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.

News

Hardfought - Ebook Deal
01/18/2026

Our friends at Early Bird Books are offering Hardfought at a special price of $0.99 on January 18! (US, Canada, and Great Britain)

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Songs of Earth and Power - Ebook Deal
01/17/2026

Our friends at Early Bird Books are offering Songs of Earth and Power at a special price of $3.99 on January 7. (US only)

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Kindle Monthly Deal on Songs of Earth and Power
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026

Songs of Earth and Power (the combined version of The Infinity Concerto and The Serpent Mage) will be featured as a Kindle Deal for the entire month of January for $3.99! (Amazon US and Canada only)

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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.

17 Brilliant Hard Science Fiction Novels
04/17/2025

"If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at a science fiction novel’s description of light-speed travel or told a friend that the Death Star wouldn’t really have made a sound when it blew up in space, then you’ll appreciate these hard science fiction novels. The term “hard science fiction” doesn’t mean sci-fi that’s tough to read, of course; it means sci-fi that really values scientific accuracy."
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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

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