SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Greg Bear Sci-fi writers on mission to imagine unimaginable  May 23, 2009 The master of ceremonies for the week was Greg Bear, the sci-fi novelist whose book "Quantico" featured FBI agents battling a designer plague targeting specific ethnic groups. Science fiction writers tend to know a lot about science. (Boston Globe) In the Spirit of Spider-Man, the Border Patrol Casts Its Web, Stephanie Simon, The Wall Street Journal  May 22, 2009 Science-fiction author Greg Bear is hosting the event. On Monday, he and other writers led a workshop: "Science Fiction in the National Interest.". (Harper's Magazine) Arrogant or Astute? Scifi Author's Controversial Triple Self-Publishing Debut.  May 19, 2009 However, scientific explanations are handled succinctly enough for the uninitiated reader, with the flair of Greg Bear, while a wondering natural spirituality remains an enduring essence of these texts. Rowney Marshal is elusive, not merely stylistically absent as narrative commentary in the novels, reminiscent of Gibson's 'Neuromancer'; promoting the work not the writer. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases) Back to Authors News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009