Most Popular Books by Greg Bear

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.

Fifty years after Professor Challenger''s discovery of the Lost World, America''s last dinosaur circus has gone bankrupt, leaving a dozen avisaurs, centrosaurs, ankylosaurs, and one large raptor abandoned. Now a daring expedition plans to do the impossible: return the Jurassic giants to the wild. Two filmmakers, a circus trainer, a journalist, and a young Peter Belzoni must find a way to take the dinosaurs across oceans, continents, rivers, jungles, up a mountain that has been isolated for seventy thousand years . . . Then, if they make it, all they will do is face the prehistoric wonders, dangers, and terrors of the Lost World. Greg Bear, author of more than twenty-five books that have been translated into seventeen languages, has won science fiction''s highest honors and is considered the natural heir to Arthur C. Clarke. The recipient of two Hugos and four Nebulas for his fiction, he has been called "the best working writer of hard science fiction" by The Science Fiction Encyclopedia. Many of his novels, such as Darwin''s Radio, are considered to be this generations'' classics. Bear is married to Astrid Anderson, daughter of science fiction great Poul Anderson, and they are the parents of two children, Erik and Alexandria. His recent thriller novel, Quantico, was published in 2007 and the sequel, Mariposa, followed in 2009. He has since published a new, epic science fiction novel, City at the End of Time and a generation starship novel, Hull Zero Three.

This saga of parallel universes from a Hugo and Nebula Award – winning author "may be the best constructed hard SF epic yet" ( The Washington Post). One of the world''s preeminent New York Times –bestselling authors of hard science fiction mesmerizes readers with a mind-expanding, three-volume masterwork about the creation of an alternate universe that breaks down all barriers of time and space, and its consequences for future and past generations. Legacy: In the stunning prequel to Eon and Eternity, an agent of the masters of the Way—a man-made tunnel through countless dimensions—follows a renegade fanatic and his four thousand acolytes to a remarkable world of flora/fauna hybrids, where he is plunged into the terrible chaos of a raging civil war. Eon: As nuclear tensions rapidly reach a breaking point in a volatile twenty-first century, a hollowed-out asteroid appears, mysteriously hovering above the Earth''s surface. The asteroid contains the remains of Thistledown, an abandoned city that was once home to survivors of a nuclear holocaust. Scientists must race to unravel its secrets before the human race is annihilated in the impending apocalypse. Eternity: A devastating war has left Earth a nuclear wasteland. Orbiting the planet is an asteroid-starship containing the civilization of Thistledown, humanity''s future descendants. For decades, they have worked to heal their world and its survivors, but their resources are finite. They need to reopen the Way, a gate that would not only benefit Earth but also help the asteroid''s residents return home. Greg Bear''s classic Eon trilogy is an astonishing feat of the imagination that combines humanism, cutting-edge science, and brilliant extrapolation. This masterful science fiction saga has no equal in contemporary speculative fiction.

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.

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.

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!

Ein Planet kämpft um seine Unabhängigkeit Durch Terraforming hat sich die Menschheit auf dem Mars eine zweite Heimat geschaffen. Jetzt, im 22. Jahrhundert, wird die Kluft zwischen Mars und Erde immer größer, nicht zuletzt durch die wissenschaftliche und politische Entwicklung auf dem roten Planeten. Dies ist die Geschichte von Casseia Majumdar, einer Marsianerin, die die Veränderungen hautnah miterlebt.

The final novel of the Forerunner Saga trilogy by science fiction legend Greg Bear—set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! One hundred thousand years ago. Chaos rules the final days of the Forerunner empire. The Flood—a horrifying, shape-changing, and unstoppable parasite—has arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies, and internal strife has desperately weakened Forerunner defenses. Facing the imminent collapse of their civilization, the Forerunners known as the Ur-Didact and the Librarian reveal what they know about the relationship between the long-vanished race of the Precursors and the Flood. While the Precursors created many technological species, including those of the Forerunners and humanity itself, the roots of the Flood may be found in an act of enormous barbarity, carried out beyond our galaxy ten million years before. Because of that savagery, a greater evil looms. Only the Ur-Didact and the Librarian—husband and wife pushed into desperate conflict—hold the keys to a solution. As they face the consequences of a mythic tragedy, one of them must now commit the greatest atrocity of all time—a shocking act designed to prevent an insane abomination from dominating the entire galaxy…

