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'''Carmen Carter''' (1938–1991) is a [[science fiction]] writer, author of several bestselling novels that take place in the [[Star Trek]] universe.
'''Carmen Cecilia Carter'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/carter_carmen|title=Authors : Carter, Carmen : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia|website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> (born 1954) is an American [[science fiction]] writer, author of several bestselling novels that take place in the [[Star Trek]] universe.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Born in San Antonio, Texas on October 21, 1954, Carter was the daughter of Will Cecil and Yolanda Carter (a small press publisher, née Calderon).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/H1000016161/LitRC?u=ever87615&sid=LitRC|title=Carmen Carter|last=|first=|date=2002|website=Contemporary Authors Online|publisher=Gale|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> After earning a BA from UT Austin and an MS from Indiana University, she wrote books in her spare time for many years. In an interview with Contemporary Authors after the publication of Dreams of the Raven and The Children of Hamlin, she noted, "For the past twenty years, writing has been my hobby ... now that two books have made it into print, I am forced to reconsider my point of view."<ref name=":0" /> She published two further books. ''The Devil's Heart'', from 1994, is presently her last.
Born in [[San Antonio]], Texas on October 21, 1954, Carter was the daughter of Will Cecil and Yolanda Carter (a small press publisher, née Calderon).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/H1000016161/LitRC?u=ever87615&sid=LitRC|title=Carmen Carter|date=2002|website=Contemporary Authors Online|publisher=Gale|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> After earning a BA from UT Austin and an MS from Indiana University, she wrote books in her spare time for many years, concurrently with a career as a freelance audio visual production manager living in New York City.<ref name=":0" /> In an interview with ''[[Contemporary Authors]]'' after the publication of ''The Children of Hamlin'', she noted, "For the past twenty years, writing has been my hobby ... now that two books have made it into print, I am forced to reconsider my point of view."<ref name=":0" /> She published two further books. ''The Devil's Heart'', from 1994, is presently her last.


== Themes and Critical Response ==
== Themes and critical response ==
Carter's first book, ''Dreams of the Raven'', was a [[The New York Times|New York Times]] paperback bestseller,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/21/books/paperback-best-sellers-june-21-1987.html|title=Paperback Best Sellers: June 21, 1987|date=1987-06-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> as was her third, ''Doomsday World''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/29/books/paperback-best-sellers-july-29-1990.html|title=PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: July 29, 1990|date=1990-07-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>. Her fourth, ''The Devil's Heart'', was a bestseller in hardcover.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/18/books/best-sellers-april-18-1993.html|title=BEST SELLERS: April 18, 1993|date=1993-04-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In his review of ''The Devil's Heart'' for [[School Library Journal]], John Lawson wrote of the novel's themes of the temptation of power and greed, noting also, "Carter has woven several individual story lines into a complex, textured, well-written plot and peopled it with three-dimensional characters."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lawson|first=John|date=November 1993|title=Carter, Carmen. The Devil's Heart.|url=|journal=School Library Journal|volume=|pages=|via=EBSCOHost}}</ref>
Carter's first book, ''[[Dreams of the Raven]]'', was a [[The New York Times|New York Times]] paperback bestseller,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/21/books/paperback-best-sellers-june-21-1987.html|title=Paperback Best Sellers: June 21, 1987|date=1987-06-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> as was her third, ''Doomsday World.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/29/books/paperback-best-sellers-july-29-1990.html|title=PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: July 29, 1990|date=1990-07-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Her first hardcover publication,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Maryles|first=Daisy|date=22 March 1993|title=Behind the Bestsellers|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A13580624/LitRC?u=ever87615&sid=LitRC&xid=dd80e8e5|journal=Publishers Weekly|pages= 16|via=Literature Resource Center}}</ref> ''The Devil's Heart'', was a bestseller as well,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/18/books/best-sellers-april-18-1993.html|title=BEST SELLERS: April 18, 1993|date=1993-04-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and also as an audio book (read by [[Gates McFadden]]).<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 1993|title=Publishers Weekly audio bestsellers: April 1993|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A13651592/LitRC?u=ever87615&sid=LitRC&xid=be3f6228|journal=Publishers Weekly|pages= 30|via=Gale Group}}</ref>

