Book description
Millennia in the future, Earth has become a backwater planet, ignored
by others in the galaxy. Its one jewel is Cirque - the city on the
Abyss, a city of love and harmony, with inspiring religious rites.
But in the Abyss there lives the Beast, formed from the castoff hates
of the Cirquians: a beast whose body is refuse, whose mind is black as
sin. Feeble weapons are no match for the Beast.
And now, after centuries, it's climbing out of the Abyss to claim its
own... Terry Carr (1937 - 1987)
Terry Gene Carr was born in Oregon in 1937. An enthusiastic publisher
of fanzines since his early teens, Carr was nominated for the Hugo for
Best Fanzine five times, winning in 1959, and for Best Fan Writer three
times, winning in 1973. Despite a distinguished career in professional
publishing, he continued to participate in fandom throughout his life.
He produced three novels but it is as an editor that he made his
reputation - first at Ace and then in a freelance capacity. He initiated
the long-running and influential 'Universe' series of original
anthologies and, from 1972 to 1987, produced The Best Science Fiction
of the Year
compilations, widely regarded as being the best of the annual showcase
collections. He was nominated thirteen times for the Hugo Award for Best
Editor, winning twice. Terry Carr died in April 1987 of congestive heart
failure.