7 remarkable stories, newly revised for this collection, showcase the award-winning talents of one of the 21st century’s finest writers of speculative fiction Whether penning science fiction (Moving Mars, Queen of Angels, War Dogs), alternate history (the Mongoliad series with Neal Stephenson), or fantasy (Sleepside, The Infinity Concerto), Greg Bear tells stories that engage the reader’s intellect while gripping the imagination. His short fiction is no exception. Beyond the Farthest Suns takes readers to the far end of the universe and the borders of scientific understanding. The volume includes: · “The Way of All Ghosts,” set in the bestselling universe of Eon and Eternity; · “The Venging,” which takes a group of desperate fugitives fleeing alien dominance down into the awesome gateway of a black hole; · “The Fall of the House of Escher,” in which a world-famous illusionist is brought back from the dead for a terrifying command performance; · “Hardfought,” the critically acclaimed Nebula Award–winning story showcasing a far future in which a legendary female pilot and her alien captor are forced into a tapestry of echoing lives where they struggle to communicate and find the deepest secrets of their history. These works, along with 3 additional entries, stunningly illustrate how Bear interweaves the rationality of science with remarkable characters whose thoughts and emotions reflect our own.

The New York Times Book Review hails this collection of thirteen dazzling stories and a rare screenplay by Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Greg Bear as a “solid introduction to the oeuvre of a classic writer.” Greg Bear—author of Queen of Angels, Eon, and Hull Zero Three, among many other hugely popular novels—has an ability to transform challenging scientific concepts into gripping fiction that has won him numerous awards and an avid following. He has written novels about interstellar war, human evolution, intelligent bacteria, international terrorism, and the exploration of deep space—but he doesn’t stop there. This brilliant collection of Bear’s stories, each newly revised by the author, proves he is a master of the short form as well. Just Over the Horizon offers thirteen mind-bending explorations of the near future . . . or just beyond the border of conventional reality. The volume includes: · “Blood Music,” a Hugo and Nebula award–winning classic and the basis for the novel of the same name—and the first science-fictional exploration of nanotechnology; · “Sisters,” in which high school students find maturity and family by confronting a tragic genetic destiny; · “Tangents,” winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, about a persecuted scientist who seeks refuge in a better world; · “Dead Run,” a tale of union truck drivers ferrying souls through Death Valley into Hell, adapted for an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone; · “Sleepside Story,” which Bear calls one of his favorite pieces, an urban fantasy tale that takes a music student by Night Metro to the Sleepside mansion of a magical woman of the night, inverting “Beauty and the Beast” in a very modern mirror; · “Genius,” the screenplay written for the television series Outer Limits, but never produced. Just Over the Horizon combines Bear’s intense concern with the human condition with a deep understanding of science, resulting in a collection long to be remembered.

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.

Sixteen compelling tales of post-apocalyptic societies and dystopian worlds include stories by Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, W. E. B. Du Bois, Harlan Ellison, and others.

Welcome to the hottest pocket in Larry Niven’s Known Space: the time of the assault on pacifist humanity by berserker felinoids from the planet Kzin. This time humanity’s representatives to the Warrior Race are Donald Kingsbury, Greg Bear, and Steve Stirling. As is traditional in this war for species survival, in all cases “monkey cleverness” (i.e., human cunning) is more than a match for felinoid ferocity. But as is also traditional, victory never comes cheap to those out on the sharp edge of The Man-Kzin Wars. At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

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.

The first novel in the Forerunner Saga trilogy by science fiction legend Greg Bear—set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! One hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was populated by a great variety of beings. But one species—eons beyond all others in both technology and knowledge—achieved dominance. They ruled in peace, but met opposition with quick and brutal effectiveness. They were the Forerunners—the keepers of the Mantle of Responsibility, the next stage of life in the Universe’s Living Time. And then they vanished. This is their story.

Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much lauded editor of many of genre’s best known anthologies is back with his 10th volume in this fascinating series, featuring the best science fiction and fantasy from 2015. With established names and new talent this diverse and ground-breaking collection will take the reader to the outer-reaches of space and the inner realms of humanity with stories of fantastical worlds and worlds that may still come to pass. Featuring Paolo Bacigalupi • Elizabeth Bear • Greg Bear • Jeffrey Ford • Neil Gaiman • Nalo Hopkinson • Nisi Shawl • Simon Ings • Gwyneth Jones • Caitlin R. Kiernan • Anne Leckie • Kelly Link • Usman T. Malik • Ian McDonald • Vonda McIntrye • Sam J. Miller • Tamsyn Muir • Robert Reed • Alastair Reynolds • Kim Stanley Robinson • Kelly Robson • Geoff Ryman • Nike Sulway • Catherynne Valente • Genevieve Valentine • Kai Ashante Wilson • Alyssa Wong

