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The Infinity Concerto (Songs of Earth and Power) Kindle Edition

by Greg Bear (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
Music, myth, and magic mix in this tale of a melody not meant for human ears, from the New York Times–bestselling and award-winning author of Darwin’s Radio.
 
Michael Perrin is an aspiring poet, struggling to express the chaotic cadences of his thoughts on paper. He finds a kindred spirit in Arno Waltiri, the film score composer behind several of Michael’s favorite classic movies. The maestro’s greatest piece, however, was performed in front of a live audience only once. The concerto Opus 45, Infinity left its listeners entranced, altered to the very core of their souls.
 
Waltiri’s composition is a song of power. Never meant to be heard by human ears, its melody is as captivating as a siren’s call, its notes ring out like a death knell, and its rhythms shake the very foundations of reality.
 
The music’s otherworldly tones have led Michael through the gate between Earth and the Realm of the Sidhedark, where faeries reign by rule of magic—and where Michael must find his muse if he’s ever to return home.
 
The Infinity Concerto is a fantasy masterpiece by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Forerunner Saga, Eon, and other imaginative classics.
 

 
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    Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    1 April 2014
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“A delight. A vision of Faery that may owe a bit to a wish to do it right. Read it.” —Analog
 
Praise for Greg Bear
“Greg Bear is one of the best of this generation’s idea writers. He explores the very edge of tomorrow and makes you feel what might happen the day after that.” —David Brin
 
“A writer of remarkable talent and fresh vision.” —Library Journal
 

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Greg Bear is the author of over twenty-five books, which have been translated into seventeen languages. He has won science fiction’s highest honors and is considered the natural heir to Arthur C. Clarke. The recipient of two Hugo Awards and four Nebula Awards, Bear has been called “the best working writer of hard science fiction” by the Science Fiction Encyclopedia. Many of his novels, such as Darwin’s Radio, are considered to be classics of his generation. Bear is married to Astrid Anderson—who is the daughter of science fiction great Poul Anderson—and they are the parents of two children, Erik and Alexandria. Bear’s recent publications include the thriller Quantico and its sequel, Mariposa; the epic science fiction novel City at the End of Time; and the generation starship novel Hull Zero Three.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J52FMDE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 April 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 449 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1497607750
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ Songs of Earth and Power

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Greg Bear is the author of more than thirty books, spanning thrillers, science fiction, and fantasy, including Blood Music, Eon, The Forge of God, Darwin's Radio, City at the End of Time, and Hull Zero Three. His books have won numerous international prizes, have been translated into more than twenty-two languages, and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Over the last twenty-eight years, he has also served as a consultant for NASA, the U.S. Army, the State Department, the International Food Protection Association, and Homeland Security on matters ranging from privatizing space to food safety, the frontiers of microbiology and genetics, and biological security.

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  • Fordprefect123
    5.0 out of 5 stars A haunting and memorable modern day classic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2011
    It is important to read both The Infinity Concerto and The Serpent Mage and in that order as they form essentially part 1 and part 2. The key achievement of Greg Bear with these two volumes is that they leave you permanently haunted by this beatifully written desciption of a connection with another and very surreal world. I had the same creeping feeling of fascination and dread as a young boy with a play on TV called "Whistle and it comes". That play was about a strange bone flute that was so inscribed and the drawn out and increasing fear and apprehension that followed the initial bravado of playing a note and ignoring the warning.

    The Infinity Concerto/Serpent Mage is is very different from Greg Bear's other works. It draws on elements of science fiction with its hints at string theory and the multiverse but also ventures into the horror genre. It is written too in a far more descriptive and nationally neutral style than that which he usually deploys (and which can be a little irritating to those of a non USA persuasion). The surrealism derives from a shamanistic influence that pervades the work and a feeling of remorseless and callous inimity of this other world towards living things, underpinned perhaps by some guessed at higher purpose.

    Not for SF purists but in my view a piece of creative literature that leaves a permanent impression and deserves recognition as a classic of modern times.
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  • n3lm4r
    4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed this
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2013
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    Greg Bear has a way with words, which he employs to great effect in this novel and its sequel, the Serpent Mage. This book is filled with some really evocative science fiction and fantasy imagery that draws you into the story as you follow the protagonists journey into the strange and wonderful worlds of the Sidhe.
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  • Kindle Customer
    2.0 out of 5 stars Helvetica-only Hell
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2013
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    Was really looking forward to this on my Kindle, but up it comes in microscopic print, (which can be adjusted), and in a Sans-Serif Helvetica-like font, (which cannot).
    Every other Kindle book I have read has allowed me the choice of font. Not sure I'm prepared to squint my way through two volumes with a font imposed on me by some publisher pimp with an overide button. Beware if like me you are Helvetica-averse on Kindle!

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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2020
    It is a book of great imagination but not a satisfying read; as so many serial books are these days that are a preamble for those that follow. It takes a long time (about 60% of the way through) before much happens so it took a lot of effort from me to keep going. I hope you like it more than I did.
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  • Timothy Atwood
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the quality I expect from Bear
    Reviewed in Canada on 5 August 2020
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    Above average fantasy but not up to what I expect from Greg Bear. All the basic elements of a good fantasy adventure were there. It had some interesting takes on Fae and Sidhe. In the end I just couldn't care about the main character. He seemed flat and just sort of breezed through his various trials without any real emotional trouble or change.
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  • creesto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Singular, powerful
    Reviewed in the United States on 14 May 2025
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    I have read quite a bit of Bear's work but this piece is a true standout.

    The world he built for this, the character development, the journey of discovery that i took as the reader...

    This will stick with me and inform my own work for years to come.

    Bravo, Greg.
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  • JayMan
    3.0 out of 5 stars FYI - ORDERED A HARD COVER BUT RECIEVED A PAPERBACK - WILL HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE IT A CODE ISSUE
    Reviewed in Canada on 24 August 2020
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    I like the book which is why I wanted a hard copy at a good price. However the link and code are wrong and even though I inquired about it they didn't offer to exchange to hard copy only a refund which is more trouble than it's worth.

    These things happen, I'm more frustrated that Amazon hasn't fixed the advert so this doesn't happen to other people.
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  • KOD33
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well written, interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on 28 May 2020
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    Not exactly groundbreaking, but it's captivating, and the story and writing are strong. Quick read and i. Interested in book 2.
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  • Wheels of Fire
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing fantasy read from a Hard SF master
    Reviewed in the United States on 7 December 2016
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    One of the best stories I've ever read. If memory serves, Greg Bear wrote this while in college. As great as he is - certainly one of the best Hard SF writers of our times - his later books rarely exceed this, along with the sequel (not as good), his only attempt at fantasy. The world he creates is amazing. So are the beings who occupy it. The story is fabulous. Sadly, the title has become hard to find. If you manage to get one, hang onto it. You'll re-read it again in several years. Guaranteed.
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