Terry Carr è stato un influente editore, scrittore e appassionato di fantascienza che ha lasciato un segno duraturo nel genere. Noto soprattutto per il suo lavoro editoriale, ha creato la pionieristica serie Ace Science Fiction Specials, che ha introdotto opere fondamentali come "The Left Hand of Darkness" di Ursula K. Le Guin e "Rite of Passage" di Alexei Panshin. Carr ha inoltre curato la longeva serie antologica "The Best Science Fiction of the Year" e la raccolta di racconti originali "Universe", consolidando la sua reputazione come curatore attento della narrativa speculativa.
Nato a Grants Pass, Oregon, Carr si è immerso nel fandom della fantascienza fin dalla giovane età, pubblicando fanzine e co-creando il leggendario personaggio fittizio Carl Brandon. La sua doppia identità sia come professionista che come fan appassionato gli è valsa numerosi premi Hugo, tra cui vittorie per la Miglior Fanzine (1959) e il Miglior Scrittore Amatoriale (1973). Come editore freelance, Carr ha aperto nuove strade diventando il primo a vincere un Hugo Award in quella categoria nel 1985. La sua carriera ha incluso anche l'insegnamento al Clarion Workshop, dove ha guidato scrittori emergenti come Richard Kadrey e Pat Murphy. Carr è rimasto attivo nella comunità fantascientifica fino alla sua morte nel 1987.
Best Science Fiction of the Year Books
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
1979
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
12
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
13
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
14
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
15
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
16
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16
1987
Libri di non-fiction
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Spill!: The Story of the Exxon Valdez
1991
Raccolte di racconti
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Fandom Harvest
1986
Romanzi singoli
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Warlord of Kor
1963
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Invasion from 2500 ( As: Norman Edwards)
1964
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Cirque
1977
Universe Books
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Universe 1
1971
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Universe 2
1972
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Universe 3
1973
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Universe 4
1974
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Universe 5
1974
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Universe 6
1976
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Universe 7
1977
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Universe 8
1978
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Universe 9
1979
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Universe 10
1980
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Universe 11
1981
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Universe 12
1982
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Universe 13
1983
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Universe 14
1984
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Universe 15
1985
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Universe 16
1986
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Universe 17
1987
World's Best Science Fiction Books
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World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 (With: Donald Wollheim)
1965
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World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 / World's Best SF 3rd Series (With: Donald Wollheim)
1967
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World's Best Science Fiction, 1968 (With: Donald Wollheim)
1968
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World's Best Science Fiction, 1969 (With: Donald Wollheim)
1969
5
World's Best Science Fiction 1970 (With: Donald Wollheim)
1970
6
World's Best Science Fiction 1971 (With: Donald Wollheim)
1971
Stellar Books
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Stellar #1 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1974
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Stellar Short Novels (By: Gordon R. Dickson, Andrew J. Offutt, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Shawn Oueinsteen)
1976
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Stellar #2 (By: Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Howard Waldrop, Clifford D. Simak, Jack C. Haldeman II, Steven Utley, Hal Clement, James White, Richard S. Simak, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Patrick G. Conner)
1976
4
Stellar #3 (By: Jack L. Chalker, Clifford D. Simak, Gene DeWeese, Jeffrey M. Wallman, Charles W. Runyon, Mildred Downey Broxon, Henry Melton, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Arsen Darney, B. Lee Cooper, Larry S. Haverkos, Steve Utley, Bill Starr)
1977
5
Stellar #4 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1978
6
Stellar #5 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1980
7
Stellar #6 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1980
8
Stellar #7 (With: Leanne Frahm, Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1981
The Harlan Ellison Discovery Books
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Autumn Angels (By: Arthur Byron Cover)
1975
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The Light at the End of the Universe
1976
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Involution Ocean (By: Bruce Sterling)
1977
Terry Carr Anthologies
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World's Best Science Fiction: 1965
1965
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Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction
1966
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New Worlds of Fantasy / Step Outside Your Mind
1967
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The Others
1969
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New Worlds of Fantasy No. 2
1970
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On Our Way to the Future
1970
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New Worlds of Fantasy 3
1971
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Universe 1
1971
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
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Universe 2
1972
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This Side of Infinity
1972
12
Deep Space
1973
13
No Mind of Man
1973
14
Frontiers 1: Tomorrow's Alternatives
1973
15
Demon Kind
1973
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An Exaltation of Stars
1973
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
18
Universe 3
1973
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Into the Unknown
1973
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The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
21
Universe 4
1974
22
Worlds Near and Far
1974
23
Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It
1974
24
Bug-Eyed Monsters
1974
25
Other Dimensions
1974
26
Universe 5
1974
27
Fellowship of the Stars
1974
28
Creatures from Beyond
1975
29
Tomorrow: New Worlds of Science Fiction
1975
30
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
31
Planets of Wonder
1976
32
Universe 6
1976
33
The Ides of Tomorrow
1976
34
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
35
Universe 7
1977
36
To Follow a Star
1977
37
The Infinite Arena
1977
38
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
39
Stellar #3
1977
40
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
41
Universe 8
1978
42
The Year's Finest Fantasy
1978
43
Classic Science Fiction
1978
44
Beyond Reality
1979
45
Universe 9
1979
46
The Year's Finest Fantasy 2
1979
47
The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year 1
1979
48
The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year 2
1980
49
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
50
Dreams Edge Science Fiction Stories
1980
51
The Best of All Possible Worlds
1980
52
Universe 10
1980
53
Dream's Edge
1980
54
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
55
Universe 11
1981
56
Masters of Fantasy
1981
57
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy
1981
58
Fantasy Annual III
1981
59
Fantasy Annual IV
1981
60
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
61
Fantasy Annual V
1982
62
Universe 12
1982
63
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
64
Universe 13
1983
65
The Worlds of H. Beam Piper
1983
66
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
67
Universe 14
1984
68
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
69
The Best from Universe
1984
70
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories
1984
71
Universe 15
1985
72
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
73
Universe 16
1986
74
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV
1986
75
Universe 17
1987
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Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr