Greg Bear was born in San Diego, California. He attended San Diego State University (1968–1973), where he received a … See more

Bear is often classified as a hard science fiction author because of the level of scientific detail in his work. Early in his career, he also published work as an artist, including illustrations for an early version of the referen… See more

In 1975, Bear married Christina M. Nielson; they divorced in 1981. In 1983, he married Astrid Anderson, the daughter of the science fiction and fantasy authors Poul and Karen Anderson. They had two children, Chloe and … See more

• The story on which the novel Blood Music was based, published in the June 1983 issue of Analog, won the Best Novelette Nebula Award (1983) and Hugo Award (1984).
• "Tangents" won both the Hugo Award for … See more