The Amount to Carry(Reprint) Stories by CarterScholz Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2004 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-0-312-42333-9, ISBN: 0-312-42333-0
"In this collection of twelve stories, Carter Scholz reveals his truly remarkable range and prodigious narrative gifts. Traveling from the surface of the moon to the New Jersey suburbs, they explore the places in the human mind where science and fiction merge. Here are stories that disturb the universe, probe the worlds we call home, and measure the degrees of our alienation. Mind-expanding, entertaining, and often richly disquieting, th ..."
Radiance(1st Edition) A Novel by CarterScholz Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2003 by Picador Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-312-31136-0, ISBN: 0-312-31136-2
"Born from the threat of nuclear weapons comes a program to build an impenetrable defense against them. The technical obstacles are enormous, the costs exorbitant, and the results dubious. Philip Quine didn't come to the Lab to work on weapons, but his expertise with X-rays leads him to Superbright, in theory an orbital battle-station to shoot down missiles, in reality little more than spotty test data. Superbright is only the begi ..."
Gypsy(1st Edition) (Outspoken Authors) by CarterScholz Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2015 by Pm Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62963-118-9, ISBN: 1-62963-118-3
"The intriguing story of how a bold but tiny group of beleaguered humanity—financed by a rogue billionaire—undertake the top-secret colonization of a nearby star system In this collection of sci-fi stories, heralded writer Carter Scholz explores a variety of sociopolitical themes. In the novella Gypsy, a few visionary scientists, chosen and nurtured by an eccentric billionaire undertake humankind’s most expansive adventure—a generatio ..."
Kafka Americana(1st Edition) Fiction (Norton Paperback) by CarterScholz, Jonathan Lethem Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 2001 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-32253-8, ISBN: 0-393-32253-X
""Inspired by affection . . . . Extremely witty and intelligent. Publishers WeeklyPreviously published only in a signed, limited edition, Kafka Americana has achieved cult status. Norton now brings this reimagination of our labyrinthine world to a wider audience. In an act of literary appropriation, Lethem and Scholz seize a helpless Kafka by the lapels and thrust him into the cultural wreckage of twentieth-century America. In the collab ..."
The Amount to Carry(1st Edition) Stories by CarterScholz Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2003 by Picador ISBN-13: 978-0-312-26901-2, ISBN: 0-312-26901-3
"From the author of Radiance, a dazzling and unhinging collection of his finest storiesIn this collection of twelve stories, Carter Scholz, author of the critically acclaimed novel Radiance and co-author (with Jonathan Lethem) of Kafka Americana, reveals his truly remarkable range and prodigious narrative gifts. Traveling from the surface of the moon to the New Jersey suburbs, from Jan Van Eyck’s “invention” of oil painting to the aged E ..."
"SCIENCE FICTION-PALIMPSESTS:TRACES OF ANCIENT WRITING THAT CAN BE SEEN UNDERNEATH THE LATEST OVER-WRITING ON OLD PARCHMENTS.THEY ENABLE HUMANKIND TO SEE THE PAST THROUGH THE PRESENT.WHAT IF THEY COULD ALSO PREDICT THE FUTURE?"
"An unabridged collection spotlighting the “best of the best” hard science fiction stories published in 2017 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster. In “Shadows of Eternity,” by Gregory Benford, a student investigates enigmatic SETI recordings from probes sent to nearby stars despite her teachers’ admonishments to stick to the curriculum. An alien robot offers to help save Earth as war and pollution ravage t ..."
Outspoken Authors Ser. Gypsy by CarterScholz Digital, 160 Pages, Published 2015 by Pm Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62963-187-5, ISBN: 1-62963-187-6
"James—the da, as he insisted Fang call him—had black hair and blue eyes that
twinkled like ice when he smiled. At first he was mere background to her; he'd
stumble in late from the pub to find Caitlin and Fang talking. Ah, the Addams
sisters, ..."
"In an act of literary appropriation by turns witty, affectionate, and shameless, Jonathan Lethem and Carter Scholz seize a helpless Franz Kafka by the lapels and thrust him into the cultural wreckage of twentieth-century America. In the collaboratively written "Receding Horizon," Hollywood welcomes Kafka as a scriptwriter for Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life, with appropriately morbid results. Scholz's "The Amount to Carry" transport ..."
"In an act of literary appropriation by turns witty, affectionate, and shameless, Jonathan Lethem and Carter Scholz seize a helpless Franz Kafka by the lapels and thrust him into the cultural wreckage of twentieth-century America."
"This collection of all new short fiction by thirteen of today's top science fiction writers represents a memorial to the late Terry Carr and includes contributions by Ursulia K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, and Robert Silverberg, among others"
Drumm Booklet Cuts No. 20 by CarterScholz 55 Pages, Published 1985 ISBN-13: 978-0-936055-20-6, ISBN: 0-936055-20-0
"Science fiction writers and editors discuss space warfare, humor in science fiction, literary traditions, fans, women writers, the practical problems a writer faces, and critical attitudes towards science fiction"
"Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities takes on the challenge of imagining new stories at the intersection of public and private--narratives that use the economic and social history of exploration, as well as current technical and scientific ..."
"Patrick Nielsen Hayden selected the stories for this World Fantasy award-winning anthology using only the evocation of a "sense of wonder" as a criterion for inclusion. These intriguing works represent a very broad range of speculation, from fantasy to science fiction to magical realism. Standouts include 1997 John W. Campbell Award nominee Andy Duncan's "Liza and the Crazy Water Man," Michael Swanwick's "The Dead," and John M. Ford's ..."
""Hard" science fiction--SF that takes known scientific principles as its starting point--is, for many readers, the durable core of the field. But it is also accused, of being, as Greg Bear puts it, "a restrictive genre without a soul"."
"This collection of all new short fiction by thirteen of today's top science fiction writers represents a memorial to the late Terry Carr and includes contributions by Ursulai K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, and Robert Silverberg, among others"