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Greg Bear

(Gregory Dale Bear)

(1951 - 2022)
Son-in-law of Poul Anderson

Greg Bear was one of the world's leading hard SF authors. He sold his first short story, at the age of fifteen, to Robert Lowndes's Famous Science Fiction.

Awards: Nebula (2000), Hugo (1987) see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Series

Songs of Earth and Power
1. The Infinity Concerto (1984)
2. The Serpent Mage (1986)

Eon
   1. Eon (1985)
   2. Eternity (1988)
   3. Legacy (1995)

Forge of God
1. The Forge of God (1987)
2. Anvil of Stars (1992)

Queen of Angels
   1. Queen of Angels (1990)
   2. Heads (1990)
   3. Moving Mars (1993)
   4. / Slant (1997)

Darwin
1. Darwin's Radio (1999)
2. Darwin's Children (2003)

Quantico
1. Quantico (2005)
2. Mariposa (2009)

Forerunner Saga
   1. Cryptum (2011)
   2. Primordium (2012)
   3. Silentium (2013)

War Dogs
   1. War Dogs (2014)
   2. Killing Titan (2015)
   3. Take Back the Sky (2016)

Complete Short Fiction of Greg Bear
   1. Just Over the Horizon (2016)
   2. Far Thoughts and Pale Gods (2016)
   3. Beyond the Farthest Suns (2016)

Novels

   Psychlone (1979)
     aka Lost Souls
   Hegira (1979)
   Beyond Heaven's River (1980)
   Strength of Stones (1981)
   Blood Music (1985)
   Country of the Mind (1988)
   Sleepside Story (1988)
   Dead Lines (1992)
     aka Bear's Fantasies
   Dinosaur Summer (1998)
   Vitals (2002)
   City at the End of Time (2008)
   Hull Zero Three (2010)
   The Unfinished Land (2021)

Collections

   The Wind from a Burning Woman (1983)
   Early Harvest (1988)
   Tangents (1989)
   The Venging (1992)
   The Collected Stories of Greg Bear (2002)
   W3: Women in Deep Time (2003)
   Sleepside (2004)
   Future Visions (2015) (with others)

Novellas and Short Stories

Sisters (1992)
Hardfought (1993)

Anthologies edited

New Legends (1995) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Multiverse (2014) (with Gardner Dozois)

Series contributed to

Star Trek : The Original Series
15. Corona (1984)

Second Foundation
2. Foundation and Chaos (1998)

Star Wars : Episode I
Rogue Planet (2000)

HALO
   7. Cryptum (2011)
   9. Primordium (2012)
   11. Silentium (2013)

Mongoliad Cycle
   1. The Mongoliad: Book One (2012) (with others)
   2. The Mongoliad: Book Two (2012) (with others)
   3. The Mongoliad: Book Three (2013) (with others)

Nebula Award Stories
49. Nebula Awards Showcase 2015 (2015)

Adventures of Basil & Moebius
1. The Tales of Basil and Moebius (2017) (with others)

Basil and Moebius Mission File
10. The Hungry Shadows (2019) (with Erik Bear)

Graphic Novels show

Books containing stories by Greg Bear

Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman

The Big Book of Modern Fantasy (2020)
edited by
Ann Vandermeer and Jeff VanderMeer

The Unquiet Dreamer (2019)
A Tribute to Harlan Ellison
edited by
Preston Grassmann

More books

Awards

	2000 Nebula Award for Best Novel : Darwin's Radio
	1994 Nebula Award for Best Novel : Moving Mars
	1987 Nebula Award for Best Short Story : Tangents [short story]
	1987 Hugo Award for Best Short Story : Tangents [short story]
	1984 Nebula Award for Best Novella : Hardfought [short story]
	1984 Nebula Award for Best Novelette : Blood Music [short story]
	1984 Hugo Award for Best Novelette : Blood Music [short story]

Award nominations

	2017 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Take Back the Sky
	2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Hull Zero Three
	2011 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Hull Zero Three
	2009 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : City at the End of Time
	2009 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : City at the End of Time
	2005 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Dead Lines
	2004 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Darwin's Children
	2004 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Darwin's Children
	2004 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Darwin's Children
	2003 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Vitals
	2003 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Collected Stories of Greg Bear
	2003 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Vitals
	2000 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Darwin's Radio
	2000 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Way of All Ghosts
	2000 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Darwin's Radio
	2000 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Darwin's Radio
	1999 Sidewise Award for Best Long-Form Alternate History (nominee) : Dinosaur Summer
	1999 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Dinosaur Summer
	1998 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : / Slant
	1998 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : / Slant
	1996 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Legacy
	1994 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Moving Mars
	1994 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Moving Mars
	1994 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Moving Mars
	1993 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Anvil of Stars
	1991 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Queen of Angels
	1991 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Heads
	1991 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Queen of Angels
	1991 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Queen of Angels
	1990 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Sisters [short story]
	1990 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Tangents
	1989 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Eternity
	1988 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Forge of God
	1988 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Forge of God
	1987 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Forge of God
	1987 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Serpent Mage
	1987 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Eon
	1986 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Eon
	1986 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Blood Music
	1986 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Blood Music
	1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Blood Music
	1986 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Blood Music
	1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Blood Music
	1985 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Infinity Concerto
	1984 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Hardfought
	1984 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Wind from a Burning Woman
	1984 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Hardfought [short story]
	1983 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Petra
	1983 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Petra

