John F. Carr

John F. Carr
John Francis Carr (born December 25, 1944) is an American science fiction editor and writer as well as the executor of the literary estate of H. Beam Piper.
Career
Carr was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in San Diego, California.
He 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), re-released in 2016 as an e-book
Pain Gain (1977)
Carnifex Mardi Gras (1982)
Time Crime (2010)
Rainbow Run (2012) with Camden Benares
The Crying Clown Celebration: A Certain Flair for Death (2013) with Camden Benares
The Merlin Binary (2014) with Dietmar Wehr
Continuation of works by H. Beam Piper
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
Great Kings' War (1985) with Roland J. Green
Kalvan Kingmaker (2000)
Siege of Tarr-Hostigos (2003)
The Fireseed Wars (2009)
The Hos Blethan Affair (2014) with Wolfgang Diehr
Gunpowder God (2016)
Down Styphon (2016)
Space Viking
The Last Space Viking (2011) with Mike Robertson
Space Viking's Throne (2012) with Mike Robertson
Little Fuzzy
The Fuzzy Cunundrum (2016) with Wolfgang Diehr
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)
Typewriter Killer (2015) A second volume of H. Beam Piper biography.
Anthology series
Nebula Awards
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
War World
1 The Burning Eye (1988) with Jerry Pournelle and Roland Green, re-released, with additional material, in 2015 as an e-book.
2 Death's Head Rebellion (1990) with Jerry Pournelle and Roland Green
3 Sauron Dominion (1991) with Jerry Pournelle
4 Invasion (1994) with Jerry Pournelle
Codominium: Revolt on War World (1992) with Jerry Pournelle
War World: Blood Feuds (1993) with Jerry Pournelle
War World: Blood Vengeance (1993) with Jerry Pournelle
War World: The Battle of Sauron (2007)
War World: Discovery (2010)
War World: Takeover (2011)
War World: The Lidless Eye (2013)
War World: Cyborg Revolt (2013)
War World: Jihad! (2013)
War World: The Patriotic Wars (2016)
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 (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
Introduction (Cosmic Computer) (2014)
Essay series
Terro-Human
Terro-Human Future History Chronology (1981)
Carr's Pequod Press released Fuzzy Ergo Sum (2011) and "Caveat Fuzzy" (2012) by Wolfgang Diehr. These novels pick up where the original series by H. Beam Piper left off, continuing the story of Little Fuzzy and his fuzzy and human companions.
References
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction page 198
External links
Carr's personal site.
Carr's manuscript collection at St. Bonaventure University has a comprehensive list of his work, though it isn't always completely up to date.
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.
1944 births
Living people
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American book editors
American libertarians
American male novelists
American science fiction writers
American male short story writers
20th-century American short story writers
21st-century American short story writers
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers