#Greg Bear

[retroscifiart]

Art by John Harris for Strength of Stones by Greg Bear (1981)

[lookcaitlin]

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Beyond Heaven's River - art by Charles Moll (1980)

[padawanlost]

Rogue Planet by Greg Bear

Anakin came awake and blinked owlishly in the warm cabin lights. “You were dreaming,” Obi-Wan said. “Not me. The ship,” Anakin said. “Or maybe we were dreaming together. We were traveling around the galaxy, seeing wonderful things. It was so great to just be free. You were there with us. I think you were having fun, too.” Anakin held out his hand, fingers spread, and Obi-Wan met it with his own hand. A few more years and the boy would reach his full growth. In more than just size.

[stephenist]

Rudy Rucker has posted free epub, mobi and webpage formats of the seminal sci-fi cyberpunk anthology ➡️ Mirrorshades. ⬅️

[ur-haruspis]

halo 4 // halo: epitaph

“Civilizations will rise in our stead, and our job as caretakers will at last bear fruit. Until then, I leave you here, my love. The only living thing in this galaxy, sealed safely away. Spend these ages ahead of you in meditation on your choices. When you wake, you will find the humans. I have ensured that they will grow strong and vibrant . . . They will be our rightful heirs. Their gene plan dictates that the galaxy will be theirs to care for by then. I beg of you . . .” She had left him a galactic cartographer, a key that showed the way to vast reserves of Forerunner technology so that he might use it to assist and guide humanity as they claimed the Mantle of Responsibility. “Find the strength to help them learn from our mistakes. And my husband? Let them teach you something. Please.” When he first heard them, he’d found those parting words intensely condescending. Found her hope that he’d be humanity’s teacher and champion utterly laughable. Yet, he failed to hear the devastation in her voice, the grief, and the raw longing she had for him to live, to continue on in the world, to one day be whole again. But the Domain would be burned by Halo. There would be no connection to its boundless stores of information, no ability to commune and heal and reflect. A thousand centuries would pass in silence. In the madness the Gravemind had created for him. And once the galaxy was reseeded, civilizations rose once more, and he woke to start the cycle of suffering all over again. He was awash in remorse, in the betrayal he had caused, the fury at having been violated and manipulated and used. . . . A pawn! He roared, slamming his fists against the rock with such force that it cracked the stone and left him stricken with sorrow. In the end, after all he had done, all the pain and suffering he had wrought . . . She had still chosen to save him.

[hiscottibiscotti]

Some fallout boys: Craig Boone, Uncooked Joshua Graham, and Paladin Kodiak

[dougielombax]

“Yeah my child is fine. Don’t worry about it.”

The Child, in question:

“FATHER, WE CRAVE THE SWEETNESS!!!!!!”

[bloodgulchblog]

Greg Bear has passed away.

He's more famous for his original works of science fiction (he's known as one of the great worldbuilders, I have always meant to read more of his work) but I knew him for the Forerunner Trilogy.

He got into caring about Halo because of his daughter. When he was offered a chance to write a short story for the Evolutions anthology, he said he would prefer to write something longform instead. Those three books (even though the middle one's not my style) are one of the most well-done parts of the written Halo canon. Like, better than Halo honestly deserved.

I'm glad he made them and we got to have them.

...I don't know how to end this post, eulogies for people you didn't actually know are impossible, so here is his drawing of the Primordial. because it endeared me enormously.

[a-typical]

Blood Music (1985) - Greg Bear

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[retroscifiart]

Art by Noriyoshi Ohrai for Foundation and Chaos (Greg Bear)

[linnheidi]

Kitchen reader

[larmegliamori]

The way Foundation and Second Empire wasn't authorized by the Asimov estate while the Second Foundation Trilogy was... A crime if you ask me

[sensoryseekinganakin]

[wonderwafles]

Cruelty and Creativity - A Forerunner Saga Gift Exchange (Interest Check)

Attention all Lifeworkers, Warrior-Servants, Builders, Miners, Juridicals, and even Engineers!

A few months ago I proposed a fandom gift exchange centering around Greg Bear’s The Forerunner Saga, and kicked around the idea of timing it to the release of Halo: Epitaph, the new Halo novel about the Ur-Didact by Kelly Gay.

Well, rumors swirl now that we may have a release date! The book is said to come out October 27th, although as always I’m sure that is subject to change. To my knowledge it has not been officially confirmed by 343, either. Regardless, at the very least, I think it’s a sign that it’s time to start talking about this thing.

I did a very informal interest check a bit ago, but I think now’s the time to do one for real. Reply or reblog or what have you to this post to let me know how you would feel about taking part! This is just to gauge how many people MIGHT be interested in participating in something like this. It is not a promise that you will! Formal signups will come later.

The premise is this; each participant will be randomly assigned to another one, like a Secret Santa, and will make a gift for their giftee. It will be fairly flexible as to the nature of the gift; fic, fanart, etc are all allowed. I won’t set a “minimum” word count or anything yet until things are more finalized, but I’m thinking somewhere around a 1000 word fic or a flat, colored piece of art. Feel free to share your thoughts about that as well! (I am very much an amateur when it comes to art so any artists’ thoughts on what would be appropriate are particularly welcome.)

I’d eternally appreciate you guys sharing this around if you’d like, to help it reach a wider audience! Thanks everyone, and remember; you are what you dare!

(Also, tagging people who seemed interested from the last post: @monitorchakas @eri-223 @cappurrccino )