Tangents () is a 1989 short story collection by the American science fiction writer Greg Bear. The stories originally appeared in a number of different publications.
Stories "Blood Music" (later expanded into the novel Blood Music) "Sleepside Story" "Webster" "A Martian Ricorso" "Dead Run" "Schrödinger's Plague" "Through Road no Whither" "Tangents" "Sisters" "The Machineries of Joy"
References
Further reading Hawley JC. Blood Music. Critical Survey of Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, Third Edition. March 2017:105-106. Accessed January 8, 2026. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=127565448&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site Cassada J. Tangents : Nine Tales of the Imagination. (Book). Library Journal. 1989;114(11):83. Accessed January 8, 2026. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9731875&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site