Clute, John. "Bear, Greg." In The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls, et al. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1995, pp. 99-100. An overview of Bear's career, emphasizing the relationship of his writings to the period in which they were written, mostly in the 1980s.

Easton, Tom. Analog Science Fiction & Fact 118 (July-August 1998): 227. He admires Dinosaur Summer.

Perlberg, Marilyn A. "Greg Bear."

Beacham' s Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction. Edited by Kirk H. Beetz.

Osprey, FL: Beacham Publishing, 1996, pp. 114-117. Perlberg summarizes Bear's life, career, and critical reception, and she provides a heavily annotated bibliography of resources for learning about Bear.