Terry Bisson

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Terry Bisson


Born
in Owensboro, Kentucky, The United States
February 12, 1942

Died
January 10, 2024

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Terry Ballantine Bisson was an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories, including "Bears Discover Fire" (1990), which which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards, as well as They're Made Out of Meat (1991), which has been adapted for video often.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 24,868 ratings · 2,977 reviews · 205 distinct worksSimilar authors
They're Made Out of Meat

4.07 avg rating — 3,964 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions
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The Fight to Survive (Star ...

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Crossfire (Star Wars: Boba ...

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Bears Discover Fire

3.89 avg rating — 886 ratings — published 1990 — 10 editions
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The Fifth Element

4.03 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 1997 — 14 editions
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Fire on the Mountain

3.89 avg rating — 790 ratings — published 1988 — 16 editions
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The Pickup Artist

3.09 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions
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Any Day Now

3.34 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions
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Talking Man

3.76 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions
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On a Move: The Story of Mum...

4.10 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions
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Quotes by Terry Bisson  (?)
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“I thought you just told me they used radio.”

They do, but what do you think is on the radio? Meat sounds. You know how when you slap or flap meat, it makes a noise? They talk by flapping their meat at each other. They can even sing by squirting air through their meat.”
Terry Bisson

“This woman was truly what he wanted, and therefore he was truly afraid for the first time.”
Terry Bisson, The Fifth Element
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“Imagine how unbearably, how unutterably cold the Universe would be if one were all alone ...”
Terry Bisson, They're Made Out of Meat

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