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Terry Carr

Born

in Grants Pass, Oregon., The United States

February 19, 1937

Died

April 07, 1987

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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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 ...more

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Average rating: 3.68 · 3,735 ratings · 603 reviews · 218 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12 3.98 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Best Science Fiction of the Year 4 by Terry Carr (Editor), William Tenn (Contributor), Ursula K. Le Guin (Contributor) 3.64 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume IV 4.03 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Best Science Fiction of the Year 6 3.65 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction by Terry Carr (Editor), Arthur C. Clarke (Contributor), Ray Bradbury (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1966 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Cirque by Terry Carr, Stanislaw Fernandes (Illustrator) 3.37 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1977 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Best Science Fiction of the Year 1 3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1972 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Best Science Fiction of the Year 3 3.79 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1974 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	A Treasury of Modern Fantasy by Terry Carr (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg 4.10 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Best Science Fiction of the Year 8 3.80 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“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.

Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys

8 votes, 30.8%

The Planet Buyer by Cordwainer Smith

5 votes, 19.2%

Past Master by R.A. Lafferty

4 votes, 15.4%

And Chaos Died by Joanna Russ

3 votes, 11.5%

Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine

3 votes, 11.5%

Cirque by Terry Carr

2 votes, 7.7%

The Devil Is Dead by R.A. Lafferty

1 vote, 3.8%

The People of the Wind by Poul Anderson

0 votes, 0.0%

Redshift Rendezvous by John E. Stith

0 votes, 0.0%

The Reign of Wizardry by Jack Williamson

0 votes, 0.0%

26 total votes

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