Greg Bear was a science fiction author and a co-founder of the influential San Diego Comic-Con.
- Died: November 19, 2022 (Who else died on November 19?)
- Details of death: Died at a hospital near Seattle of complications following heart surgery at the age of 71.
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Writing career
After publishing his first short story as a teen in 1967, Bear went on to write more than 50 books. His hard sci-fi and fantasy novels included the Nebula Award-winning “Moving Mars” and “Darwin’s Radio” as well as such books as “The Forge of God,” “The Infinity Concerto,” and “Queen of Angels.” Bear wrote the Star Trek novel “Corona” and the Star Wars novel “Rogue Planet” as well as the Forerunner Saga, a trilogy set in the universe of the Halo video game series. His most recent novel was 2021’s “The Unfinished Land.” In 1970, Bear was one of the five co-founders of the San Diego Comic-Con, which grew to become a massive annual gathering and influence the creation of other similar conventions.
Bear on his research process
“I read magazines, journals, and textbooks, then talk with scientists and try to get tours of where they work. I then have scientists (and friends and relatives with technical knowledge) read the books and try to weed out all the errors. With Darwin’s Radio, different groups of scientists caught different errors–the subject matter was that broad!” —from an interview with Greg Knollenberg
Tributes to Greg Bear
Full obituary: GeekWire
