New Releases by Greg Bear

Hilflos dem Untergang geweiht Mitten im Death Valley erhebt sich über Nacht ein Aschekegel, der sich als getarntes Raumschiff entpuppt. Ein biotechnisch hergestelltes Kunstwesen warnt die Menschheit vor der drohenden Vernichtung ihres Planeten. In Australien landet ein Raumschiff, dem drei Roboter entsteigen, die der Menschheit eine sorgenfreie Zukunft versprechen. Gleichzeitig werden über dem Pazifik rätselhafte Lichterscheinungen beobachtet, begleitet von gewaltigen Gravitationsanomalien. Planen die Aliens, die Erde mit Wasserstoffbomben zu sprengen? Kreisen im Inneren der Erde zwei schwarze Löcher umeinander, die den Planeten zerreißen könnten? Hilflos müssen die Menschen mitansehen, wie ihr Planet zum Spielball der Außerirdischen wird.

Eine neue Generation Mensch Ein Virus, das im Erbgut des Menschen schlummerte, bringt jetzt Tausende genetisch veränderter Babys hervor, deren Sinne sich weiterentwickelt haben. Elf Jahre nach der Entdeckung des Virus werden diese sogenannten Darwin-Kinder von der zutiefst verunsicherten Gesellschaft verfolgt und weggesperrt. Eine kleine Gruppe Wissenschaftler entkommt dem engmaschigen Überwachungsnetz der Regierung und versucht, hinter das Geheimnis der Kinder zu kommen. Es scheint, als würde sich die Welt, wie wir sie kennen, ihrem Ende nähern ...

Rache! Die Erde wurde von Außerirdischen vernichtet, und nur dank der Hilfe anderer Aliens konnte ein Teil der Menschheit überleben. Von ihren Rettern erhalten die Überlebenden den Auftrag, diejenigen zu finden, die für die Zerstörung ihres Planeten verantwortlich sind. An Bord der Dämmerungsgleiter macht sich eine Gruppe Menschen auf die Suche. Im System Leviathan werden sie schließlich fündig - doch einige der Planeten sind nur Projektionen, andere werden von friedliebenden Spezies bewohnt. Ist alles nur eine raffinierte Täuschung, um der Rache der Menschheit zu entkommen?

In 1241, warriors try to stop the Mongols from invading Europe; in the nineteenth century, a group of martial artists provide a language expert with lost manuscripts to translate that chronicle their ancestors'' thirteenth century battles.

Greg Bear prouve avec ce nouveau roman qu''il est le meilleur auteur de science-fiction américain du moment et, de surcroît, un excellent écrivain. Dans "L''Échelle de Darwin", son précédent roman couronné par le prix Nebula, Greg Bear s''attaquait à un sujet classique: le mutant, l''espèce qui viendra après l''Homosapiens et le supplantera peut-être. Si celui-ci se laisse faire... L''opposition de l''ancienne à la nouvelle espèce est justement le thème des "Enfants de Darwin". On y voit les jeunes mutants (qui se caractérisent notamment par d''extraordinaires capacités d''empathie et de socialisation et des taches mobiles sur le visage exprimant leurs émotions) pris en chasse et menacés d''extermination par une humanité peu encline à leur céder la place...Outre l''habileté avec laquelle Greg Bear rend vraisemblable sa théorie de l''évolution, ce qui est remarquable dans ce roman complexe est la façon dont il développe, en racontant l''insertion dramatique des représentants de la nouvelle espèce dans la société humaine (en particulier américaine), une critique virulente des travers de notre époque. Le succès de "L''Échelle de Darwin" a sans doute été dû au lectorat féminin, d''habitude peu porté sur le genre. "Les Enfants de Darwin" devraient tout autant intéresser les femmes: elles y tiennent en effet la toute première place (l''héroïne est une courageuse mère acharnée à défendre sa mutante progéniture, la jeune Stella).

