Greg Bear

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born

August 20, 1951 in San Diego, California, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.gregbear.com/

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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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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Books by Greg Bear

Average rating: 3.69 · 90,838 ratings · 3,676 reviews · 106 distinct works

	Eon (The Way #1) 3.77 avg rating — 4,825 ratings — published 1984 — 25 editions	My rating:
	Foundation and Chaos 3.91 avg rating — 3,253 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Darwin's Radio 3.61 avg rating — 3,872 ratings — published 1999 — 26 editions	My rating:
	The Forge of God 3.77 avg rating — 2,656 ratings — published 1987 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Blood Music 3.73 avg rating — 2,708 ratings — published 1985 — 27 editions	My rating:
	Darwin's Children 3.55 avg rating — 1,700 ratings — published 2002 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Moving Mars: A Novel 3.71 avg rating — 1,692 ratings — published 1993 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Eternity (The Way, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 1,431 ratings — published 1984 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Rogue Planet 3.22 avg rating — 1,509 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Anvil of Stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,239 ratings — published 1992 — 15 editions	My rating:

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Series by Greg Bear

The Way (3 books)
by Greg Bear

3.74 avg rating — 6,840 ratings

Darwin's Radio (2 books)
by Greg Bear

3.59 avg rating — 5,653 ratings

Forge of God (2 books)
by Greg Bear

3.77 avg rating — 3,893 ratings

Queen of Angels (4 books)
by Greg Bear

3.59 avg rating — 3,409 ratings

The Forerunner Saga (2 books)
by Greg Bear

3.82 avg rating — 732 ratings

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Quotes by Greg Bear

“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

tags: poetry , poets

11 people liked it

“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

tags: plutocracy , politics

9 people liked it

“Welcome to the truth of our world-a massive seed shot out to the stars, filled with deadly children. A seed designed to slay everything it touches.”
― Greg Bear, Hull Zero Three

tags: colonization

1 person liked it

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Polls

May Science Fiction: This poll determines which 2 books move on to the run-off poll for May SF Book of the Month. (ends 2/24)

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

15 votes, 25.9%

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

12 votes, 20.7%

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

11 votes, 19.0%

The Children of Men by P.D. James

8 votes, 13.8%

Moving Mars by Greg Bear

6 votes, 10.3%

Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton

6 votes, 10.3%

58 total votes

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