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El hombre en otros mundos
La variedad de mundos posibles es tan vasta como el espacio o la imaginación misma. La forma en que el contacto con esos mundos puede afectar al hombre no es, por cierto, menos imprevisible ni múltiple. Esta antología procura explorar algunas de esas posibilidades sugiriendo así una cosmología tan fascinante como estremecedora. Es un muestreo de planetas verosímiles o improbables, acogedores u hostiles, hermosos o terroríficos. Pero todos tienen un rasgo en común: son pretextos ideales para que el lector ejerza, aunque por delegación, el amor a la aventura, a lo misterioso, a lo distinto.
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1978
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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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December 26, 2014
A light reading, that can be completed in two Winter afternoons when it's cold outside, and you're better off reading in bed.
I would not personally recommend this book as a "must read", but it's nice enough to enjoy it. It's actually a collection of mini-stories (four or five, if I recall correctly) with different interest rate, ranging from best to worst. The last one is actually quite awful and dull.
Nice to engross a collection of sci-fi books, but nothing to write home about.
I would not personally recommend this book as a "must read", but it's nice enough to enjoy it. It's actually a collection of mini-stories (four or five, if I recall correctly) with different interest rate, ranging from best to worst. The last one is actually quite awful and dull.
Nice to engross a collection of sci-fi books, but nothing to write home about.
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