T. C. McCarthy

T. C. McCarthy
T. C. McCarthy
	McCarthy in 2012
Born	T. C. McCarthy; United States
Occupation	Novelist, writer
Education	University of Virginia; University of Georgia (PhD)
Genre	Science fiction, Literary Fiction
Notable works	Germline; Exogene; Chimera;
Website
	tcmccarthy.com

T. C. McCarthy is an American science fiction author. His first novel, Germline, won the 2012 Compton Crook Award.

Education

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

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

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

Novels

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

"The Legionnaires" (April 18, 2011, Orbit Books)
"A People's Army (March 15, 2012, Orbit Books)
"Sunshine" (June 15, 2012, Orbit Books)

Short fiction

"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]

References

^ "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.