T. C. McCarthy
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| Born | T. C. McCarthy United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer |
| Education | University of Virginia University of Georgia (PhD) |
| Genre | Science fiction, Literary Fiction |
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T. C. McCarthy is an American science fiction author. His first novel, Germline, won the 2012 Compton Crook Award.
Education
[edit]McCarthy earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia. He also earned a PhD in geology from the University of Georgia.[1] While pursuing his PhD, McCarthy was a Fulbright Scholar.[2]
Writing
[edit]McCarthy's main work, a trilogy called the Subterrene War series,[3] was originally intended to be a single book containing three novellas.[4] The first novel in the series, Germline, won the 2012 Compton Crook Award.[5][6] James Floyd Kelly, writing for Wired, called it "gritty" and "harsh," stating that "it takes real skill to lead a reader into actually seeing, smelling, and hearing (and maybe even tasting) the realities of war."[4]
His writing influences include Michael Herr.[7]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2012: Won the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel for Germline, Orbit Books, 2011[8]
- 2013: Nominated for the Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian Novel of the Year for Chimera, Orbit Books, 2012[9]
Selected bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Germline (August 1, 2011, Orbit Books, ISBN 978-0-316-12818-6) (Compton Crook Award winner)
- Exogene (March 1, 2012, Orbit Books, ISBN 978-0-316-12815-5)
- Chimera (July 31, 2012, Orbit Books, ISBN 978-0-316-12817-9)
- Tyger Burning (July 2, 2019, Baen Books, ISBN 978-1-481-48410-7)
- Tyger Bright (February 2, 2021, Baen Books, ISBN 978-1-982-12517-2)
Novelettes
[edit]- "The Legionnaires" (April 18, 2011, Orbit Books)
- "A People's Army (March 15, 2012, Orbit Books)
- "Sunshine" (June 15, 2012, Orbit Books)
Short fiction
[edit]- "A Dry and Dusty Home" (Spring 2010, Per Contra: The International Journal of the Arts, Literature, and Ideas, Issue 18)[10]
- "Private Exploration" (June 2, 2011, Nature, Vol. 474, p. 120)[11]
- "A.I.P." (2012, Story Quarterly, Vol. 45)[12]
- "Seven Miles" (2013, Baen Books)[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Theses and Dissertations 2011". University of Georgia Geology Department. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS EARNED BY UGA STUDENTS". UGA Factbook 1998. University of Georgia. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ Brooke, Keith (27 March 2012). "Culture Books Paperbacks Exogene by TC McCarthy – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ a b Kelly, James Floyd (4 October 2011). "Sci-Fi Trench Warfare in Germline". Wired. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "McCarthy Wins 2012 Compton Crook Award". Locus. May 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Compton Crook Award Winners". Baltimore Science Fiction Society. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "T.C. McCarthy".
- ^ "Compton Crook Award Winners". Baltimore Science Fiction Society. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Prometheus Awards". Libertarian Futurist Society. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "Dry and Dusty Home". Per Contra. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ McCarthy, T. C. (2011). "Private Exploration". Nature. 474 (7349): 120. doi:10.1038/474120a.
- ^ "A.I.P." Story Quarterly. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Seven Miles". Baen Books. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- T. C. McCarthy at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- T. C. McCarthy at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
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