Greg Bear

Jan 23, 2024 | bookbub.com | Andrew Hunter Murray |Greg Bear |Jack Finney |Krista Street

NEW RELEASE “A stunningly original thriller set in the world of tomorrow that will make you think about what’s happening today” (Harlan Coben): In a fragmented near-future, painter Ben Parr travels to Sanctuary Rock, a millionaire’s private island, to win his ex-fiancée back — and discovers wealthy Sir John Pemberley’s haunting idea of Eden… In a disintegrating and lawless near-future, a young man journeys north to a mysterious island owned by one of the world’s wealthiest men—and finds an...

Dec 11, 2023 | fivebooks.com | Cordwainer Smith |Greg Bear |Octavia E. Butler |Michel Faber

How do the science fiction and horror book genres overlap? And can you explain the appeal of sci-fi horror, particularly body horror? Mixing sci-fi and horror together goes back as far as sci-fi itself, maybe even beginning with Frankenstein. Through some of the books that I’m going to talk about today, I came to love the idea of exploring science fiction through the body, and through body horror in particular.