Greg Bear's style is epic, although his characters are intimately drawn. I don't think I've read a single one of his books that didn't have me riveted from cover to cover!
- The Infinity Concerto (1984), and the sequel
- The Serpent Mage (1986) - a story about the Little People. Bear's version are definitely not nice fairies and elves, but nasty, mysterious, and lethal people.
- Eon (1985), it's sequel
- Eternity (1988), and it's side story
- Legacy (1995) - intrigue and mystery reminiscent of Herbert's Dune or Dickson's Dorsai in a post millenial future, complete with speculations on the nature of space and time, and some of the consequences. Hard SF the way it is supposed to be written!
- The Forge of God (1987), and its sequel
- Anvil of Stars (1992) - The end of the world, and how humanity sent a small team of children lead by a group of alien robots to seek revenge. I'm told that these books are currently (2004) being made into a movie.
- Queen of Angels (1990), was a mystery set in the relatively near future.
- Slant (1997) - the sequel to Queen of Angels. I wrote a bookreview.
- Moving Mars (1993) - Nebula award winner, Best Novel. Good yarn. It's finish seemed weak to me, though I couldn't quite put my finger on the reason. I suspect it has something to do with how the titular moving of Mars was effected, which reminded me quite a lot of Heinlein's story Methuselah's Children from his future history collection.
- Darwin's Radio (1999) - Nebula Winner, Best Novel. Hugo Nominee, Best Novel. Bear extrapolates some interesting notions in evolution. The story reads more like a political thriller than SF, since it takes place mostly in the present day, and concerns itself very much with present day matters. Darwin's Children is the sequel. Both books apparently are being worked into a mini series by the folks at the SciFi Channel.
Greg Bear has his own homepage.