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David G. Hartwell

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in The United States

July 10, 1941

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male

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http://www.davidghartwell.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

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David Geddes Hartwell (b. July 10, 1941) is an American editor of science fiction and fantasy. He has worked for Signet (1971-1973), Berkley Putnam (1973-1978), Pocket (where he founded the Timescape imprint, 1978-1983, and created the Pocket Books Star Trek publishing line), and Tor (where he spearheaded Tor's Canadian publishing initiative, and was also influential in bringing many Australian writers to the US market, 1984-date), and has published numerous anthologies. Since 1995, his title at Tor/Forge Books has been "Senior Editor." He chairs the board of directors of the World Fantasy Convention and, with Gordon Van Gelder, is the administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative medieval literature.

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Average rating: 3.91 · 3,909 ratings · 464 reviews · 87 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Dark Descent by David G. Hartwell (Editor), Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hard SF Renaissance by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Paul J. McAuley (Contributor) 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World Treasury of Science Fiction by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Clifton Fadiman (Contributor), Kurt Vonnegut (Contributor) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1989	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Space Opera Renaissance by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Edmond Hamilton (Contributor) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year's Best SF 14 by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Carolyn Ives Gilman (Contributor) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF by David G. Hartwell (Editor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gregory Benford (Introduction) 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year's Best SF 11 by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), David Langford (Contributor) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year's Best SF 15 by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Vandana Singh (Contributor) 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year's Best SF 13 by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Johanna Sinisalo (Contributor) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year's Best SF 12 by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Year's Best SF (17 books)
by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Terry Bisson (Contributor), Richard Chwedyk (Contributor), Simon Ings (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Michael Swanwick (Contributor), Brian W. Aldiss (Contributor) , more…
3.6926691729323307 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,064 ratings

The Dark Descent (1 book)
by David G. Hartwell (Editor), Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, John Collier, Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates
4.322538860103627 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 772 ratings

Year's Best Fantasy (9 books)
by David G. Hartwell (Editor), Kathryn Cramer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Contributor), Diana Wynne Jones (Contributor), Ian R. MacLeod (Contributor), M. Rickert (Contributor), Michael Moorcock (Contributor), Robert Reed (Contributor) , more…
3.6884057971014492 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 276 ratings

Foundations of Fear (1 book)
by David G. Hartwell (editor), Daphne du Maurier (Contributor), Arthur Machen (Contributor), Carlos Fuentes (Contributor), Thomas Hardy (Contributor), Thomas M. Disch (Contributor), Violet Hunt (Contributor), Theodore Sturgeon (Contributor) , more…
4.090909090909091 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 66 ratings

The Science Fiction Century (1 book)
by David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor), Thomasz Mirkowicz (Translator), L.K. Conrad (Translator), Leland Fetzer (Translator), James Tiptree Jr. (Contributor), C.S. Lewis (Contributor), Edgar Pangborn (Contributor), H.G. Wells (Contributor) , more…
3.823529411764706 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 68 ratings

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