In his review of ''[[The Devil's Heart]]'' for [[School Library Journal]], John Lawson wrote of the novel's themes of the temptation of power and greed, noting also, "Carter has woven several individual story lines into a complex, textured, well-written plot and peopled it with three-dimensional characters."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lawson |first=John |date=November 1993 |title=Carter, Carmen. The Devil's Heart. |journal=School Library Journal |via=EBSCOHost }}</ref> In another positive review, for [[Booklist]], John Mort notes that Carter devotes special attention to the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Next Generation]] characters of [[Deanna Troi|Counselor Troi]] and [[Beverly Crusher|Dr. Crusher]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mort |first=John |date=March 1993 |title=The Devil's Heart (review) |journal=Booklist }}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* [http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Carmen_Carter at Memory Alpha]
* [http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Carmen_Carter at Memory Beta]
* [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2535 at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database]
* [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2535 at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database]
* [http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/carter_carmen at the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]
* [http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/carter_carmen at the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]
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* [http://www.locusmag.com/index/t280.htm at Locusmag.com]


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Latest revision as of 04:55, 7 April 2024

Carmen Carter
Born(1954-10-21)October 21, 1954
San Antonio, Texas, United States
NationalityAmerican
Period1987–1994
GenreScience fiction

Carmen Cecilia Carter[1] (born 1954) is an American science fiction writer, author of several bestselling novels that take place in the Star Trek universe.

Biography[edit]

Born in San Antonio, Texas on October 21, 1954, Carter was the daughter of Will Cecil and Yolanda Carter (a small press publisher, née Calderon).[2] After earning a BA from UT Austin and an MS from Indiana University, she wrote books in her spare time for many years, concurrently with a career as a freelance audio visual production manager living in New York City.[2] In an interview with Contemporary Authors after the publication of The Children of Hamlin, she noted, "For the past twenty years, writing has been my hobby ... now that two books have made it into print, I am forced to reconsider my point of view."[2] She published two further books. The Devil's Heart, from 1994, is presently her last.

Themes and critical response[edit]

Carter's first book, Dreams of the Raven, was a New York Times paperback bestseller,[3] as was her third, Doomsday World.[4] Her first hardcover publication,[5] The Devil's Heart, was a bestseller as well,[6] and also as an audio book (read by Gates McFadden).[7]

In his review of The Devil's Heart for School Library Journal, John Lawson wrote of the novel's themes of the temptation of power and greed, noting also, "Carter has woven several individual story lines into a complex, textured, well-written plot and peopled it with three-dimensional characters."[8] In another positive review, for Booklist, John Mort notes that Carter devotes special attention to the Next Generation characters of Counselor Troi and Dr. Crusher.[9]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Dreams of the Raven (1987) ISBN 0-671-64500-5
  • The Children of Hamlin (1988) ISBN 978-0-7434-1215-5
  • Doomsday World (with Michael Jan Friedman, Peter David, and Robert Greenberger) (1990) ISBN 0-671-74144-6
  • The Devil's Heart (1994) ISBN 0-7434-2063-2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Authors : Carter, Carmen : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Carmen Carter". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2002. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Paperback Best Sellers: June 21, 1987". The New York Times. 1987-06-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. ^ "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: July 29, 1990". The New York Times. 1990-07-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ^ Maryles, Daisy (22 March 1993). "Behind the Bestsellers". Publishers Weekly: 16 – via Literature Resource Center.
  6. ^ "BEST SELLERS: April 18, 1993". The New York Times. 1993-04-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  7. ^ "Publishers Weekly audio bestsellers: April 1993". Publishers Weekly: 30. April 1993 – via Gale Group.
  8. ^ Lawson, John (November 1993). "Carter, Carmen. The Devil's Heart". School Library Journal – via EBSCOHost.
  9. ^ Mort, John (March 1993). "The Devil's Heart (review)". Booklist.

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