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dizi izle — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:48:02 -0000

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Teaching English in Taiwan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:48:35 -0000

Good read. I have made a twitter post about this. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.

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Scott Alexander — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:46:20 -0000

Although you are sometimes described as a "hard science fiction" writer I've always felt that you had more in common with the speculative fiction/new wave writers of the 1970s. Do you feel any kinship to that branch of science fiction?

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Dave — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:45:46 -0000

What's your favorite movie?

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Jason — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:00:22 -0000

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Jason — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:59:11 -0000

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Marty Chang — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:12:56 -0000

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Don — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:24:35 -0000

Greg, Moving Mars is my all time favorite SciFi novel. I love this future history. Any chance of a sequel or prequel?

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Joshua Cook — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:03:09 -0000

Moving mars was an inspired view of the not so distant future, mathematics, colonization, transhumanism, how accurate do you believe such a story is, and how far off into the future?

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allenizabeth — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:36:34 -0000

Clarion grad here. Will there be a party at your house this summer?

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Isaac — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:24:26 -0000

I have never heard of you. Do you like Isaac Asimov, because if you don't, then you are not very cool.

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woodrail — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:38:56 -0000

Would you be inclined to get back into talking about alternate realities?

As you well know it's a topic that just REEKS of awesomeness - everybody knows it - but no author ever really quite seems to be able to get at the MEAT of it. You gave it a good go (Infinity Concerto- Eon, Scattershot..) - you made me shiver, you were poking at it for sure. But... well, NOBODY has ever really gotten a proper grip on it.

You need to give it another try. Nobody since Zelazney (or maybe L'Engle) has come closer than you. A big treasurebox of antimatter is just waiting there for the right author, I can feel it. And not just a "the beast than came from the really amazing hole in space and then we had a fight" gimmick, but a really centrally important mindfreaking WIERD THING.

Have you read Iain Banks? Some of his stuff has that smell on it. It's a smell like, well, Lovecraft. Not necessarily bad, but nightmarish. Cosmic.

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Anonymous Coward — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:12:15 -0000

Why the mustache?

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Gusfoo — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:21:14 -0000

Eon was (is!) one of the most inspirational books I've read in terms of humanizing science and scientists (as well as being a cracking read). My question is - would you be happy to see Eon turned in to a movie bearing in mind the dumbing-down done to Carl Sagan's Elanor Arroway character and knowing that Patricia Vasquez would be similarly treated? (I rush to add that it would undoubtedly be a superb movie - I'm my question is about Mr Bear's view of his creation being transformed in this way)

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squidfartz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:42:43 -0000

I think Blood Music is excellent -has it ever been optioned as a film or television episode plot?

Also, what authors challenge and inspire you? Where would you suggest readers go to find the work that leaves you in awe?

Is there anything creative that you would passionately like to do, but don't think you'll accomplish within your lifetime? Write an opera? Build a house? Start a religion?

Please keep up the good work.

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Sid — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:18:07 -0000

Love your books. As long as I live I'll never forget Songs of Earth And Power. What led you to Mahler?

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Sue — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:11:16 -0000

Love you work! I wonder if you have any comments and opinions about the future SciFi fiction which is published collaboratively, online, by amateurs?

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mattt — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:01:54 -0000

I judge a sf book by the impact it has. I find myself contemplating thr ideas in Darwin's Radio often, years after reading it. Bravo.
For Darwin's Radio, what alternate endings did you consider?
Would you let Hollywood mess with it?

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Michael — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:37:43 -0000

Are there any plans for you to return to doing some kind of fantasy novel? Songs of Earth and Power was incredible, and there are few books like it. I know you have mentioned that you had no plans to return to that universe, but perhaps something similar in tone?

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kn0thing — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:06:45 -0000

Please submit and vote on questions here: http://www.reddit.com/r/sci...

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Max — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:46:26 -0000

What got you started writing fiction? How old were you when you decided, or knew, it was going to be a career for you?

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not_john_belushi — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:38:53 -0000

D'oh!...just read where to submit them.

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not_john_belushi — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:36:51 -0000

How did you get into writing, which book of yours do you consider your favorite, and which book would you recommend for newcomers to your work?

Oh, and do you read reddit?

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John Davis — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:35:13 -0000

Wow that should be pretty interesting!

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Anon — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:21:56 -0000

The EON series were epic. Absolutely epic.