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Terry Carr


Born
in Grants Pass, Oregon., The United States
February 19, 1937

Died
April 07, 1987

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Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley from 1954 to 1959.

Carr discovered science fiction fandom in 1949, where he became an enthusiastic publisher of fanzines, which later helped open his way into the commercial publishing world. (He was one of the two fans responsible for the hoax fan 'Carl Brandon' after whom the Carl Brandon Society takes its name.) Despite a long career as a science fiction professional, he continued to participate as a fan until his death. He was nominated five times for Hugos for Best Fanzine (1959–1961, 1967–1968), winning in 1959, was nominated three times for Best Fan Writer (1971–1973), winning in 1973, and was Fan Guest of Hon
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The Best Science Fiction of...

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The Science Fiction Hall of...

4.03 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions
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3.65 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions
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Science Fiction for People ...

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Cirque

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A Treasury of Modern Fantasy

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“If the Holy Bible was printed as an Ace Double it would be cut down to two 20,000-word halves with the Old Testament retitled as ‘Master of Chaos’ and the New Testament as ‘The Thing With Three Souls.”
Terry Carr
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December 2025: Short Books - Poll #3
Each December, we choose three books of less than 300 pages for our monthly reading. This month we have 10 nominees. Each member gets to vote for 3 of the 10 books. Consequently, there will be 3 identical polls where you should vote for your 1st choice, 2nd choice and 3rd choice (don't pick the same book twice!). The winners will be the three with the most total votes from the three polls.

 
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