In the wake of the apparent self-destruction of the Forerunner empire, two humans – Chakas and Riser – are like flotsam washed up on very strange shores indeed. They find themselves on an inverted world where horizons rise into the sky and where humans of all kinds are trapped in a perilous cycle of neglect. They have become strategic pawns in a cosmic game whose madness knows no end – a game of ancient vengeance between the powers who seeded the galaxy with life, and the Forerunners. In the company of a young girl and an old man, Chakas begins an epic journey across a lost and damaged Halo in search of a way home, an explanation for the warrior spirits rising up within, and for the Librarian’s tampering with human destiny. This journey will take them into the domain of a powerful and monstrous intelligence who claims to be the Last Precursor, and who now has control of both this Halo and the fate of Forerunners and humans alike. Called the Primordial by ancient human warriors, this intelligence may control the fate of not only Chakas, Riser, and the rest of humanity, but all of sentient life.

In the wake of the apparent self-destruction of the Forerunner empire, two humans âe" Chakas and Riser âe" are like flotsam washed up on very strange shores indeed. They find themselves on an inverted world where horizons rise into the sky and where humans of all kinds are trapped in a perilous cycle of neglect. They have become strategic pawns in a cosmic game whose madness knows no end âe" a game of ancient vengeance between the powers who seeded the galaxy with life, and the Forerunners. In the company of a young girl and an old man, Chakas begins an epic journey across a lost and damaged Halo in search of a way home, an explanation for the warrior spirits rising up within, and for the Librarianâe(tm)s tampering with human destiny. This journey will take them into the domain of a powerful and monstrous intelligence who claims to be the Last Precursor, and who now has control of both this Halo and the fate of Forerunners and humans alike. Called the Primordial by ancient human warriors, this intelligence may control the fate of not only Chakas, Riser, and the rest of humanity, but all of sentient life.

MASTER AND APPRENTICE The Force is strong in twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker . . . so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, entrusted young Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training him to become a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan? like his slain Master Qui-Gon?believes Anakin may be the chosen one, the Jedi destined to bring balance to the Force. But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined apprentice, who still bears the scars of slavery, find his own balance. Dispatched to the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Anakin are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal. They sense a disturbance in the Force unlike any they have encountered before. It seems there are more secrets on Zonama Sekot than meet the eye. But the search for those secrets will threaten the bond between Obi-Wan and Anakin . . . and bring the troubled young apprentice face-to-face with his deepest fears?and his darkest destiny. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Trapped on a mysterious spaceship, the only way to escape is to survive. A thrilling novel from the Hugo and Nebula award-winning Greg Bear. A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination - unknown. Its purpose? A mystery. Its history? Lost. Now, one man wakes up. Ripped from a dream of a new home, a new planet and the woman he was meant to love in his arms, he finds himself wet, naked, and freezing to death. The dark halls are full of monsters but trusting other survivors he meets might be the greater danger. All he has are questions: Who is he? Where are they going? What happened to the dream of a new life? What happened to the woman he loved? What happened to Hull 03? All will be answered, if he can survive. Uncover the mystery. Fix the ship. Find a way home. HULL ZERO THREE is an edge of your seat thrill-ride through the darkest reaches of space, from one of the genre''s biggest names. Perfect for fans of Arthur C. Clarke''s RAMA or the film EVENT HORIZON.

In this near-future thriller, three FBI agents take on the Talos Corporation and its plan to destroy the government and constitutional law by means of a treatment program code-named Mariposa.

Isaac Asimov''s renowned Foundation Trilogy pioneered many of the familiar themes of modern science fiction and shaped many of its best writers. With the permission and blessing of the Asimov estate, the epic saga left unfinished by the Grand Master himself now continues with this second masterful volume. With Hari Seldon on trial for treason, the Galactic Empire''s long-anticipated migration to Star''s End is about to begin. But the mission''s brilliant robot leader, R. Daneel Olivaw, has discovered a potential enemy far deadlier--and closer--than he ever imagined. One of his own kind. A freak accident erases the basic commandments in humaniform robot Lodovik Trema''s positronic brain. Now Lodovic''s service to humankind is no longer bound by destiny, but by will. To ensure his loyalty, Daneel has Lodovic secretly reprogrammed. But can he be trusted? Now, other robots are beginning to question their mission--and Daneel''s strategy. And stirrings of rebellion, too, are infecting their human counterparts. Among them is a young woman with awesome psychic abilities, a reluctant leader with the power to join man and robot in a quest for common freedom.or mutual destruction. The Foundation Saga Continues Read Gregory Benford''s Foundation''s Fear, the first novel in this bold new series and Secret Foundation, the concluding volume from David Brin.

Multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winning author, Greg Bear is one of science fiction’s most accomplished writers. Bold scientific speculation, riveting plots, and a fierce humanism reflected in characters who dare to dream of better worlds distinguish his work. Now Bear has written a mind-bendingly epic novel that may well be his masterpiece. Do you dream of a city at the end of time? In a time like the present, in a world that may or may not be our own, three young people–Ginny, Jack, and Daniel–dream of a doomed, decadent city of the distant future: the Kalpa. Ginny’s and Jack’s dreams overtake them without warning, leaving their bodies behind while carrying their consciousnesses forward, into the minds of two inhabitants of the Kalpa–a would-be warrior, Jebrassy, and an inquisitive explorer, Tiadba–who have been genetically retro-engineered to possess qualities of ancient humanity. As for Daniel: He dreams of an empty darkness–all that his future holds. But more than dreams link Ginny, Jack, and Daniel. They are fate-shifters, born with the ability to skip like stones across the surface of the fifth dimension, inhabiting alternate versions of themselves. And each guards an object whose origin and purpose are unknown: gnarled, stony artifacts called sum-runners that persist unchanged through all versions of time. Hunted by others with similar powers who seek the sum-runners on behalf of a terrifying, goddess-like entity known as the Chalk Princess, Ginny, Jack, and Daniel are drawn, despite themselves, into an all but hopeless mission to rescue the future–and complete the greatest achievement in human history.

The daughter of a prestigious family has a dream of an independent Mars.

This gripping ghost story for fans of Dean Koontz and Stephen King is the most mainstream novel yet from an author who knows how to mix scientific ideas with gripping narrative.

Greg Bear is one of the greatest science fiction writers of the late twentieth century. He has a powerful voice, combining the intense rationality of science with the intensely passionate characters that can only be created by a writer who loves humanity. Bear’s novel Moving Mars won the Nebula Award in 1994, and he did it again, in 2000, with Darwin’s Radio. He has been honored with Hugo and Nebula nominations for novel-length work eight more times. But Greg Bear’s short fiction is even more astounding, as this powerful career retrospective demonstrates. This collection contains Bear’s earliest published fiction from the late 1960s and early 1970s as well his remarkable award-winning work from the ‘80s and ‘90s—stories like the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella- length version of “Blood Music” and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winner “Tangents.” This Collection is enhanced by brand-new introductions for each story, commentary, and reminiscences by Greg Bear.

Greg Bear’s Nebula Award–winning novel, Darwin’s Radio, painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution—one that would alter our species forever. Now Bear continues his provocative tale of the human race confronted by an uncertain future, where “survival of the fittest” takes on astonishing and controversial new dimensions. Eleven years have passed since SHEVA, an ancient retrovirus, was discovered in human DNA—a retrovirus that caused mutations in the human genome and heralded the arrival of a new wave of genetically enhanced humans. Now these changed children have reached adolescence . . . and face a world that is outraged about their very existence. For these special youths, possessed of remarkable, advanced traits that mark a major turning point in human development, are also ticking time bombs harboring hosts of viruses that could exterminate the “old” human race. Fear and hatred of the virus children have made them a persecuted underclass, quarantined by the government in special “schools,” targeted by federally sanctioned bounty hunters, and demonized by hysterical segments of the population. But pockets of resistance have sprung up among those opposed to treating the children like dangerous diseases—and who fear the worst if the government’s draconian measures are carried to their extreme. Scientists Kaye Lang and Mitch Rafelson are part of this small but determined minority. Once at the forefront of the discovery and study of the SHEVA outbreak, they now live as virtual exiles in the Virginia suburbs with their daughter, Stella—a bright, inquisitive virus child who is quickly maturing, straining to break free of the protective world her parents have built around her, and eager to seek out others of her kind. But for all their precautions, Kaye, Mitch, and Stella have not slipped below the government’s radar. The agencies fanatically devoted to segregating and controlling the new-breed children monitor their every move—watching and waiting for the opportunity to strike the next blow in their escalating war to preserve “humankind” at any cost.

