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Greg Bear
The furthest chamber contains the greatest mystery ever to confront the Stone’s scientists. But tombstone or milestone, the Stone is not an alien structure: it comes from the future of…
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A tale of the inevitable take over of our society by a benign, intelligent scientific experiment gone awry.
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Three stories with a common theme: the female psyche, multiplied and divided, says Greg Bear in his introduction to\“Women in Deep Time.\” There s probably something Jungian in common with…
In a world of wonders, wealth, and perfect mental health, a famous poet commits gruesome murder … Why? That crime, that question, leads a policewoman to a jungle of torture…
All the accumulated knowledge of Hegira’s First-Born is graven on giant Obelisks that tower into the sky; beyond mankind’s power to reach and read. But as knowledge advances, so the…
The discovery of a fantastic world whose evolution has been extraordinarily similar to Earth’s reveals some eerie lessons about human destiny.
Includes excerpts from Take back the skies: War Dogs: book 3 by the Greg Bear and Forsaken skies by D. Nolan Clark.
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This is the first published collection of short stories by one of the foremost voices in science fiction today. This significant volume contains many characters and situations that later evolved…
Originally published: New York: Warner Books, 1988.
A small community travels the infinite enormity of space on a quest for war and vengeance. This book is a meditation on the art, terror and pity of war. The…
A virus hunter at the Epidemic Intelligence Service has pursued an elusive flu-like disease that strikes down expectant mothers and their offspring. Then a major discovery high in the Alps–the…
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Three FBI agents. One armageddon. It’s the near future - sooner than you might hope - and the war against terrorism is almost lost.
6 dazzling stories, freshly revised for this volume, plus new introductions, commentary, and reminiscences from the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of War Dogs, Eternity, and The Forge of God
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In the sixth decade of the 21st century, Earth has been transformed. Nanotechnology has been perfected, giving humans the ability to change their environment and themselves down to the cellular…
Same war. Different enemy.
The third book in Halo’s Forerunner trilogy.
Collecting six stories in old paradigms, Sleepside features Greg Bear’s outstanding fantasy writing: Webster, The White Horse Child, Sleepside Story, Dead Run, Through Road No Whither, and Petra. This edition…
Giant reptiles thought to have been extinct survived in isolation for 70 million years on the plateau of El Grande, Venezuela. Then Professor Challenger found their lost world, and they…
This collection of newly revised stories and rare screenplay by Greg Bear combines his intense concern with the human condition with a deep understanding of science. Here are mind-bending explorations…
A brilliant physicist and the daughter of one of Mars’ oldest colonizing families–both involved in the student uprising of 2171–see the revolution take a dramatic, unexpected turn.
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Greg Bear returns with a new pulse-pounding, adrenaline-fueled military space adventure.
Kawashita passed up the chance to die honourably with the carrier HIRYU. When the aliens plucked him from the sea, he thought they would kill him, but instead they gave…
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Greg Bear returns with a new pulse-pounding, adrenaline-fueled military space adventure set on Mars.
Greg Bear’s masterpiece returns to print in a trade paperback edition. This remarkable novel of alien invasion shows off Bear’s talents to their full effect: science-fictional extrapolation that is stunningly…
The acclaimed author of Eternity offers a compelling sequel to his visionary Forge of God. Earth is gone, completely destroyed by a ruthless alien. Hundreds of years away, a handful…
Award-winning author Bear is one of science fiction’s most accomplished writers. Bold scientific speculation, riveting plots, and a fierce humanism are reflected in this mind-bendingly epic novel that may well…
The Force is strong in 12-year-old Anakin Skywalker, he is training to become a Jedi Knight. Dispatched to the mysterious planet Zonama Sekot, Obi-Wan, Anakin’s teacher, and the boy are…
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A new planet. A new battle. The same war. The new hard SF novel from a master of the genre.
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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…
A stunning novel of alien invasion from a master of the genre.
Sequel to the classic space opera EON - a groundbreaking SF classic.
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.
Based on the bestselling video game for Xbox.
The Gurus made their presence on Earth known thirteen years ago. Providing technology and scientific insights far beyond mankind’s capability, they became indispensable advisors and promised even more gifts. But…
A sweeping Elizabethan historical fantasy from an internationally renowned author that evokes the seafaring adventures of Robert Louis Stevenson and the magic of The Bear and the Nightingale
Following the events in The Phantom Menace , Obi-Wan Kenobi is entrusted by the Jedi Council to train Anakin Skywalker as a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan, as did his slain Master…
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…
Music, myth, and magic mix in this tale of a melody not meant for human ears, from the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of Darwin’s Radio.
Michael Perrin is…
From the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of The Infinity Concerto, the fantasy saga continues …
After five years trapped in the Realm of the Sidhedark, Michael Perrin has…
The year’s best science fiction and fantasy selected by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Scientist Hal Cousins is close to discovering the key to immortality but someone has already found it and will kill him to keep it secret.
Ring, ring. You’re dead.
