Greg Bear

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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E-book Deals for March 21
03/21/2025

Our friends at Open Road Media are offering specials on The Forge of God ($1.99), Slant ($1.99), Eon ($2.99), and Blood Music ($2.99) on March 21 through your favorite US e-book retailer!

[See more ebook deals from Open Road Media!]

New Articles and Critiques
03/18/2025

We've added a new section to the site called Readthrough and Critiques.

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

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Selections from The Portalist:

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.

[Continue reading at The Portalist...]

March Kindle Specials
03/01/2025 - 03/31/2025

These books will be available for Kindle at a reduced price during March (US and Canada only):

Psychlone ($1.99)
The Serpent Mage ($1.99)
The Infinity Concerto ($2.99)
Mariposa ($1.99)

Celebrating the Best of Greg Bear's Speculative Fiction
02/06/2025

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Thank you to The Portalist for this lovely feature article, Celebrating the Best of Greg Bear's Speculative Fiction!

7 of the Most Epic Science Fiction Books
01/06/2025

Thank you to The Portalist for featuring Eon in their selection "7 of the Most Epic Science Fiction Books"!

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