In Anvil of Stars, the multimillion-selling, Nebula Award–winning author of Eon and other science fiction masterpieces “fashions an action-packed and often thrilling plot; by using each of the well-depicted alien races to mirror human ...

Author: Greg Bear

Publisher: Open Road Media

ISBN: 9781497607477

Category: Fiction

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The “provocative and entertaining follow-up” to The Forge of God: Exiled from their planet, humans unite with one alien race in the fight against another (Publishers Weekly). The Ship of the Law travels the infinite enormity of space, carrying eighty-two young people: fighters, strategists, scientists—and children. After one alien culture destroyed their home, another offered the opportunity for revenge in the form of a starship built from fragments of the Earth’s corpse, a ship they now use to scour the universe in search of their enemy. Working with sophisticated nonhuman technologies that need new thinking to comprehend them, they’re cut off forever from the people they left behind. Denied information, they live within a complex system that is both obedient and beyond their control. They’re frightened. And they’re waging war against entities whose technologies are unimaginably advanced and vast, and whose psychology is ultimately, unknowably alien. In Anvil of Stars, the multimillion-selling, Nebula Award–winning author of Eon and other science fiction masterpieces “fashions an action-packed and often thrilling plot; by using each of the well-depicted alien races to mirror human behavior, he defines what it means to be Homo sapiens. . . . A gripping story” (Publishers Weekly).

The Forge Of God Book 2 Greg Bear ... These books show that genuinely innovative SF is as exciting today as when it was first written.' Now, as we move inexorably into the twenty-first century, we are delighted to be widening our remit ...

Author: Greg Bear

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780575123359

Category: Fiction

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A Ship of the Law travels the infinite enormity of space, carrying 82 young people: fighters, strategists, scientists; the Children. They work with sophisticated non-human technologies that need new thinking to comprehend them. They are cut off forever from the people they left behind. Denied information, they live within a complex system that is both obedient and beyond their control. They are frightened. And they are making war against entities whose technologies are so advanced, so vast, as to dwarf them. Against something whose psychology is ultimately, unknowably alien.

Songs of Earth and Power Book 2 Greg Bear. Also. by. Greg. Bear. Eon 1. Eon (1985) 2. Eternity (1988) 3. Legacy (1995) Forge of God 1. The Forge of God (1987)* 2. Anvil of Stars (1992) Queen of Angels 1. Queen of Angels (1990) 2.

Author: Greg Bear

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781473206526

Category: Fiction

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When Michael is released from the land of the Sidhe, all he wants is to lead a normal life in L.A. But there are hauntings in the streets, bodies in a hotel, and an ancient creature summoned from a loch. Now Michael must become a Mage to save his country.

His Star Trek novel Corona (1984) was long regarded as one of the best in the series. ... In The Forge of God (1987), inimical aliens destroy the Earth, though surviving humans seek them out in the sequel Anvil of Stars (1993).

Author: Gary Westfahl

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

ISBN: 9781440866173

Category: Literary Criticism

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This book provides high school and undergraduate students, and other interested readers, with a comprehensive survey of science fiction history and numerous essays addressing major science fiction topics, authors, works, and subgenres written by a distinguished scholar. This encyclopedia deals with written science fiction in all of its forms, not only novels and short stories but also mediums often ignored in other reference books, such as plays, poems, comic books, and graphic novels. Some science fiction films, television programs, and video games are also mentioned, particularly when they are relevant to written texts. Its focus is on science fiction in the English language, though due attention is given to international authors whose works have been frequently translated into English. Since science fiction became a recognized genre and greatly expanded in the 20th century, works published in the 20th and 21st centuries are most frequently discussed, though important earlier works are not neglected. The texts are designed to be helpful to numerous readers, ranging from students first encountering science fiction to experienced scholars in the field. Provides readers with information about written science fiction in all its forms—novels, stories, plays, poems, comic books, and graphic novels Includes original interviews with major writers like Ted Chiang, Samuel R. Delany, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Connie Willis that are not available elsewhere Features numerous sidebars with additional data about various subjects and key passages from several classic works Includes hundreds of bibliographies of sources that provide additional information on various specific topics and the genre of science fiction as a whole

I haven't read Greg Bear's The Forge of God, though I have read the sequel, Anvil of Stars, so I know what it's about. Aliens attack the Earth, and unlike all the other books like this, they destroy it all but a handful of children who ...

Author: Jo Walton

Publisher: Macmillan

ISBN: 9781466865730

Category: Literary Criticism

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Engaged, passionate, and consistently entertaining, An Informal History of the Hugos is a book about the renowned science fiction award for the many who enjoyed Jo Walton's previous collection of writing from Tor.com, the Locus Award-winning What Makes This Book So Great. The Hugo Awards, named after pioneer science-fiction publisher Hugo Gernsback, and voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Society, have been presented since 1953. They are widely considered the most prestigious awards in science fiction. Between 2010 and 2013, Jo Walton wrote a series of posts for Tor.com, surveying the Hugo finalists and winners from the award's inception up to the year 2000. Her contention was that each year's full set of finalists generally tells a meaningful story about the state of science fiction at that time. Walton's cheerfully opinionated and vastly well-informed posts provoked valuable conversation among the field's historians. Now these posts, lightly revised, have been gathered into this book, along with a small selection of the comments posted by SF luminaries such as Rich Horton, Gardner Dozois, and David G. Hartwell. "A remarkable guided tour through the field—a kind of nonfiction companion to Among Others. It's very good. It's great."—New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing on What Makes This Book So Great At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

He is the multiple Hugo and Nebula awardwinning author of more than 35 novels, including Blood Music; Eon and sequels Eternity and Legacy; The Forge of God and sequel Anvil of Stars; Queen of Angels and sequel /Slant; Moving Mars; ...

