''Universe 12'' is an
anthology
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of original
science fiction
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short stories edited by
Terry Carr
Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor.
Background and discovery of fandom
Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of S ...
, the twelfth volume in the seventeen-volume
Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by
Doubleday
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in June 1982, with a paperback edition from
Zebra Books
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in December 1983. The first British edition was issued in hardcover by
Robert Hale in 1983.
The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor.
Contents
* "Introduction" (
Terry Carr
Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor.
Background and discovery of fandom
Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of S ...
)
* "
A Pursuit of Miracles" (
George Turner)
* "
Exploring Fossil Canyon" (
Kim Stanley Robinson
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)
* "
God's Hooks!
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" (
Howard Waldrop
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Early life
Born in Houston, Mississippi, ...
)
* "
Talp Hunt" (
Nancy Kress
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)
* "
When the Fathers Go" (
Bruce McAllister
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)
* "
Thieving Bear Planet
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" (
R. A. Lafferty)
* "
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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Story
The poem begins as an old sorcerer departs his workshop, leaving his apprentice with chores to perform. Tired of ...
" (
Mary C. Pangborn)
* "
In Memory of
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James Patrick Kelly
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Biography
Kelly made his first fiction sale in 1975. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of N ...
)
* "
Helen, Whose Face Launched Twenty-Eight Conestoga Hovercraft" (
Leigh Kennedy
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Kennedy's story "Her Furry Face" was a nominee for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story.
She was marrie ...
)
Awards
*The anthology placed fourth in the 1983
Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.
*"A Pursuit of Miracles" was nominated for the 1991
Ditmar Award for Best Australian Long Fiction.
*"God's Hooks!" was nominated for the 1983
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
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and placed fourth in the 1983
Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.
*"Helen, Whose Face Launched Twenty-Eight Conestoga Hovercraft" placed twenty-second in the 1983
Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.
References
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1982 anthologies
Universe (anthology series)
Doubleday (publisher) books