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Greg BirAmerican science fiction writer.
Date of Birth: 20.08.1951
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Greg Bear
Greg Bear is an American science fiction writer who is known for his contributions to the genre. He graduated from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor's degree in English literature.
Early Career
His first science fiction publication was "Destroyers" in Famous Science Fiction in 1967. Since 1975, he has been a professional writer. Bear served as the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. In the beginning, his stories and novellas were good but fairly traditional. However, it was difficult to anticipate that starting in the mid-1980s, Bear would become one of the foremost representatives of "hard" science fiction.
Notable Works
Greg Bear's first published novel was "Hegira" in 1979. This was followed by "Psychlone" in the same year and "Beyond the Heavenly River." He also published collections of short stories such as "The Wind from a Burning Woman" in 1983 and "Tangents" in 1989. His novel "Blood Music" in 1985 was based on the eponymous award-winning short story, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Another award-winning story, "Tangents," also received the Hugo Award.
His novels "Eon" (also known as "The Way") in 1985 and its sequel "Eternity" (also known as "The Bridge") in 1988 were praised as "possibly the best cosmological epic ever written" by The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls. The duology "The Forge of God" in 1987 and "Anvil of Stars" in 1992 depicted the destruction and subsequent recreation of Earth in a captivating manner. "Queen of Angels" in 1990 delved into the eternal problem of crime and punishment. In 1993, Bear released the novel "Moving Mars." It was recently announced that Greg Bear is working on the third novel in the "Eon" and "Eternity" series, but the story is set 500 years before the events portrayed in "Eon."
