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The Amount to Carry(Reprint)
Stories
by Carter Scholz
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 Carter Scholz
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 Carter Scholz
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 Carter Scholz, 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 Carter Scholz
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 ..."






Palimpsests(1st Edition)
(Ace Special, No. 4)
by Carter Scholz, Glenn Harcourt, Terry Carr, Scholz/Harcourt
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1955 by Ace
ISBN-13: 978-0-441-65065-1, ISBN: 0-441-65065-1

"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?"






The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 2
by Allan Kaster, Gregory Benford, Dave Hutchinson, Nancy Kress, Ramez Naam, Alec Nevala-Lee, Alastair Reynolds, Carter Scholz, Peter Watts, Bond Elam
Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2018 by Independently Published
ISBN-13: 978-1-79074-443-5, ISBN: 1-79074-443-1

"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 Carter Scholz
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, ..."






Kafka Americana
by Jonathan Lethem, Carter Scholz
Hardcover, 102 Pages, Published 1999 by Subterranean
ISBN-13: 978-1-892284-43-3, ISBN: 1-892284-43-X

"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 ..."






Drumm Booklet Ser.
Cuts
by Carter Scholz
55 Pages, Published 1985
ISBN-13: 978-0-936055-19-0, ISBN: 0-936055-19-7






Kafka Americana
by Carter Scholz, Jonathan Lethem
Hardcover, 120 Pages, Published 1999 by Subterranean Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-892284-44-0, ISBN: 1-892284-44-8

"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."






Visions, Ventures, Escape Velocities
A Collection of Space Futures
by Ed Finn, Madeline Ashby, Steven Barnes, Jim Bell, Lawrence Dritsas, Emma Frow, Eileen Gunn, Roland Lehoucq, Andrew D. Maynard, Clark A. Miller, Ramez Naam, Deji Bryce Olukotun, Kim Stanley Robinson, Steve Ruff, Carter Scholz, Karl Schroeder, Vandana Singh, William K. Storey, Sara Imari Walker, G. Pascal Zachary
Paperback, Published 2017 by Arizona State, Tempe, Az
ISBN-13: 978-0-9995902-4-9, ISBN: 0-9995902-4-3






Terry's Universe(1st Edition)
by Beth Meacham, Fritz Leiber, Kate Wilhelm, Carter Scholz, Michal Swanwick, R. A. Lafferty, Kim Stanley Robinson, Roger Zelazny, Gene Wolfe, Terry Carr, Gregory Benford, Harlan Ellison
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1989 by Tor Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8125-4592-0, ISBN: 0-8125-4592-3

"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 Carter Scholz
55 Pages, Published 1985
ISBN-13: 978-0-936055-20-6, ISBN: 0-936055-20-0






Inside Outer Space(1st Edition)
Science Fiction Professionals Look at Their Craft
by Sharon Jarvis, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Parke Godwin, C.J. Cherryh, Ron Goulart, Stuart David Schiff, Carter Scholz, George Alec Effinger, Marshall B. Tymn, Lloyd Biggle Jr.
Hardcover, 148 Pages, Published 1985 by Ungar Pub Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-8044-2411-0, ISBN: 0-8044-2411-X

"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
A Collection of Space Futures
by Madeline Ashby, Steven Barnes, Jim Bell, Lawrence Dritsas, Emma Frow, Eileen Gunn, Roland Lehoucq, Andrew D. Maynard, Clark A. Miller, Ramez Naam, Deji Bryce Olukotun, Kim Stanley Robinson, Steve Ruff, Carter Scholz, Karl Schroeder, Vandana Singh, William K. Storey, Sara Imari Walker, G. Pascal Zachary, Ed Finn, Joey Eschrich, Juliet Ulman
Other, 314 Pages, Published 2019 by Center For Science And Imagination Arizona State University
ISBN-13: 978-0-9995902-2-5, ISBN: 0-9995902-2-7

"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 ..."






Starlight 1(1st Edition)
by Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Michael Swanwick, Andy Duncan, Jane Yolen, Gregory Feeley, Robert Reed, Susanna Clarke, Susan Palwick, Martha Soukup, Carter Scholz, John M. Ford, Mark Kreighbaum, Maureen F. Mchugh
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1996 by Tor Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-86215-2, ISBN: 0-312-86215-6

"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 ..."






NEW LEGENDS(1st Edition)
Elegy; A Desperate Calculus; Scenes From a Future Marriage; Coming of Age in Karhide; High Abyss; Old Legneds; Recording Angel; When Strangers Meet; The Day the Aliens Came; Gnota; Rorvik's War; Radiance; The Red Blaze is the Morning; One
by Greg Bear, Martin H., Sterling Blake, James Stevens-Arce, Gregory Benford, Paul J. Mcauley, Sonia Orin Lyris, Robert Sheckley, Greg Abraham, Geoffrey A. Landis, Carter Scholz, Robert Silverberg, Jame Bear
Paperback, 378 Pages, Published 1996 by Tor - Tom Doherty Associates
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-86201-5, ISBN: 0-312-86201-6

""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"."






Terry's Universe(1st Edition)
by Beth Meacham, Kate Wilhelm, Gregory Benford, Harlan Ellison, Ursula Le Guin, Terry Carr, Fritz Leiber, Carter Scholz, Michal Swanwick, R. A. Lafferty, Kim Stanley Robinson, Roger Zelazny, Gene Wolfe, Robert Silverberg, Tor Books
Hardcover, 234 Pages, Published 1988 by Tor Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-93058-5, ISBN: 0-312-93058-5

"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"






Terry CarrÕs Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16.(1st Edition)
by Terry Carr, Kim Stanley Robinson, Orson Scott Card, Robert Silverberg, Carter Scholz, Lucius Shepard, Ian Watson, Judith Moffatt, James Patrick Kelly, Harry Turtledove
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1987 by Gollancz
ISBN-13: 978-0-575-04085-4, ISBN: 0-575-04085-8



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