Blood Music

1985 novel by Greg Bear
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Blood Music

Summary

Blood Music is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blood Music authored Greg Bear[3].
  • Blood Music received the Prix Tour-Apollo Award[4].
  • Blood Music received the Tähtivaeltaja Award[5].
  • Blood Music's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Blood Music was published by Arbor House[7].
  • Blood Music's genre is science fiction[8].
  • Blood Music's genre is cyberpunk[9].
  • Blood Music's based on is recorded as Blood Music[10].
  • Blood Music's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Blood Music's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Blood Music was released on +1985-04-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Blood Music's has edition or translation is recorded as Blood Music[14].
  • Blood Music's narrative location is recorded as United States[15].
  • Blood Music's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+262'}[16].
  • Blood Music's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[17].
  • Blood Music's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[18].
  • Blood Music's nominated for is recorded as John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[19].
  • Blood Music's nominated for is recorded as BSFA Award for Best Novel[20].
  • Blood Music's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[21].
  • Blood Music's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blood Music'}[22].
  • Blood Music's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La Musique du sang'}[23].
  • Blood Music's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blutmusik'}[24].
  • Blood Music's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Música en la sangre'}[25].
  • Blood Music's title is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'A vér zenéje'}[26].
  • Blood Music's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "L'ultima fase"}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Blood Music authored Greg Bear[3]. It was published by Arbor House[7].

Publication

Blood Music was published on +1985-04-00T00:00:00Z[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include science fiction[8] and cyberpunk[9].

Reception

Awards received include Prix Tour-Apollo Award[4], a literary award[28], in France[29], founded in 1972[30] and Tähtivaeltaja Award[5], a literary award[31], in Finland[32].

Why It Matters

Blood Music ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Blood Music receive?

Honors received include Prix Tour-Apollo Award[4] and Tähtivaeltaja Award[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publisher Arbor House
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