The science fiction classic from the Nebula Award-winning author of "Darwin''sRadio" returns in this newly repackaged edition.com.

Earth is threatened by the invasion of an interstellar research probe gone mad, in a study of the complex interactions--and their ramifications--between human passions and the inflexible equations of science.

Twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker and his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi travel to the planet Zonama Sekot and sense a troubling disturbance in the force that tests the bond between them and makes Anakin face his dark potential.

Après Fondation en péril, de Grégory Benford, voici le deuxième volet de la nouvelle trilogie inspirée par la saga d''Isaac Asimov, l''une des œuvres fondatrices de la science-fiction moderne. Agé et fragile, Hari Seldon, le fameux inventeur de la psychohistoire, est jugé pour avoir osé prédire la chute de l''empire. Le moment est venu de la migration si longtemps espérée vers Star''s End - " Là où finissent les étoiles ". Mais R. Daneel Oliwaw, le brillant robot auquel incombe cette mission, a découvert un ennemi potentiel, plus redoutable encore que les hommes de main d''un Empereur emblématique : l''un de ses pareils. Un robot humanoïde, comme lui. Lodovik Trema est le seul survivant d''un rarisssime accident interstellaire : son cerveau positronique a été exposé à un orage de neutrons et semble avoir effacé le critère holographique absolu des Trois Lois de la Robotique. Il ne serait plus soumis à aucune contrainte. Si tel est le cas, le service que Lodovik peut rendre à l''humanité n''est plus une question de destinée mais de volonté. Daneel, incapable de se passer de Lodovik, l''envoie à Eos, la planète secrète, où les robots sont réparés et perfectionnés afin de servir l''humanité. Lodovik prétend être guéri. Mais peut-on lui faire confiance alors que le mécontentement gronde un peu partout dans la galaxie ? D''autres robots remettent leur mission en cause. La stratégie de Daneel est très controversée. Les humains ne sont pas en reste. Dans les cavernes d''acier de Trantor se cache la jeune Klia Asgar, qui s''engage à mettre son pouvoir au service des hommes et des robots pour un destin commun - ou une destruction mutuelle.

La Voie s''enfonçait dans l''infini. Par endroits, elle donnait sur des Portes. Celles-ci ouvraient sur des univers parfois entièrement différents et quelquefois sur des variations de la réalité que les humains de l''Hexagone considéraient comme la leur. Des mondes parallèles. D''une de ces portes avaient surgi les Jarts. Des étrangers absolus, des ennemis terrifiants. Il avait fallu condamner la Voie. Et aller si possible jusqu''au bout de l''éternité. Pour vaincre les Jarts. Ou, mieux, pour faire la paix. Eternité est le second volet de l''œuvre la plus ambitieuse de Greg Bear, commencée dans Eon, et qui a le souffle et l''envergure des inventions les plus audacieuses d''Arthur C. Clarke ou d''A. E. Van Vogt.

The Song of Power opened the gateway to the Realm of the Sidhe, allowing young Michael Perrin to slip through. Now Michael faces years of captivity and deadly struggles for the future of the Realm and of Earth--leading finally to a terrible confrontation on the streets of Los Angeles, with the soul of humanity at stake. Weaving the power of music, poetry, and myth into a headlong narrative of nearly overwhelming intensity, Song of Earth and Power is one of the most original fantasy epics of our time, a vast tapestry of relentless suspense, terrible beauty, and brilliant imagination. Originally published years ago in two parts, it now returns in a new edition rewritten by the author and published in a single volume as he originally intended. Wrote Analog on its original appearance: "A delight....A vision of Faery that may owe a bit to a wish to do it right. Read it."