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Title: Blood Music Title Record # 49380
Author: Greg Bear
Date: 1983-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Current Tags: nanotechnology (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1984ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber
 German Die Musik des Blutes
1984ⓘTranslated by Wolfgang Hohlbein and Dieter Winkler
 German Blut-Musik
1985ⓘTranslated by either Joëlle Wintrebert, Henry-Luc Planchat, Philippe R. Hupp, Jean Bonnefoy, Jean-Daniel Brèque, or Emmanuel Jouanne
 French Le chant des leucocytes
1987ⓘTranslated by Delio Zinoni
 Italian La musica del sangue
1987ⓘ
  • Translated by Zoran Jakšić
Serbian Muzika krvi
1990ⓘTranslated by Peter Robert
 German Musik des Blutes
1992ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
 Romanian
Muzica sângelui?Muzica sangelui
1992ⓘTranslated by Thomas Wintner
 Dutch Muziek van het bloed
2013ⓘTranslated by José Rojo.
 Spanish Música en la sangre

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1984 Hugo Best Novelette
Win 1984 Nebula Novelette
Nomination 1984 SF Chronicle Novelette
4 1984 Locus Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1983 1983-06-00 ed. Stanley Schmidt Davis Publications  
$1.75?$: US dollar
 180
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag David Hardy Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection 1984-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Bluejay Books 0-312-94483-7
$9.95?$: US dollar
 575
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection 1984-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Bluejay Books 0-312-94482-9
$17.95?$: US dollar
 575
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tom Kidd Checkmark
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF 1984-06-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #581) 0-87997-934-8 / UE1934
$2.95?$: US dollar
 256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Vincent DiFate Checkmark
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF 1984-06-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-934-8 / UE1934
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Vincent DiFate Checkmark
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF 1984-08-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / SFBC 1783
$3.98?$: US dollar
 ix+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
The Nebula Awards #19 1984-12-00 ed. Marta Randall Arbor House 0-87795-662-6
$15.95?$: US dollar
 255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Tangents 1989-08-00 Greg Bear Warner Books 0-446-51401-2
$18.95?$: US dollar
 290
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Tangents 1989-10-00 Greg Bear Gollancz 0-575-04141-2
£12.95?£: UK pound
 290
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Harris Checkmark
Tangents 1989-10-00 Greg Bear Warner Books / SFBC 15227
$4.98?$: US dollar
 242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
The New Hugo Winners: Award-Winning Science Fiction Stories 1989-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Wynwood Press 0-922066-21-3
$17.95?$: US dollar
 320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Britt Taylor Collins Checkmark
Tangents 1990-04-00 Greg Bear VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04775-5
£3.99?£: UK pound
 290
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
The New Hugo Winners 1990-05-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Wynwood / SFBC 17008
$8.98?$: US dollar
 320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Britt Taylor Collins Checkmark
Tangents 1990-08-00 Greg Bear Questar / Popular Library 0-445-21044-3
$4.95?$: US dollar
 260
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Tangents 1990-10-00 Greg Bear VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04775-5   290
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jim Burns  
The New Hugo Winners 1991-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Baen Books 0-671-72081-3
$4.50?$: US dollar
 320
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1991-10-00 ed. Richard Curtis Dove Audio 1-55800-388-6    
audio cassette?Cassette tape
 anth  
Tangents 1991-12-00 Greg Bear VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04775-5   290
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Tangents 1992-10-00 Greg Bear VGSF / Gollancz 0-575-04775-5   290
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Discoveries 1995-00-00 ed. Alan Lothian Gollancz 0-575-06258-4   190
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Julian Baum Checkmark
Tangents 1995-03-00 Greg Bear VGSF 0-575-04775-5
£5.99?£: UK pound
 290
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Nanodreams 1995-08-00 ed. Elton Elliott Baen Books 0-671-87680-5
$5.99?$: US dollar
 285
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Stephen Hickman Checkmark
Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology 1996-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell, Milton T. Wolf Tor 0-312-85287-8
$24.95?$: US dollar
 798
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth John Berkey Checkmark
Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology 1996-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell, Milton T. Wolf Tor 0-312-86224-5
$35.00?$: US dollar
 798
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Berkey Checkmark
Tangents 1997-05-00 Greg Bear Vista 0-575-60159-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
 290
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jim Burns  
Cyber-Killers 1997-06-00 ed. Ric Alexander Millennium / Orion 0-7528-0980-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
 vii+
408
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Cyber-Killers 1997-06-00 ed. Ric Alexander Millennium / Orion 0-7528-0783-8
£16.99?£: UK pound
 viii+
408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Cyber-Killers 1998-05-00 ed. Ric Alexander Orion 0-7528-1633-0
£6.99?£: UK pound
 ix+
540
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Future on Ice 1998-10-00 ed. Orson Scott Card Tor 0-312-86694-1
$24.95?$: US dollar
 432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth The Chopping Block, Inc. Checkmark
Nanotech 1998-12-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00585-3
$5.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
276
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Doug Struthers Checkmark
Nanotech 1999-03-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-0154-8 / 05331
$8.98?$: US dollar
 xii+
276
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Joe Burleson Checkmark
Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1999-12-16 ed. Richard Curtis Phoenix Audio  
$17.47?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 anth  
Future on Ice 2000-01-00 ed. Orson Scott Card Tor 0-312-87296-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 432
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
Tangents 2000-06-00 Greg Bear Millennium 1-85798-979-1
£6.99?£: UK pound
 290
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2000-07-18 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6
$47.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
1166
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear 2002-09-00 Greg Bear Tor 0-765-30160-1
$29.95?$: US dollar
 653
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Ultimate Cyberpunk 2002-09-00 ed. Pat Cadigan ibooks 0-7434-5239-9
$16.00?$: US dollar
 xiv+
399
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Bruce Jensen Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear 2002-11-00 Greg Bear Tor / SFBC 54199
$14.99?$: US dollar
 653
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 2003-00-00 ed. Garyn G. Roberts Prentice-Hall 0-13-021280-6   xviii+
1166
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Frank R. Paul Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Greg Bear 2003-03-00 Greg Bear Orb 0-765-30161-X
$17.95?$: US dollar
 653
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
The Ultimate Cyberpunk 2004-05-00 ed. Pat Cadigan ibooks 0-7434-8652-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xiv+
399
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Bruce Jensen  
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction 2005-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33656-X
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction 2005-02-00 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33655-1
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xix+
655
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction 2005-02-01 ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 1-4299-0385-6
$10.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Novel Ideas—Science Fiction 2006-04-00 ed. Brian M. Thomsen DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1361) 0-7564-0353-7
$7.50?$: US dollar
 321
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
A Science Fiction Omnibus 2007-11-29 ed. Brian Aldiss Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-118892-8
£9.99?£: UK pound
 592
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Jim Burns Checkmark
A Science Fiction Omnibus 2007-11-29 ed. Brian Aldiss Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-191343-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
The Mammoth Book of The Best of The Best New SF 2008-03-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 978-1-84529-424-3
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xix+
778
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
The Mammoth Book of The Best of The Best New SF 2008-03-27 ed. Gardner Dozois Robinson 978-1-84901-540-0
£9.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts 2008-12-19 ed. Heather Masri Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press 978-0-312-45015-1
$170.39?$: US dollar
 xix+
1242
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth
René Magritte?Rene Magritte
 Checkmark
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
 991
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
The Year's Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection 2011-12-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Bluejay Books 978-1-4668-0730-3    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Tom Kidd Checkmark
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Tangents 2012-10-29 Greg Bear Audible Studios  
$17.35?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll  
Nanotech 2013-03-25 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-115-3
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts 2015-00-00 ed. Heather Masri Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press 978-1-4576-7446-4
$45.00?$: US dollar
 xix+
796
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth
René Magritte?Rene Magritte
  
Visions of the Future 2015-10-00 ed. J. Daniel Batt Lifeboat Foundation 978-0-692-51378-1
$24.95?$: US dollar
 682
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
Visions of the Future 2015-12-12 ed. J. Daniel Batt Lifeboat Foundation  
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Just Over the Horizon 2016-04-26 Greg Bear Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-2141-8
$14.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection 2016-07-12 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-1-101-91009-2
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xxxi+
1178
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection 2016-07-12 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-1-101-91010-8
$25.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection 2016-07-12 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC 14-1016912
$19.55?$: US dollar
 xxxi+
1178
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Bruce Pennington  
Tangents 2016-07-19 Greg Bear Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio 978-1-5226-9697-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
Tangents date unknown Greg Bear Questar / Popular Library 0-445-21044-3
$4.95?$: US dollar
 260
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Tangents date unknown Greg Bear Popular Library / Warner Books 0-445-21044-3
C$6.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 260
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jim Burns Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33656-X
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33656-X
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction date unknown ed. Gardner Dozois St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-33656-X
$21.95?$: US dollar
 xix+
655
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
The Ultimate Cyberpunk date unknown ed. Pat Cadigan ibooks 0-7434-5239-9
$16.00?$: US dollar
 xiv+
399
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Bruce Jensen  
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