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Terry Carr’s Third Ace Special Series

12 Apr, 2022

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As previously established over on tor dot com, I have in my possession all twelve volumes in the Third Ace Specials series. Editor Terry Carr selected an interesting unifying theme for his twelve selection. Each one was its author’s debut at novel length. How keen was Carr’s insight? How well have the books aged? Did the authors enjoy the lengthy careers inclusion in the series suggested might result? To find the answer to those questions, join me as I reread and review nearly all1 of the Specials.


1: The singular exception being Howard Waldrop’s Them Bones, which I reviewed almost eight years ago,