The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 10 books · 1985 to 2016

Greg Bear

Thriller and suspenseScience fictionTechno and militarySpace operaMilitary science fictionHard science fiction

Greg Bear wrote ambitious hard science fiction about evolution, nanotechnology and the far future. Eon sends explorers inside a hollow asteroid that is far larger inside than out; Darwin's Radio imagines a sudden leap in human evolution.

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Greg Bear books in order

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The Way

3 books · Set in spaceHard science fictionSpace opera
  1. 1Eon1985With Patricia VasquezBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Eternity1988Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Legacy1995With Olmy Ap SennonBuy on Amazon

Darwin's Radio

2 books · Set in various US locationsHard science fictionTechno and military
  1. 1Darwin's Radio1999With Kaye Lang and Mitch RafelsonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Darwin's Children2003With Kaye Lang and Mitch RafelsonBuy on Amazon

Forge of God

2 books · Set in spaceHard science fiction
  1. 1The Forge of God1987With Arthur GordonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Anvil of Stars1992With Martin GordonBuy on Amazon

War Dogs

3 books · Set in spaceMilitary science fiction
  1. 1War Dogs2014With Michael VennBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Killing Titan2015With Michael VennBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Take Back the Sky2016With Michael VennBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Way

The Forge of God

Darwin's Radio

War Dogs