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.

Admires Dinosaur Summer.

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.

Publisher's Weekly 244 (December 8, 1997): 59. Likes Dinosaur Summer, but thinks it drags a bit.