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Greg Bear

First published December 1995
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

In the distant future, as the universe nears the point where it ends and is recreated, a composite mind composed of descendants of humanity finds unexpected chaos when it arrives on a planet of student minds.

Notes

In Beyond the Farthest Suns, Greg Bear states this story was first published in Japanese translation in Artificial Life (Insects) boxed set by Pioneer.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1996 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (16)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1995 Far Futures Tor Anthology 23
March 1996 Far Futures Tor / SFBC Anthology 23
September 1997 Far Futures Tor Anthology 23
September 2002 The Collected Stories of Greg Bear Tor Collection 463
November 2002 The Collected Stories of Greg Bear Tor / SFBC Collection 463
March 2003 The Collected Stories of Greg Bear Orb Collection 463
2006 The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction Robinson Anthology 515
May 2006 The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction Carroll & Graf Anthology 515
July 2010 The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction Robinson Anthology |170
June 2014 Far Futures Skyboat Media Anthology
June 2014 Far Futures Skyboat Media and Blackstone Audio Anthology
June 2014 Far Futures Skyboat Media and Blackstone Audio Anthology
June 2014 Far Futures Skyboat Media Anthology
April 2016 Beyond the Farthest Suns Open Road Integrated Media Collection 257
April 2016 Beyond the Farthest Suns Open Road Integrated Media Collection
September 2016 Grave Predictions: Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny Dover Publications Anthology 153