Author: Neil Gaiman

Publisher: Solaris

ISBN: 9781849979320

Category: Fiction

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FEATURING Paolo Bacigalupi • Elizabeth Bear • Greg Bear • Jeffrey Ford • Neil Gaiman • Nalo Hopkinson • Nisi Shawl • Simon Ings • Gwyneth Jones • Caitlin R. Kiernan • Anne Leckie • Kelly Link • Usman T. Malik • Ian McDonald • Vonda McIntrye • Sam J. Miller • Tamsyn Muir • Robert Reed • Alastair Reynolds • Kim Stanley Robinson • Kelly Robson • Geoff Ryman • Nike Sulway • Catherynne Valente • Genevieve Valentine • Kai Ashante Wilson • Alyssa Wong Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much lauded editor of many of genre’s best known anthologies is back with his 10th volume in this fascinating series, featuring the best science fiction and fantasy from 2015. With established names and new talent this diverse and ground-breaking collection will take the reader to the outer-reaches of space and the inner realms of humanity with stories of fantastical worlds and worlds that may still come to pass.

Songs of Earth and Power Book 1 Greg Bear. Also. by. Greg. Bear. Eon 1. Eon (1985) 2. Eternity (1988) 3. Legacy (1995) Forge of God 1. The Forge of God(1987)* 2. Anvil of Stars(1992) Queen of Angels 1. Queen of Angels (1990) 2.

Author: Greg Bear

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781473206533

Category: Fiction

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Michael Perrin wants to live the simple life of an aspiring poet in Los Angeles. However, when he receives a key and a piece of music called The Infinity Concerto, Michael's life becomes anything but simple. Soon he is whisked away to the land of the Sidhe, dangerous elves in a tentative truce with humans. Barren and stark, this world is anything but the pretty pretty land of faerie tales. Drafted into learning the physical and mental skills of magic, Michael discovers of his role in a much larger history of magic and music in both the Sidhe's world and ours. Can he survive the pitched battle? Will Michael be the answer to finally uniting the elder races?

Queen of Angels Book 3 Greg Bear. Also. by. Greg. Bear. Eon 1. Eon (1985) 2. Eternity (1988) 3. Moving Mars (1995) Forge of God 1. The Forge of God (1987)* 2. Anvil of Stars (1992) Queen of Angels 1. Queen of Angels (1990) 2.

Author: Greg Bear

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780575123441

Category: Fiction

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Sacrifice, revolution, the promise of freedom. These flood into the life of Casseia Majumdar, daughter of the Binding Multiples. Rebelling against her conservative family, the colonists who occupy Mars, Casseia takes part in the brewing revolution sparked by student protests in the year 2171. Meanwhile, her love life is in a very precarious situation, with her beloved Charles Franklin's seeking to merge his mind with the most advanced artificial mind. MOVING MARS is a science-fiction look at love and war, family and conviction, heart and mind.

Eon: Book Three Greg Bear. Also. by. Greg. Bear. Eon 1. Eon (1985) 2. Eternity (1988) 3. Legacy (1995) Forge of God 1. The Forge of God (1987)* 2. Anvil of Stars (1992) Queen of Angels 1. Queen of Angels (1990) 2. Heads (1990)* 3.

Author: Greg Bear

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780575123342

Category: Fiction

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Multiple Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Greg Bear returns to the Earth of his acclaimed novel Eon - a world devastated by nuclear war The crew of the asteroid-starship Thistledown has thwarted an attack by the Jarts by severing their link to the Way, an endless corridor that spans universes. The asteroid settled into orbit around Earth and the tunnel snaked away, forming a contained universe of its own. Forty years later, on Gaia, Rhita Vaskayza recklessly pursues her legacy, seeking an Earth once again threatened by forces from within and without. For physicist Konrad Korzenowski, murdered for creating The Way, and resurrected, is compelled by a faction determined to see it opened once more. And humankind will discover just how entirely they have underestimated their ancient adversaries.

Eon Book 3 Greg Bear. Also. by. Greg. Bear. Eon 1. Eon (1985) 2. Eternity (1988) 3. Legacy (1995) Forge of God 1. The Forge of God (1987)* 2. Anvil of Stars (1992) Queen of Angels 1. Queen of Angels (1990) 2. Heads (1990)* 3.

Author: Greg Bear

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780575123410

Category: Fiction

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In this sequel to EON, Greg Bear continues to explore the possibilities presented by the asteroid Thistledown, a remnant of a lost human civilization. The Way is a tunnel through space and time that leads to other worlds, some more like planet Earth than Earth itself. It is perhaps the most formidable discovery in Thistledown and with it come disputes as to the nature of the Way and how it should be used. The Way can be reached only through Axis City, the only space station of Thistledown. The ruling body of Axis City, the Hexamon, has decreed that other worlds reached by The Way must be left untouched as an insurance against future needs of the human race. But then the Hexamon hear of a group of clandestine colonists who have settled on one of the new worlds. Olmy Ap Sennon is an eager young career soldier who must go and investigate this illegal colony, and at the same time confront his own humanity. As he witnesses the hardship and beauty of the outlaw human colony, he learns what it means to struggle with war, ecological disaster, love, and death.