Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories - by Terry Bisson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Terry Bisson took the science fiction field by storm in the 1980s with brilliant novels such as Talking Man and Voyage to the Red Planet. Now, this new collection of short stories by Bisson brings together 19 of his finest works--including the darkly comic title story--many of which have garnered the field's highest honors, including the Hugo.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Bears Discover Fire</i> is the first short story collection by the most acclaimed science fiction author of the decade, author of such brilliant novels as <i>Talking Man </i>and <i>Voyage to the Red Planet</i>. 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<i> Locus</i> awards.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Highly recommended . . . brilliantly original . . . every story showcases Bisson's keen intelligence and distinctive gift for deliciously wry prose." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"Bisson's prose is a wonder of seemingly effortless control and precision; he is one of science fiction's most promising short story practioners." --<i>Publisher's Weekly</i> <p/>"His quick jabs to the funny bone and the intellect often are more powerful than many a lesser artist's attempt at a knockout punch." --<i>San Diego Union-Tribune</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Terry Bisson</b> is an American science fiction and fantasy author, born on February 12, 1942, in Owensboro, Kentucky. His many novels include <i>Talking Man</i> (1986), <i>Fire on the Mountain</i> (1988), <i>Voyage to the Red Planet</i> (1990), <i>Pirates of the Universe</i> (1996), and <i>The Pickup Artist</i> (2001). His 1990 short story Bears Discover Fire won both the Hugo and the Nebula awards, and his all-dialogue story They're Made Out of Meat is one of the most widely-reprinted SF stories of the last several decades. He has published several volumes of short fiction, including <i>Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories</i> (1993), <i>In the Upper Room and Other Likely Stories</i> (2000), and <i>Greetings </i>(2005).</p>
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