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Gregory Dale Bear (1951-2022) was a science fiction author. A prolific author, Bear is largely remembered for his novel Darwin's Radio and being one of the co-founders of the San Diego Comic-Con.

Life[]

Born in San Diego in late August of 1951, Greg attended the State University of his birth city from 1968 to 1973 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree. While at the University, Bear published his first science fiction story (Destroyers in 1967, printed in Famous Science Fiction) and served as a teaching assisstant to Elizabeth Chater (a future professor at the University and a future science fiction author).

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Writing style[]

Greg Bear largely wrote science fiction novels. Notable themes include intergalactic war (showcased in The Forge of God and its sequel Anvil of Stars), parallel universes (showcased in the The Way series), and accelerated evolution (showcased in Blood Radio, Darwin's Radio, and its sequel Darwin's Children). He somewhat frequently worked for major franchises - illustrating the Star Trek reference book Concordance and writing the Star Wars novel Rogue Planet.

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Notable works[]

  • The Infinity Concerto - the first novel in the Songs of Earth and Power duology
  • Corona - a Star Trek Original Series novel about "protostars" taking control of Vulcan scientists
  • The Serpent Mage - the second novel in the Songs of Earth and Power duology
  • Blood Music - a novel about a scientist creating living technology
  • The Forge of God - a novel about Europa dissapearing
  • Anvil of Stars - a sequel to The Forge of God
  • Darwin's Radio - a novel about genetic augmentation
  • Rogue Planet - a novel tying into Star Wars, shows Obi-Wan and Anakin visiting the planet Zonama Sekot
  • Darwin's Children - a sequel to Darwin's Radio
  • Quantico - the first novel in the Quantico duology
  • Mariposa - the second novel in the Quantico duology

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The Way[]

  • Queen of Angels - a cyberpunk novel
  • Heads - a cyberpunk novel about cryonics
  • Moving Mars - a novel about war on Mars
  • / (or Slant) - a somewhat direct sequel to the other novels in the series

See also[]

  • Ben Bova
  • Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Arthur C. Clarke

Sources[]

  • Wikipedia
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