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David G Hartwell

(1941 - )
(Husband of Kathryn Cramer)

About David G Hartwell

David G. Hartwell, called "an editor extraordinaire" by Publishers Weekly, is one of science fiction's most experienced and influential editors. As an editor with Berkley Books, Pocket Books, William Morrow, and Tor Books, he has worked with many of the field's best authors and edited many award-winning works. He is the author of Age of Wonders, a nonfiction study of the science fiction field. Among his many anthologies are the bestselling World Treasury of Science Fiction and the World Fantasy Award winner The Dark Descent. He is the holder of a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Columbia University, a winner of the Eaton Award, and has been nominated for the Hugo Award twenty-four times.

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Year's Best SF 13
(Year's Best SF , book 13)

Year's Best Fantasy 8
(Year's Best Fantasy , book 8)

Anthology series

Dark Descent
1. The Colour of Evil (1987)
2. The Medusa in the Shield (1990)
3. A Fabulous, Formless Darkness (1992)
The Dark Descent (1997)

Foundations of Fear
1. Shadows of Fear (1992)
2. Worlds of Fear (1994)
3. Visions of Fear (1994)

Year's Best SF
1. Year's Best Science Fiction (1996)
2. Year's Best SF 2 (1997)
3. Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
4. Year's Best SF 4 (1999)
5. Year's Best SF 5 (2000)
6. Year's Best SF 6 (2001)
7. Year's Best SF 7 (2002)
8. Year's Best SF 8 (2003)
9. Year's Best SF 9 (2004) (with Kathryn Cramer)
10. Year's Best SF 10 (2005) (with Kathryn Cramer)
11. Year's Best SF 11 (2006) (with Kathryn Cramer)
12. Year's Best SF 12 (2007) (with Kathryn Cramer)
13. Year's Best SF 13 (2008) (with Kathryn Cramer)

Year's Best Fantasy (with Kathryn Cramer)
1. Year's Best Fantasy (2001)
2. Year's Best Fantasy 2 (2002)
3. Year's Best Fantasy 3 (2003)
4. Year's Best Fantasy 4 (2004)
5. Year's Best Fantasy 5 (2005)
6. Year's Best Fantasy 6 (2006)
7. Year's Best Fantasy 7 (2007)
8. Year's Best Fantasy 8 (2008)

Anthologies edited

Battle of the Monsters: And Other Stories (1976) (with L W Currey)
Destination Moon (1979)
Christmas Ghosts (1987) (with Kathryn Cramer)
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment (1988) (with Kathryn Cramer)
The World Treasury of Science Fiction (1989)
Spirits of Christmas (1989) (with Kathryn Cramer)
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (1989) (with Kathryn Cramer)
Northern Suns (1991) (with Glenn Grant)
Cafe Purgatorium (1991)
Best Fantasy (1991)
Christmas Stars (1992)
Christmas Forever (1993)
The Ascent of Wonder (1994) (with Kathryn Cramer)
Northern Stars: The Anthology of Canadian Science Fiction (1994) (with Glenn Grant)
Christmas Magic (1994)
The Screaming Skull: And Other Great American Ghost Stories (1995)
The Science Fiction Century (1996)
Visions of Wonder (1996) (with Milton T Wolf)
Bodies of the Dead: And Other Great American Ghost Stories (1997)
Centaurus (1999) (with Damien Broderick)
The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: A 'Top 40' List (2000) (with Paul Williams)
The Hard Science Fiction Renaissance (2002) (with Kathryn Cramer)
The Mammoth Book of the Science Fiction Century (2003)
The Mammoth Book of the Science Fiction Century II (2004)
The Space Opera Renaissance (2006) (with Kathryn Cramer)
The Science Fiction Century, Volume Two (2006)

Non fiction

Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction (1984)

Links to other websites

David G. Hartwell's Home Page

David G Hartwell recommends

Hellspark (1988)
Janet Kagan
"Janet Kagan is a seductive and engaging storyteller and a first-class SF writer. This book is her masterpiece to date, one of the best SF adventures of the 1980s."

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