origin 1
United States
Follows 1
Eon
Form of creative work 1
novel
Genre 1
science fiction
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
English
Main subject 1
time travel
Nominated for 1
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Preceded by (successor) 1
Eon
Publisher 1
Hachette Book Group
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Eternity is a literary work[1].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz work ID → 8b24884d-f495-46ee-a63c-e213256b91ae
    "Created claim: BookBrainz work ID: 8b24884d-f495-46ee-a63c-e213256b91ae, batch #290269"
  2. 27w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher → Hachette Book Group
    Language of work or name → English
    Main subject → time travel
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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