Who This Author Is

GREG BEAR has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 70 catalog-linked books across 1984 to 2016, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Infinity Concerto and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1984 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. and Tor Books.

Best Place To Start

Infinity Concerto

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. • 2014 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. and Tor Books

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1984 to 2016; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. and Tor Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Infinity Concerto

    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. • 2014 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2014 • 352 pages.

  2. Slant

    Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. • 2014 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2014 • 479 pages.

  3. Halo: Cryptum: Book One of the Forerunner Saga

    Tor Books • 2011 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 352 pages.

  4. Lineas Muertas/ Dead Lines (Terror)

    La Factoria de Ideas • 2006 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 352 pages.

  5. Quantico

    HARPER COLLINS 1 PAP • 2006 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 400 pages.

  6. Strength of Stones

    iBooks • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 288 pages.

  7. Blood Music

    Gollancz • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 272 pages.

  8. Star Wars Episode 1. Planet der Verräter.

    Goldmann • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 352 pages.

  9. Rogue Planet (Star Wars)

    Ballantine Books • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 341 pages.

  10. Star Wars

    Presses de la Cité • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 413 pages.

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