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Bears Discover Fire
1990
First Published
3.89
Average Rating
256
Number of Pages

Bears Discover Fire is the first short story collection by the most acclaimed science fiction author of the decade, author of such brilliant novels as Talking Man and Voyage to the Red Planet. It brings together nineteen of Bisson's finest works for the first time in one volume, among them the darkly comic title story, which garnered the field's highest honors, including the Hugo, Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, and Locus awards. Contents: Bears Discover Fire (1990) The Two Janets (1990) They're Made Out of Meat (1991) Over Flat Mountain (1990) Press Ann (1991) The Coon Suit (1991) George (1993) Next (1992) Necronauts (1993) Are There Any Questions? (1992) Two Guys from the Future (1992) The Toxic Donut (1993) Canción Autentica de Old Earth (1992) Partial People (1993) Carl's Lawn & Garden (1992) The Message (1993) England Underway (1993) By Permit Only (1993) The Shadow Knows (1993)

Avg Rating
3.89
Number of Ratings
958
5 STARS
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4 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author

Terry Bisson
Terry Bisson
Author · 33 books

Terry Ballantine Bisson is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories, including "Bears Discover Fire" (1990), which which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards, as well as They're Made Out of Meat (1991), which has been adapted for video often. Adapted from Wikipedia.

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