Blood Music
Blood Music by Greg Bearby Greg Bear
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
People recommend this science fiction novel for its premise of biological cells acting as computers and for its strong opening.
People recommend this science fiction novel for its premise of biological cells acting as computers and for its strong opening.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Biological cells as computers premise
“the main hook is biological cells as computers”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “The Feynman Lectures on Physics (online edition)” Strong opening, special scifi novel
“Quite a special scifi novel that starts like this.”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' is” Recommended to friends
“just recommended Blood Music to a good friend”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Think Weirder: The Year's Best SciFi Ideas”
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The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Blood Musicby Greg BearThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Quite a special scifi novel that starts like this.”
“the main hook is biological cells as computers”
“just recommended Blood Music to a good friend”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.