num_pages: 344
description: In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, "Blood Music" explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements. "Blood Music" follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void of nuclear fear. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just quite how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bear's treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world.
language: English
title: Blood Music
titlecomplete: Blood Music
genres: Post Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Horror, Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 14186
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Prix Tour-Apollo Award, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Tähtivaeltaja Award
publisher: Recorded Books