WRITER

Greg Bear

1951 - 2022

Greg Bear

Gregory Dale Bear (August 20, 1951 – November 19, 2022) was an American writer and illustrator best known for science fiction. His work covered themes of galactic conflict (Forge of God books), parallel universes (The Way series), consciousness and cultural practices (Queen of Angels), and accelerated evolution (Blood Music, Darwin's Radio, and Darwin's Children). His last work was the 2021 novel The Unfinished Land. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Greg Bear has received more than 590,237 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Greg Bear is the 4,412th most popular writer (down from 4,299th in 2019), the 5,884th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,938th in 2019) and the 476th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

590k
Page Views (PV)
49.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
3.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Eternity

Fiction, Science Fiction

1988

Hegira

Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

1953

Blood Music

Fiction, Science Fiction, Holistic nursing

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.

1985

Moving Mars

Fiction, Science fiction

1993

Strength of Stones

Science Fiction, Fiction

1981

Eon

Fiction, Science fiction, Asteroids

"Perhaps it wasn't from our time, perhaps it wasn't even from our universe, but perhaps the arrival of the 300 km long stone was the answer to humanity's desperate plea to end the threat of nuclear war. Inside the deep recesses of the stone lies Thistledown: the remnants of a human society, versed in English, Russian and Chinese. The artifacts of this familiar people foretell a great Death caused by the ravages of war, but the government and scientists are unable to decide how to use this knowledge. Deeper still within the stone is the Way. For some the Way means salvation from death, for others it is a parallel world where loved ones live again. But, unlike Thistledown, the Way is not entirely dead, and the inhabitants hold the knowledge of a present war, over a million miles away, using weapons far more deadly than any that mankind has ever conceived. "

1985