Information AboutGreg Bear |
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Bear was born in San Diego, California . From 1968 to 1973 he attended San Diego State University , from which he received an A.B. degree. In 1975 , he married Christina M. Nielson, but they divorced in 1981 . He remarried in 1983 , to Astrid Anderson, the daughter of science fiction author Poul Anderson . They have two Children , Erik and Alexandra. WORK The scientific details in his work are such that he is usually classified as a Hard Science Fiction author, but not all of the speculations in his works are equally rigorous. For example, the mathematics in the ''Eon'' series, such as the "pi meter", are dubious at best and ''The Forge of God'' interprets the Gaia Theory freely in ways that might be considered questionable by most scientists. One of his pet themes, visible in ''Moving Mars'' and ''Blood Music'', is reality as a function of the observer. In both novels reality is altered by a manipulation of the relationship. In ''Moving Mars'' it is done to remove Mars from solar orbit to a distant star, whereas in ''Blood Music'' reality becomes unstable as the number of observers - trillions of intelligent single-cell organisms - spirals higher and higher. More recent works such as the ''Darwin's Radio''/''Darwin's Children'' pair of novels which deal with the impact of a strange Disease which appears to drive evolutionary transitions, stick closely to the known facts of Molecular Biology of Virus es and Evolution . While some fairly speculative ideas are entertained (it is after all, fiction) they are introduced in such a rigorous and disciplined way within the context of the cutting edge of those disciplines, that ''Darwin's Radio'' gained praise in the science journal '' Nature ''. While most of Bear's work is Science Fiction , two of his early works, ''The Infinity Concerto'' and ''The Serpent Mage'' which are now published together as one novel ''Songs of Earth and Power'' are clearly Fantasies , and ''Psychlone'' is horror. First and foremost Bear is an author of works of Speculative Fiction which are intended to entertain and inspire, and the sheer audacity of the scope and vision which he has exhibited throughout his career make him one of science fiction's most well-respected authors. New readers wanting to familiarize themselves with his writing could start with the award winners from the list below: Blood Music, Moving Mars, and Darwin's Radio serve as a fine introduction to Greg Bear's fascinating body of work. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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