Greg Bear recommends

Stormland (2021)
John Shirley
"John Shirley's acerbic humor is a perfect match for his sense of doom and adventure. One of his best. Buckle in!"

Robot Artists and Black Swans (2021)
Bruce Sterling
"Sterling’s latest collection is rich and wide, a cross between Primo Levi and Jorge Luis Borges-with a touch of Philip K. Dick and William Gibson. I love it."

Venus Remembered (2020)
Ray Bradbury and Jason J Marchi
"Jason Marchi’s lovely story and loving tribute to one of our favorite writers."

Sea Change (2020)
Nancy Kress
"Sea Change is like liquid nitrogen ice cream - a chilling treat. Right next door to the future, filled with dark wit - a fine addition to Kress’s work."

Relic (2018)
Alan Dean Foster
"Relic is a thrilling and thoughtful epic. With Alan Dean Foster’s trademark invention in both the psychology and physiology of his aliens, he also enriches the narrative with their complex cultures. The plot spans galaxies!"

The Freeze-Frame Revolution (2018)
Peter Watts
"Fast, rich, and cool - The Freeze-Frame Revolution fascinates!"

Steel Wind (2018)
Jeff Edwards
"A taut, exciting story by an author who knows his Navy. Guaranteed to keep you turning pages well into the night!"

The Man in the Tree (2017)
Sage Walker
"Rapid-fire storytelling from start to finish!."

The Last Good Man (2017)
Linda Nagata
"A new novel by Linda Nagata is always an event. The Last Good Man pulls us into next month's headlines with a conviction and energy that makes for an extraordinary tale."

Children of the Comet (2015)
Donald Moffitt
"Wildly imaginative."

Veracity (2009)
Laura Bynum
"An utterly absorbing and impressive novel of technology, control, and pseudo-morality gone mad. Too close for comfort!"

End in Fire (2005)
Syne Mitchell
"A lean, tense thriller set in a very plausible future. Mitchell is a writer of considerable talent."

Cusp (2005)
Robert A Metzger
"Cusp is both a page turning thriller and a gold mine of astonishing ideas."

Singularity (2004)
(Archon Sequence, book 1)
Bill DeSmedt
"A swift gripping novel with a goose-pimple mix of scary science and near-future action. An excellent debut from Bill DeSmedt."

Through Violet Eyes (2004)
(Violet Eyes , book 1)
Stephen Woodworth
"A fast, smart novel, brighter than a meteor and twice as scary. Woodworth provides shocks and thoughts in equal measure!"

The Speed of Dark (2002)
Elizabeth Moon
"Absolutely compelling . . . A fine novel! Elizabeth Moon takes us to a part of the human neighborhood that is at once enchanting and heartbreaking."

Lion's Blood (2002)
(Lion's Blood, book 1)
Steven Barnes
"...magnificent, exciting and beautifully crafted...a passionate and compelling story..."

Receive the Gift (1997)
(Singers of Nevya, book 3)
Louise Marley
"Marley's knowledge of music and story makes for a stunning combination of talent."

At the City Limits of Fate (1996)
Michael Bishop
"All of Bishop's wonders and strengths! A rich and surprising collection."

Deke! (1994)
Michael Cassutt and Donald K Slayton
"As authentic and enthralling as they come. Deke! gives essebtial insight into both Deke Slayton and the U.S. space program, in Deke's own quiet and matter-of-fact voice."

Requiem (1991)
Robert Heinlein
"86,000 words of Robert Heinlein - never been in book form before. A real treasure for all Robert Heinlein's children."

The Child Garden (1989)
Geoff Ryman
"Science Fiction of a very high order!"

Twistor (1989)
John Cramer
"A fine hard science thriller, very enjoyable."

The Space Merchants (1952)
(Space Merchants, book 1)
C M Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl
"One of Frederik Pohl's best novels - and my personal favourite. Complex people in tough situations on a marvelous and gritty world - who could ask for more from any novel?"

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