Author guide
Greg Bear Books in Order
Greg Bear was an American author of science fiction and fantasy whose career began with magazine fiction in the 1960s and whose first novel, Hegira, appeared in 1979. His major works include Blood Music, Eon, The Forge of God, Queen of Angels, Moving Mars, Darwin's Radio, the Forerunner Saga, and the War Dogs trilogy. He also wrote short-fiction collections, essays and journalism, collaborative novels, and the art-book/CD-ROM project Artificial Life. Bear was a co-founder of San Diego Comic-Con and received Hugo, Nebula, and other major science-fiction awards.
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Greg Bear's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Blood Music
A concise, influential standalone novel that showcases Bear's signature biological and evolutionary science fiction.
Eon
A major, accessible space-opera novel and the entry point to The Way.
Darwin's Radio
An award-winning contemporary science-fiction novel that introduces Bear's interest in evolution and social change.
The Unfinished Land
A self-contained historical fantasy and a late-career example of Bear's range.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
Forge of God
A science-fiction sequence about humanity's encounter with an interstellar threat and its aftermath.
fantasy-series · complete
Songs of Earth and Power
A fantasy series concerning musicians, magic, and the border between Earth and Faerie.
novel-series · complete
The Way
A science-fiction series built around the extradimensional corridor known as the Way.
novel-series · complete
Quantum Logic
The Queen of Angels sequence, also known as the Quantum Logic series, exploring intelligence, technology, and social transformation.
novel-series · complete
Darwin's Radio
A near-future science-fiction sequence about human evolution and the social consequences of biological change.
novel-series · complete
Quantico
A contemporary techno-thriller sequence involving biotechnology, terrorism, and national security.
military-science-fiction-series · complete
The Forerunner Saga
Greg Bear's trilogy set in the ancient history of the Halo universe.
shared-universe · ongoing
Halo
The shared Halo universe and publishing franchise in which Bear's Forerunner Saga appears.
collaborative-series · complete
The Foreworld Saga
The collaborative historical-fantasy world represented here by the three books of The Mongoliad.
novel-series · complete
War Dogs
A military science-fiction trilogy about human soldiers confronting an alien civilization and a hidden interstellar conflict.
shared-universe · ongoing
Second Foundation
Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, to which Bear contributed Foundation and Chaos.
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Foundation and ChaosAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1998
shared-universe · ongoing
Star Trek: The Original Series
The Star Trek shared universe and publishing line represented here by Bear's novel Corona.
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CoronaAmazon ↗Book 15 · novel · 1984
shared-universe · ongoing
Star Wars
The Star Wars shared universe represented here by Bear's novel Rogue Planet.
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Rogue PlanetAmazon ↗Book standalone · novel · 2000
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (15)
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HegiraAmazon ↗novel · 1979
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PsychloneAmazon ↗novel · 1979
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Beyond Heaven's RiverAmazon ↗novel · 1980
- Lost SoulsAmazon ↗
novel · 1982
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Strength of StonesAmazon ↗novel · 1982
- Blood MusicAmazon ↗
novel · 1985
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HardfoughtAmazon ↗novella · 1988
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SistersAmazon ↗novella · 1992
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The White Horse ChildAmazon ↗novella · 1993
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Dinosaur SummerAmazon ↗novel · 1998
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VitalsAmazon ↗novel · 2002
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Dead LinesAmazon ↗novel · 2004
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City at the End of TimeAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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Hull Zero ThreeAmazon ↗novel · 2010
- The Unfinished LandAmazon ↗
novel · 2021
Short fiction (6)
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The Wind From a Burning WomanAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1983
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TangentsAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 1989
- Bear's FantasiesAmazon ↗
fantasy-story-collection · 1992
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The Collected Stories of Greg BearAmazon ↗short-story-collection · 2002
- W3: Women in Deep TimeAmazon ↗
short-story-collection · 2003
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Sleepside: The Collected Fantasies of Greg BearAmazon ↗fantasy-story-collection · 2004