"'Bears Discover Fire' evokes climate change and the otherness of nature. It captures the mix of blitheness and curiosity with which we often apprehend the world shifting around us. It's not quite sci-fi; it's more like a parable."--The New Yorker

"Bisson's stock in trade is whimsy where, at his best, he combines a splendidly loopy inventiveness with real poignancy, a hard-edged sense of wonder and a grasp of the genuinely alien...Bisson's distinctive style and priceless imagination lift his work to an altogether more exalted plane." --Kirkus

"Highly recommended . . . brilliantly original . . . every story showcases Bisson's keen intelligence and distinctive gift for deliciously wry prose." --Booklist

"Bisson's prose is a wonder of seemingly effortless control and precision; he is one of science fiction's most promising short story practioners." --Publisher's Weekly

"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." --San Diego Union-Tribune