AN EPIC INTERSTELLAR TALE OF WAR FROM A MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION. One more tour on the red. Maybe my last. They made their presence on Earth known thirteen years ago. Providing technology and scientific insights far beyond what mankind was capable of. They became indispensable advisors and promised even more gifts that we just couldn''t pass up. We called them Gurus. It took them a while to drop the other shoe. You can see why, looking back. It was a very big shoe, completely slathered in crap. They had been hounded by mortal enemies from sun to sun, planet to planet, and were now stretched thin -- and they needed our help. And so our first bill came due. Skyrines like me were volunteered to pay the price. As always. These enemies were already inside our solar system and were moving to establish a beachhead, but not on Earth. On Mars.

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 ...

L''un des romans fondateur du biopunk, où l''infiniment petit devient plus grand que l''être humain.

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).

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?

Das All ist nicht genug! Im Krieg zwischen Menschen, Gurus und Antags haben alte Bündnisse keine Gültigkeit mehr, Feinde sind zu Freunden und Freunde zu Feinden geworden. Während unser Sonnensystem von anhaltenden Scharmützeln und politischen Intrigen zermürbt wird, begibt sich Sergeant Michael Venn mit seinem Team von Skyrines auf eine Mission, die sie bis an die Grenzen des bekannten Universums führen wird – direkt zum Planeten X, der Heimatwelt der einst mit den Menschen verfeindeten Antags. Denn dort, Milliarden Kilometer von der Erde entfernt, wird sich das Schicksal der Menschheit entscheiden ...

In the Therapied world of the 21st century, love and sex take many forms. For Alice they relate to her work as a sex-vid star, but her intelligence makes her question her life. Her involvement in the death of a billionaire brings her into contact with Mary Choy, a character from Queen of Angels.

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.

In this prequel to EON, Greg Bear continues to explore the possibilities presented by the asteroid Thistledown, a remnant of a lost human civilization. The Way is a tunnel through space and time that leads to other worlds, some more like planet Earth than Earth itself. It is perhaps the most formidable discovery in Thistledown and with it come disputes as to the nature of the Way and how it should be used. The Way can be reached only through Axis City, the only space station of Thistledown. The ruling body of Axis City, the Hexamon, has decreed that other worlds reached by The Way must be left untouched as an insurance against future needs of the human race. But then the Hexamon hear of a group of clandestine colonists who have settled on one of the new worlds. Olmy Ap Sennon is an eager young career soldier who must go and investigate this illegal colony, and at the same time confront his own humanity. As he witnesses the hardship and beauty of the outlaw human colony, he learns what it means to struggle with war, ecological disaster, love, and death.

Emmanuel Goldsmith est un poète. Il est aussi devenu un tueur. Il a égorgé les uns après les autres huit étudiants qui l''admiraient. Sans raison apparente. Même dans le Los Angeles de 2047, un tel crime n''est pas courant. Et Mary Choy, inspecteur de police, doit retrouver Goldsmith à tout prix et le soumettre à une thérapie obligatoire avant qu''il ne soit rattrapé par les Sélecteurs, des fanatiques qui pratiquent la torture mentale pour soi-disant régénérer la société. Mary Choy court. A travers La Reine des Anges, Los Angeles, où les intendants, esclaves mécaniques, sont devenus un luxe courant. Où les Krètes sont des montagnes artificielles, ruches luxueuses des riches et des puissants. Où la nanotechnologie réalise des miracles. Où l''on suit, comme dans le reste du monde, haletant, l''exploration par la première intelligence artificielle suprahumaine de la première étoile proche. Où l''on redoute les Sélecteurs et leurs couronnes d''enfer qui peuvent faire subir en cinq minutes une vie de torture neuronale à leurs victimes. Greg Bear, qui a reçu plusieurs fois les prix Hugo et Nebula, dresse un tableau à la fois inquiétant et fascinant d''une Amérique de l''avenir, violente, secouée par les bouleversements technologiques et aspirant à une paix utopique. Ce livre, âpre comme L''Orange mécanique, urbain comme Blade Runner, thriller comme Le Silence des agneaux, évoque Tous à Zanzibar par sa description éclatée et minutieuse d''un monde à la fois proche du nôtre et radicalement différent.

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.