Terry Carr

Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987) was a U.S. science fiction author and editor.

Terry Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He was an enthusiastic publisher of science fiction fanzines, which later helped open his way into the professional publishing world. (He was one of the two fans responsible for the famous hoax fan 'Carl Brandon' after whom the Carl Brandon Society takes its name.) Though he published some fiction in the early 1960s, Carr concentrated on editing. He first worked at Ace Books, establishing the "Ace Science Fiction Specials" series which published, among other things, "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin and "Rite of Passage" by Alexei Panshin.

After conflicts with Ace head Donald A. Wollheim, he worked freelance. He edited an original story anthology series called "Universe", and a popular series of "Best of the Year" anthologies that ran from 1972 until his death in 1987. He also edited numerous one-off anthologies over the same time span.

His papers and his large collection of fanzines have become part of the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction at the University of California, Riverside.

Terry Carr's widow, Carol Carr, is also a published science fiction writer known for her stories "Some Are Born Cats" (1973, with Terry Carr) and "You Think You've Got Troubles" (1969).

Published works

Novels

* "Warlord of Kor", (1963)
*"Invasion From 2500", (1964, with Ted White using the joint pseudonym Norman Edwards)
*"Cirque", (1977)

Collections

*"The Light at the End of the Universe", (1976)
*"Dream's Edge", (1980)

Anthologies

*"World's Best Science Fiction 1965" (1965 with Donald A. Wollheim)
*"Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction" (1966)
*"World's Best Science Fiction 1966" (1966 with Donald A. Wollheim)
*"New Worlds of Fantasy" (1967)
*"World's Best Science Fiction 1967" (1967 with Donald A. Wollheim)
*"World's Best Science Fiction 1968" (1968 with Donald A. Wollheim)
*"Best Science Fiction of the Year #1 - #16" (1972–1987)
*"Universe #1 - #17" (1971–1987)

References

*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=93 | date=1974|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1
*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=467 | date=1978|id=ISBN 0-911682-22-8

External links

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* [http://www.gwillick.com/Spacelight/carrtery.html Terry Carr at Spacelight]
* [http://scifan.com/writers/cc/CarrGTerry.asp Bibliography] at SciFan
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** "Warlord of Kor" at [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17958 Project Gutenberg]
* [http://www.diversebooks.com/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Carol_Carr Carol Carr bibliography]