Queen of Angels
Greg Bear
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<p>In a world of wonders, wealth, and “perfect” mental health, a famous poet commits gruesome murder . . . Why? That crime, that question, leads a policewoman to a jungle of torture and forgotten gods; a writer to the bohemian shadows of a vast city; and a scientist directly into the mind—the nightmare soul—of the psychopath himself . . . </p>From Library Journal<p>The motivation of the mass-murderer--in this case a noted poet--becomes the subject of investigation by an ambitious policewoman, a renegade psychologist, and the murderer's closest friend. Twenty-first century Los Angeles provides the surrealistic setting for a remarkable exploration of human guilt and fears in the latest novel by the author of Blood Music and Eternity (LJ 10/15/88). Bear's blending of high-tech gloss with penetrating insights into human nature results in a complex and challenging speculative vision of the "country of the mind." Highly recommended.<br>Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p>About the Author<p>Greg Bear, author of more than twenty-five books that have been translated into seventeen languages, has won science fiction’s highest honors and is considered the natural heir to Arthur C. Clarke. The recipient of two Hugos and four Nebulas for his fiction, he has been called “the best working writer of hard science fiction” by <em>The Science Fiction Encyclopedia</em>. Many of his novels, such as <em>Darwin’s Radio</em>, are considered to be this generations’ classics.</p><p>Bear is married to Astrid Anderson, daughter of science fiction great Poul Anderson, and they are the parents of two children, Erik and Alexandria. His recent thriller novel, <em>Quantico</em>, was published in 2007 and the sequel, <em>Mariposa</em>, followed in 2009. He has since published a new, epic science fiction novel, <em>City at the End of Time</em> and a generation starship novel, <em>Hull Zero Three.</em></p></br>