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Universe 8
Terry Carr's award-winning UNIVERSE series of original science fiction stories is an exciting showcase for the finest in imaginative writing--featuring establishing authors as well as the stars of tomorrow. In this volume:
Nebula Award winner Gordon Eklund considers the fate of an aspiring artist of the twenty-first century who is given the chance to become someone else, to see the world through "Vermeer's Window."
Cynthia Felice's "David and Lindy" reveals the awesome potential and unprecedented dilemmas posed by "mind sharing"--mental telepathy extended to its outer limits.
Michael Bishop's "Old Folks at Home" speculates on the new life-styles that may be awaiting those of us who will be the senior citizens of tomorrow.
R.A. Lafferty offers a whimsical "history" of television's golden age dramas--produced in 1873--and the secrets of how they were made...
Plus stories by Gregory Benford, Michael Cassutt, Charles Ott, and Greg Bear--all appearing here for the first time ever.
Nebula Award winner Gordon Eklund considers the fate of an aspiring artist of the twenty-first century who is given the chance to become someone else, to see the world through "Vermeer's Window."
Cynthia Felice's "David and Lindy" reveals the awesome potential and unprecedented dilemmas posed by "mind sharing"--mental telepathy extended to its outer limits.
Michael Bishop's "Old Folks at Home" speculates on the new life-styles that may be awaiting those of us who will be the senior citizens of tomorrow.
R.A. Lafferty offers a whimsical "history" of television's golden age dramas--produced in 1873--and the secrets of how they were made...
Plus stories by Gregory Benford, Michael Cassutt, Charles Ott, and Greg Bear--all appearing here for the first time ever.
- GenresScience FictionFiction
185 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1978
About the author
Terry Carr
203 books32 followersCarr 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 Honor at ConFederation in 1986.
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 novels, 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 as a freelancer. He edited an original story anthology series called Universe, and a popular series of The Best Science Fiction 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. He was nominated for the Hugo for Best Editor thirteen times (1973–1975, 1977–1979, 1981–1987), winning twice (1985 and 1987). His win in 1985 was the first time a freelance editor had won.
Carr taught at the Clarion Workshop at Michigan State University in 1978, where his students included Richard Kadrey and Pat Murphy.
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 Honor at ConFederation in 1986.
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 novels, 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 as a freelancer. He edited an original story anthology series called Universe, and a popular series of The Best Science Fiction 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. He was nominated for the Hugo for Best Editor thirteen times (1973–1975, 1977–1979, 1981–1987), winning twice (1985 and 1987). His win in 1985 was the first time a freelance editor had won.
Carr taught at the Clarion Workshop at Michigan State University in 1978, where his students included Richard Kadrey and Pat Murphy.
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June 11, 2020
This eighth volume of Carr's original anthology series contains eight stories. It's not one of the stronger books in the series; perhaps there were so many series appearing in the wake of the success he had in launching Universe that the market was somewhat diluted by the time this one appeared. There's a quirky R.A. Lafferty story (now there's a redundant statement), and nice short pieces from Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund. The best story is the longest, Michael Bishop's insightful and moving Old Folks at Home.
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