John F. Carr

John Francis Carr, was born December 25, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in San Diego, California. He is a science fiction editor and writer.

Career

Carr is the author of seven published novels and, along with co-editor Jerry Pournelle, he has edited over twenty theme anthologies and short story collections. He is also an authority on the life and works of H. Beam Piper and his biography H. Beam Piper: A Biography, was published in 2008. His other works include the space opera The Ophidian Conspiracy and several novels (some co-written with Roland J. Green) set in the Paratime universe of H. Beam Piper).

He is also recognized as an editor, having edited numerous collections or series involving Libertarian science fiction and Military science fiction. He is best known for working with Jerry Pournelle. In 2002, Carr and Pournelle were honored with a Prometheus Award for editing The Survival of Freedom.

Published works

Novels

• The Ophidian Conspiracy (1976)
• Pain Gain (1977)
• Carnifex Mardi Gras (1982)

Fiction series

• Great Kings' War (1985) with Roland J. Green
• Kalvan Kingmaker (2000)
• Siege of Tarr-Hostigos (2003)
• The Fireseed Wars (2009)
• Gunpowder God (2011)

Short fiction series

• Horseclans Universe
• Friends of the Horseclans
• Nightfriend (1987) with Roland J. Green
• Dirt Brother (1989) with Roland J. Green

Short-fiction

• Dance of the Dwarfs (1982)
• Rate of Exchange (1988) with Roland J. Green

Non-fiction

H. Beam Piper: A Biography (2008)

Anthology series

• Nebula Awards
• 16 Nebula Award Stories Sixteen (1982) with Jerry Pournelle

• There Will Be War
• 1 There Will Be War (1983) with Jerry Pournelle
• 3 Blood and Iron (1984) with Jerry Pournelle [only as by John F. Carr and J. E. Pournelle
• 7 Call to Battle (1988) with Jerry Pournelle
• 8 Armageddon! (1989) with Jerry Pournelle

• The Endless Frontier
• 2 The Endless Frontier Vol. II (1982) with Jerry Pournelle
• 3 Cities in Space (1991) with Jerry Pournelle
• 4 Life Among the Asteroids (1992) with Jerry Pournelle

• Imperial Stars
• 1 The Stars At War (1986) with Jerry Pournelle
• 2 Republic and Empire (1987) with Jerry Pournelle
• 3 The Crash of Empire (1989) with Jerry Pournelle

Anthologies

• The Survival of Freedom (1981) with Jerry Pournelle
• The Science Fiction Yearbook (1985) with Jerry Pournelle and James P. Baen

Essays

• Letter (Locus #216) (1978)
• Introduction (Empire) (1981)
• Introduction (Paratime) (1981)
• Introduction (Federation) (1981)
• Shapes of Things to Come (1982)
• Introduction (The Worlds of H. Beam Piper) (1983)
• Introduction to Uller Uprising (1983)
• Letter (Locus #312) (1987)
• State of the Art: The Last Cavalier: H. Beam Piper (1988)
• Dramatis Personae (Great Kings' War) (2006) with Roland J. Green

Essay series

• Terro-Human
• Terro-Human Future History Chronology (1981)

Carr's Pequod Press released Fuzzy Ergo Sum by Wolfgang Diehr in 2011. This novel picks up where the original series left off continuing the story of Little Fuzzy and his fuzzy and human companions.

References

• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction page 198

External links

• John F. Carr at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Carr's personal site.
• Carr's manuscript collection at St. Bonaventure University.
• H. Beam Piper Memorial Site created by John F. Carr and Dennis Frank to help preserve the memory of science fiction writer H. Beam Piper.