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About Greg Bear

Portrait of Greg Bear by Astrid Anderson Bear, 2006

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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Ebook Specials on February 10
02/10/2026

Our friends at Open Road Media are offering The Infinity Concerto ($2.99) and Songs of Earth and Power ($3.99) on sale on February 10! (US ebook retailers only)

(Please note that Songs of Earth and Power combines The Infinity Concerto and The Serpent Mage into one book.)

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Kindle Deal on Eon
02/09/2026

Eon will be featured as a Kindle Deal on February 9 for just $2.99! (Amazon US and Canada only)

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Kindle Deals in February
02/01/2026 - 02/28/2026

Slant, Moving Mars, and Beyond Heaven's River are on sale for the entire month of February for Kindle for just $1.99 each! (US and Canada)

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Eon sale in India and UK
02/01/2026 - 02/14/2026

Eon is on sale for Kindle from February 1-14!

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Kobo deal on Dead Lines
02/01/2026 - 02/15/2026

Dead Lines is being featured as a Kobo Deal from February 1-15!

(Australia $2.99, Great Britain $0.99, and New Zealand $2.99)

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Copies Available for Purchase
07/01/2025

Astrid Bear has extra copies of many of Greg Bear's titles (including hardcovers and foreign language) available for purchase. To inquire as to availability and price, please send an email to gregbearsite@gmail.com and your messages will be forwarded to her.

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