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.

Perlberg, Marilyn A. "Greg Bear."

Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction. Vol. 1, Biography and Resources. 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.