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Greg Bear


(Gregory Dale Bear)
USA flag (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.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
 
Series
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Eon
   1. Eon (1985)
   2. Eternity (1988)
   3. Legacy (1995)
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Forge of God
   1. The Forge of God (1987)
   2. Anvil of Stars (1992)
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Queen of Angels
   1. Queen of Angels (1990)
   2. Heads (1990)
   3. Moving Mars (1993)
   4. / Slant (1997)
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Darwin
   1. Darwin's Radio (1999)
   2. Darwin's Children (2003)
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Quantico
   1. Quantico (2005)
   2. Mariposa (2009)
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Forerunner Saga
   1. Cryptum (2011)
   2. Primordium (2012)
   3. Silentium (2013)
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War Dogs
   1. War Dogs (2014)
   2. Killing Titan (2015)
   3. Take Back the Sky (2016)
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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)
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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)
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Anthologies edited
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Chapbooks
   Sisters (1992)
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Graphic Novels
   Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games (2012) (with Erik Bear)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Hardfought (1993)
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Non fiction
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Series contributed to
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HALO
   7. Cryptum (2011)
   9. Primordium (2012)
   11. Silentium (2013)
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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)
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Basil and Moebius Mission File
   10. The Hungry Shadows (2019) (with Erik Bear)
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Anthologies containing stories by Greg Bear
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Short stories
Webster (1973)
A Martian Ricorso (1976)
Mandala (1978)
Scattershot (1978)
The Wind from a Burning Woman [short story] (1978)
The White Horse Child (1979)
If I Die Before I Wake (1980)
Richie By the Sea (1980)
Petra (1982)Nebula Awards (nominee)
World Fantasy (nominee)
Schrodinger's Plague (1982)
Blood Music [short story] (1983)Hugo
Nebula Awards
Hardfought [short story] (1983)Hugo (nominee)
Nebula Awards
Dead Run (1985)
Through Road No Whither (1985)
Tangents [short story] (1986)Hugo
Nebula Awards
The Machinaries of Joy (1987)
Sleepside Story [short story] (1988)
Sisters [short story] (1989)Nebula Awards (nominee)
Moving Mars (excerpt) (1993)
Judgment Engine (1995)
The Fall of the House of Escher (1996)


Awards
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1983) : Petra
World Fantasy Best Short Story nominee (1983) : Petra
Hugo Best Novellette winner (1984) : Blood Music [short story]
Hugo Best Novella nominee (1984) : Hardfought [short story]
Nebula Awards Best Novellette winner (1984) : Blood Music [short story]
Nebula Awards Best Novella winner (1984) : Hardfought [short story]
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1986) : Blood Music
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1986) : Blood Music
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1986) : Blood Music
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (1987) : Eon
Hugo Best Short Story winner (1987) : Tangents [short story]
Nebula Awards Best Short Story winner (1987) : Tangents [short story]
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1988) : The Forge of God
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1988) : The Forge of God
Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1990) : Sisters [short story]
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1991) : Queen of Angels
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1991) : Queen of Angels
Hugo Best Novel nominee (1994) : Moving Mars
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1994) : Moving Mars
Nebula Awards Best Novel winner (1995) : Moving Mars
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (1998) : / Slant
Hugo Best Novel nominee (2000) : Darwin's Radio
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2000) : Darwin's Radio
Nebula Awards Best Novel winner (2001) : Darwin's Radio
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2003) : Vitals
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2004) : Darwin's Children
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2004) : Darwin's Children
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2009) : City at the End of Time
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2011) : Hull Zero Three
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book nominee (2012) : Hull Zero Three


Greg Bear recommends
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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!"
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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."
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Venus Remembered (2020)
Ray Bradbury and Jason J Marchi
"Jason Marchi’s lovely story and loving tribute to one of our favorite writers."
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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."
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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!"
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The Freeze-Frame Revolution (2018)
Peter Watts
"Fast, rich, and cool - The Freeze-Frame Revolution fascinates!"

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