Bears Discover Fire

Bears Discover Fire

Infobox short story
name = Bears Discover Fire
author = Terry Bisson
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction
published_in = Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine
publication_type = magazine
publisher =
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pub_date = August 1990

"Bears Discover Fire" is a Hugo Award-winning short story by American science fiction author Terry Bisson [ [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit13.html#476-1990 LOCUS Index to SF Awards] ] . It concerns aging and evolution in the US South, the dream of wilderness, and community. The plot is that bears have discovered fire, and are having campfires on highway medians.

It was originally published in "Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine" v14 #8:144- (August 1990).

Awards

* 1991 Hugo Award for Best Short Story
* 1990 Nebula Award for Best Short Story
* 1991 Asimov's Reader's Award
* 1991 The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
* 1991 Locus Award
* 1991 SF Chronicle Award

References

External links

*isfdb title|id=41626|title=Bears Discover Fire
* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/02/22/bears-discover-fire-by-terry-bisson/ Bears Discover Fire at BestScienceFictionStories.com] - short story reviews and resources.


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