Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 2
Major Awards: 7
Other Awards: 11
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 90
Times Served as Judge: 1
Forry Award
for lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
winner
Hugo Awards
for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(8 nominations; 2 wins)
Darwin's Radio (HarperCollins UK; Ballantine Del Rey)
novel nomination
Moving Mars (Tor)
novel nomination
Queen Of Angels (Warner Questar)
novel nomination
The Forge of God (Tor)
novel nomination
“Tangents” (Omni Jan 1986)
short story winner
Blood Music (Arbor House)
novel nomination
“Hardfought” (Asimov's Feb 1983)
novella nomination
“Blood Music” (Analog Jun 1983)
novelette winner
Nebula Awards
for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(9 nominations; 5 wins)
Darwin's Radio (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel winner
Moving Mars (Tor)
novel winner
“Sisters” (Tangents)
novelette nomination
The Forge of God (Tor)
novel nomination
“Tangents” (Omni Jan 1986)
short story winner
Blood Music (Arbor House)
novel nomination
“Hardfought” (Asimov's Feb 1983)
novella winner
“Blood Music” (Analog Jun 1983)
novelette winner
“Petra” (Omni Feb 1982)
short story nomination
(2 nominations)
Bear's Fantasies (PSFS/Wildside Press)
collection nomination
“Petra” (Omni Feb 1982)
short fiction nomination
(3 nominations)
Hull Zero Three (Gollancz)
shortlist
Darwin's Children (HarperCollins UK)
shortlist
Eon (Gollancz)
shortlist
(1 nomination)
Blood Music (Gollancz)
novel nomination
(9 nominations)
Hull Zero Three (Orbit)
finalist
City at the End of Time (Del Rey)
finalist
Darwin's Children (Del Rey)
finalist
Vitals (Del Rey)
finalist
Darwin's Radio (Ballantine Del Rey)
second place
/Slant (Tor)
second place
Moving Mars (Tor)
third place
Queen Of Angels (Warner Questar)
second place
Blood Music (Arbor House)
third place (tie)
Locus Awards
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(34 nominations)
Take Back the Sky (Orbit)
sf novel 10th place
War Dogs (Orbit; Gollancz)
sf novel 13th place
Hull Zero Three (Orbit)
sf novel 8th place
City at the End of Time (Gollancz; Del Rey)
sf novel 3rd place
Dead Lines (HarperCollins UK; Ballantine)
fantasy novel 14th place
Darwin's Children (Del Rey)
sf novel 4th place
Vitals (Del Rey)
sf novel 16th place (tie)
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear (Tor)
collection 4th place
Darwin's Radio (HarperCollins UK; Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 2nd place
“The Way of All Ghosts: A Myth from Thistledown” (Far Horizons)
novella 5th place
Dinosaur Summer (Warner Aspect)
sf novel 11th place (tie)
/Slant (Legend; Tor)
sf novel 6th place
Legacy (Tor)
sf novel 4th place
“Judgment Engine” (Far Futures)
novelette 14th place
New Legends (Legend; Tor)
anthology 2nd place
Moving Mars (Tor)
sf novel 2nd place
Anvil of Stars (Legend; Warner Questar)
sf novel 6th place
Queen Of Angels (Warner Questar)
sf novel 3rd place
Heads (Legend; Interzone #37 Jul 1990, #38 Aug 1990)
novella 2nd place
“Sisters” (Tangents)
novelette 5th place
“Sleepside Story” (Full Spectrum 2)
novelette 15th place
Tangents (Warner)
collection 3rd place
Eternity (Warner)
sf novel 6th place
The Forge of God (Tor)
sf novel 4th place
The Serpent Mage (Berkley)
fantasy novel 7th place
“Tangents” (Omni Jan 1986)
short story 4th place
Blood Music (Arbor House)
sf novel 11th place
Eon (Bluejay)
sf novel 12th place
The Infinity Concerto (Berkley)
fantasy novel 5th place
“Hardfought” (Asimov's Feb 1983)
novella 5th place
“Blood Music” (Analog Jun 1983)
novelette 4th place
The Wind from a Burning Woman (Arkham House)
collection 4th place
“Petra” (Omni Feb 1982)
short story 6th place
“The Venging” (Galaxy Jun 1975)
novelette 13th place
(1 nomination)
“Schrödinger's Plague” (Analog 29 Mar 1982)
short story 4th place
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
Quantico (HarperCollins UK)
finalist
Darwin's Radio (HarperCollins UK; Ballantine Del Rey)
winner
Dinosaur Summer (Warner Aspect)
winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
“Heads”
foreign short story winner
Ignotus Awards
for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Moving Mars
foreign novel winner
(1 nomination)
“Heads” (Interzone #37 Jul 1990, #38 Aug 1990)
fiction 4th place
Prix Apollo
for novel published in French; suspended 1991
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Blood Music
winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
/Slant
SF novel, foreign winner
(5 nominations; 2 wins)
Moving Mars (Tor)
novel winner
“Tangents” (Omni Jan 1986)
short story 2nd place
“Hardfought” (Asimov's Feb 1983)
novella 2nd place
“Blood Music” (Analog Jun 1983)
novelette 3rd place
“Petra” (Omni Feb 1982)
short story winner
Seiun Awards
for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
Darwin's Radio
foreign novel nomination
Moving Mars
foreign novel nomination
“Heads”
overseas short story winner
“Tangents”
foreign short fiction winner
(1 nomination)
/Slant (Tor)
sf/fantasy book 5th place
SFWA Awards
for works and contributions to SF, presented by the SFFWA
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award winner
(1 nomination)
Dinosaur Summer (Warner Aspect)
long form nomination
(1 nomination)
The Infinity Concerto/The Serpent Mage
finalist