Greg Bear (1951-2022)

Re:Greg Bear (1951-2022) by donatzsky on Sunday November 20, 2022 @07:04AM (#33680286)

Somehow I had never heard of him. Any recommendations for where I should start reading?

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Re:Greg Bear (1951-2022) by knoke on Sunday November 20, 2022 @07:16AM (#33680346)

Blood Music is a quick read that escalated even quicker. I loved Forge of God and even more so it’s successor Anvil of the Stars.

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Re:Greg Bear (1951-2022) by MattPalmer1086 on Sunday November 20, 2022 @07:18AM (#33680358)

I'd say Eon, Blood Music or Queen of Angels. Also Songs of Earth and Power.

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Re:Greg Bear (1951-2022) by mikelevins on Sunday November 20, 2022 @08:44AM (#33680802)

All great suggestions. I'd add Moving Mars.

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Re:Greg Bear (1951-2022) by flir on Sunday November 20, 2022 @12:43PM (#33683201)

My personal favourite is Queen of Angels. (The sequel was a disappointment).

Eon is the best, but it's tied to the geopolitics of the 80s.

Blood Music is, I think, almost as good as Eon but isn't quite so "of it's time". Slightly more accessible. I'd start there. He also has a fine body of short fiction, including the short Blood Music is based on. For that, you could try the collection Tangents.

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Re:Greg Bear (1951-2022) by olvy0 on Sunday November 20, 2022 @01:46PM (#33683888)

I second the recommendation for Queen of Angels and Blood Music. Loved them both.

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Re:Greg Bear (1951-2022) by foobiekr on Sunday November 20, 2022 @03:13PM (#33684780)

Forge of God and Eon. Both are excellent and both have excellent sequels that wrap everything up.

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