The first novel in the Forerunner Saga trilogy by science fiction legend Greg Bear—set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series!One hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was populated by a great variety of beings.But one species—eons beyond all others in both technology and knowledge—achieved dominance.They ruled in peace, but met opposition with quick and brutal effectiveness.They were the...

The Gurus came in peace, bearing gifts.They were a highly advanced, interstellar species who brought amazingly useful and sophisticated technology to the human race. There was, of course, a catch. The Gurus warned of a far more malevolent life form, beings who have hounded the Gurus from sun to sun, planet to planet, across the cosmos. Pundits have taken to calling them the Antagonists - or Antags - and they have already established a beachhead on Mars. In exchange for all they've ...

This saga of parallel universes from a Hugo and Nebula Award – winning author "may be the best constructed hard SF epic yet" ( The Washington Post).One of the world's preeminent New York Times *–*bestselling authors of hard science fiction mesmerizes readers with a mind-expanding, three-volume masterwork about the creation of an alternate universe that breaks down all barriers of time and space, a...

A genetic engineering breakthrough may portend the destruction of humanity in this cyberpunk novel by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.This Hugo and Nebula Award finalist follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too ...

Hugo Award Finalist: A near-future novel of artificial intelligence, human nature, and mass murder that "succeeds on virtually every level" ( The New York Times Book Review).In Los Angeles in 2047, advances in the science of psychology have made crime a rare occurrence. So it's utterly shocking when eight bodies are detected in an apartment, and not long afterward the perpetrator is revealed as well: noted poet Emmanuel Goldsmith. The LAPD's Mary Choy—who ...

Six freshly-revised stories—plus new introductions, commentary, and reminiscences—from the New York Times –bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.Greg Bear is the author of more than thirty books, from thrillers ( Darwin's Radio, Vitals) to science fiction ( Blood Music, Eon, Hull Zero Three) to pure fantasy ( The Infinity Concerto, The Serpent Mage

Music, myth, and magic mix in this tale of a melody not meant for human ears, from the New York Times –bestselling, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author .Michael Perrin is an aspiring poet, struggling to express the chaotic cadences of his thoughts on paper. He finds a kindred spirit in Arno Waltiri, the film score composer behind several of Michael's favorite classic movies. The maestro's greate...

"Certain to become a new classic of adventure beyond time . . . An unofficial sequel to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World. " —Prehistoric PulpHugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorNew York Times –Bestselling AuthorFifty years after Professor Challenger's discovery of the Lost World, America's last dinosaur circus has gone bankrupt, leaving a d...

An evil spawned from the horrors of World War II wreaks havoc on a small New Mexico town in this novel from the "master of the grand-scale SF novel" ( Booklist ).Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorCuriosity may kill Larry Fowler. A scientist from New Mexico, Fowler is hot on the trail of a mysterious phenomenon that is known to freeze animals instantly and can demolish an entire town. Part ghost s...

A Nebula Award–winning novella by the New York Times– bestselling author, "one of the grand contemporary masters of SF" (Brian Aldiss).Humans have been engaged in a long war against an advanced alien race, the Senexi. But the possibility for peace may finally exist, thanks to a young girl who learns of the enemy's larger role and humanity's opportunity to evolve, in this award-winning story by the author of Darwin's R...

Do you dream of a city at the end of time?In a time like the present, on a world that may or may not be our own, three young people - Ginny, Jack, and Daniel - dream of a fabulous, decadent city in the distant future: the Kalpa. The dreams of Ginny and Jack overtake them without warning, leaving their bodies behind while carrying their consciousnesses forward, into the minds of two inhabitants of the Kalpa - a would-be warrior, Jebrassy, and an inquisitive explorer, Tiadba - who ha...

Trapped on a mysterious spaceship, the only way to escape is to survive. A thrilling novel from the Hugo and Nebula award-winning Greg Bear.A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space. Its destination - unknown. Its purpose? A mystery. Its history? Lost.Now, one man wakes up. Ripped from a dream of a new home, a new planet and the woman he was meant to love in his arms, he finds himself wet, naked, and freezing to death. The dark halls are full of mon...