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Greg Bear
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American writer best known for science fiction (1951–2022)
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Gregory Dale Bear (1951–2022) was an American novelist, writer, screenwriter, and science fiction writer. Born in San Diego, he was educated at San Diego State University and began his professional work period in 1979. He wrote in English and worked within the fields of science fiction and fantasy literature. His notable works include *Blood Music*, *Future Visions*, *Slant*, *Vitals*, and *Moving Mars*.
Bear received several awards for his writing, including the Inkpot Award, the Nebula Award for Best Novella, the Nebula Award for Best Novelette, and the Hugo Award for Best Novelette. He died on November 19, 2022, from natural causes due to a stroke.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951-08-20
- Died
- 2022-11-19
- Works
- 96
Top works
- Future Visions
- Musiḳat dam
- Slant
- Vitals
- Moving Mars
via Open Library + Wikidata
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1951–2022
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Illustrators, Authors, Spisovatele, Pisarze amerykanscy, Ilustratori, Science fiction
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 26 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Born
- Gregory Dale Bear , ( 1951-08-20 ) August 20, 1951, San Diego , California, U.S.
- Died
- November 19, 2022 (2022-11-19) (aged 71)
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Education
- San Diego State University ( BA )
- Genre
- Science fiction, Speculative fiction
- Notable works
- Blood Music (1985) Eon (1985) The Forge of God (1987) Queen of Angels (1990)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Diego
- Occupation
- illustrator
- Educated at
- San Diego State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Hayakawa Award
- Notable work
- Blood Music
- Field of work
- science fiction literature
- Genre
- science fiction
- Official website
- gregbear.com
- Image
- Greg Bear.jpg
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- Commons category
- Greg Bear
- date of birth
- 1951-08-20
- birth name
- Gregory Dale Bear
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- name in native language
- Greg Bear
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2022-11-19
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- stroke
- influenced by
- Howard Bloom
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Gregory Dale Bear (August 20, 1951 – November 19, 2022) was an American science fiction writer. His work covered themes of conflict, consciousness, and accelerated evolution. The Forge of God and Anvil of Stars established his reputation. As time went on these works were rolled into lengthier trilogies and series. Along with Forge, popular series have included parallel universes in The Way and evolutionary themes in Darwin's Children.
He won numerous awards over the course of his career. His most awarded novel was Moving Mars, which won a Nebula Award. His last work was the 2021 novel The Unfinished Land. Greg Bear wrote over 50 books in total. He was one of the five co-founders of San Diego Comic-Con.
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