Greg Bear
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born
August 20, 1951
gender
male
place of birth
San Diego, California, The United States
website
genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy
about this author
Greg Bear is 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.
A full-time writer, he lives in Washington State with his family. He is married to Astrid Anderson Bear. He is the son-in-law of Poul Anderson. They are the parents of two children, Erik and Alexandra.
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avg rating: 3.57
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Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear avg rating 3.58 — 1,086 ratings — published 1999 21 editions |
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Eon (The Way, #1) by Greg Bear avg rating 3.72 — 940 ratings — published 1985 15 editions |
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Blood Music by Greg Bear avg rating 3.70 — 725 ratings — published 1985 19 editions |
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The Forge of God by Greg Bear avg rating 3.72 — 596 ratings — published 1987 10 editions |
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Darwin's Children by Greg Bear avg rating 3.53 — 587 ratings — published 2003 11 editions |
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Star Wars: Rogue Planet by Greg Bear avg rating 3.20 — 436 ratings — published 2000 9 editions |
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Anvil of Stars by Greg Bear avg rating 3.74 — 368 ratings — published 1992 9 editions |
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Eternity (The Way, #2) by Greg Bear avg rating 3.65 — 372 ratings — published 1988 9 editions |
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Moving Mars by Greg Bear avg rating 3.74 — 345 ratings — published 1993 11 editions |
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Foundation and Chaos (Second Foundation Trilogy, #2) by Greg Bear avg rating 3.61 — 332 ratings — published 1998 9 editions |
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Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
Author appearance, November 12, 2009 07:00PM
University Bookstore, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA, The United States
Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
Author appearance, November 12, 2009 07:00PM
University Bookstore, 4326 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA, The United States
Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
event from BookTour
Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
Author appearance, November 13, 2009 05:30PM
Dark Carnival, 3086 Claremont Avenue, Berkeley, CA, The United States
Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
Author appearance, November 13, 2009 05:30PM
Dark Carnival, 3086 Claremont Avenue, Berkeley, CA, The United States
Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
event from BookTour
Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
Author appearance, November 14, 2009 02:00PM
M Is For Mystery, 2925 El Camino Real;, San Mateo, CA, The United States
Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
Author appearance, November 14, 2009 02:00PM
M Is For Mystery, 2925 El Camino Real;, San Mateo, CA, The United States
Greg Bear on tour for the book "City at the End of Time"
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"Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings — stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again."
— Greg Bear
— Greg Bear
"Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy."
— Greg Bear
— Greg Bear
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