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I dieci racconti qui riuniti sono stati in origine commissionati dall'antologista Terry Carr e pubblicati nel 1971 e '72 in due volumi intitolati Universe 1 e Universe 2. Per correttezza verso il curatore americano avremmo voluto conservare quel titolo, ma per motivi evidenti a ogni lettore italiano non abbiamo saputo resistere a Good News from the Vatican, un racconto di Robert Silverberg in cui un gruppo di turisti e teologi seduti ai tavolini di un caffè di una Roma futura discutono sulla eventualità che un robot-cardinale venga eletto papa, e aspettano tra un Camparisoda e l'altro la fatidica fumata bianca. Poichè il merito della selezione non è nostro, diciamo senza esitazione che tutta la raccolta si mantiene su questo livello e che alcuni "pezzi" sono sicuramente destinati a diventare dei classici del racconto fantascientifico. Dopodiché non ci resta che aspettare altre buone notizie da Universe 3, Universe 4, Universe 5 ecc...
- GenresScience Fiction
167 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
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About the author
Terry Carr
219 books31 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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April 16, 2024
Delizioso fortunato recupero da un mercatino dell'usato.
Adoro i racconti di fantascienza classica e qui c'è un campionario di racconti brevi
davvero incredibile.
A partire da quello che dà il titolo alla raccolta, in cui gli androidi finalmente equiparati
agli umani possono candidarsi al soglio pontificio. Geniale!
Adoro i racconti di fantascienza classica e qui c'è un campionario di racconti brevi
davvero incredibile.
A partire da quello che dà il titolo alla raccolta, in cui gli androidi finalmente equiparati
agli umani possono candidarsi al soglio pontificio. Geniale!
August 20, 2015
More like 2,5
August 4, 2018
Finito nel 01/gen/1970 00:00:00
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