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About Greg Bear
Greg Bear (1951-2022) was the author of THE UNFINISHED LAND (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021), KILLING TITAN (Orbit 2015), HULL ZERO THREE (Orbit 2010), CITY AT THE END OF TIME (Del Rey 2009), MARIPOSA (Perseus paperback November 2010), HALO: CRYPTUM, HALO: PRIMORDIUM, and HALO: SILENTIUM (Tor, 2011, 2012, and 2013). He was the father of two young writers, Chloe and Alexandra, and was married to Astrid Anderson Bear, who has written for SAN DIEGO NOIR.
Greg Bear published more than thirty novels and five story collections, earning him five Nebulas, two Hugos, two Endeavours, and the Galaxy Award (China). He was one of the original founders of San Diego Comic-Con.
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Beyond the Farthest Suns - Ebook Deal
01/26/2026
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Kindle Monthly Deal on Songs of Earth and Power
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026
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Copies Available for Purchase
07/01/2025
17 Brilliant Hard Science Fiction Novels
04/17/2025
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New Articles and Critiques
03/18/2025
Greg and Astrid's daughter Chloe and her partner have begun a chronological read-through of all of Greg's work at The Great Bear.
Greg was interviewed in 2014 on the Singularity Podcast, and we'd neglected to post the link at the time, so here it is! SciFi Master Greg Bear: The Singularity is the Secular Apotheosis
The Best Science Fiction of the 1980s
03/17/2025
The 1980s saw an explosion of the SF world with an influx of new writers and publishers and a huge increase in readers and fans.
The new technological advances of the 1980s inspired authors to explore the possibilities of machines. Personal computers and video games become commonplace and this is reflected in the SF books of the decade.
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