In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, Blood Music explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements. The novel follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bear’s treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world.
In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, Blood Music explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements. The novel follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bear’s treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world.
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Exploration of galactic conflict, biological transformations, and speculative technological futures defined hard science fiction across dozens of novels, including the cosmic catastrophe classic The Forge of God. Author Greg Bear gained prominence as both a fiction writer and an illustrator, crafting intricate speculative settings grounded in cutting-edge science and evolutionary biology. In addition to his published speculative fiction, he helped establish San Diego Comic-Con as one of its original co-founders.
Born in San Diego, California, in 1951, Gregory Dale Bear grew up in a naval family, traveling to Japan, the Philippines, and Alaska during his childhood. He began writing fiction at an early age, completing his first short story while living in Alaska at age ten and publishing his first short story in Famous Science Fiction at age sixteen. After graduating with a degree from San Diego State College in 1969, Bear worked as a teacher, bookstore employee, planetarium staffer, and part-time journalist for publications like the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union. Over the course of his career, he published more than 30 novels and over 50 books in total, served as President of the Science Fiction Writers of America from 1988 to 1990, and won two Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards before his death in 2022. His novel The Unfinished Land was published in 2021.
Bear's speculative fiction is characterized by rigorous hard science, detailed world-building, and deep inquiries into technological impact on human culture and consciousness. His major themes include accelerated evolution, artificial realities, galactic destruction, and social organization. Works such as Blood Music, Darwin's Radio, and Darwin's Children investigate cellular mutation and human evolutionary leaps, while Queen of Angels examines consciousness, psychology, and cultural practices in a technologically advanced society. In epic space operas and hard science fiction like Moving Mars and Eon, he explored complex planetary engineering and artificial multiverses.
8 books in catalog
Exploration of galactic conflict, biological transformations, and speculative technological futures defined hard science fiction across dozens of novels, including the cosmic catastrophe classic The Forge of God. Author Greg Bear gained prominence as both a fiction writer and an illustrator, crafting intricate speculative settings grounded in cutting-edge science and evolutionary biology. In addition to his published speculative fiction, he helped establish San Diego Comic-Con as one of its original co-founders.
Born in San Diego, California, in 1951, Gregory Dale Bear grew up in a naval family, traveling to Japan, the Philippines, and Alaska during his childhood. He began writing fiction at an early age, completing his first short story while living in Alaska at age ten and publishing his first short story in Famous Science Fiction at age sixteen. After graduating with a degree from San Diego State College in 1969, Bear worked as a teacher, bookstore employee, planetarium staffer, and part-time journalist for publications like the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union. Over the course of his career, he published more than 30 novels and over 50 books in total, served as President of the Science Fiction Writers of America from 1988 to 1990, and won two Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards before his death in 2022. His novel The Unfinished Land was published in 2021.
Bear's speculative fiction is characterized by rigorous hard science, detailed world-building, and deep inquiries into technological impact on human culture and consciousness. His major themes include accelerated evolution, artificial realities, galactic destruction, and social organization. Works such as Blood Music, Darwin's Radio, and Darwin's Children investigate cellular mutation and human evolutionary leaps, while Queen of Angels examines consciousness, psychology, and cultural practices in a technologically advanced society. In epic space operas and hard science fiction like Moving Mars and Eon, he explored complex planetary engineering and artificial multiverses.
