T. C. McCarthy explained

Birth Name:	T. C. McCarthy
Birth Place:	United States
Occupation:	Novelist, writer
Education:	University of Virginia University of Georgia (PhD)
Genre:	Science fiction, Literary Fiction
Notableworks:	Germline Exogene Chimera

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. 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.^[5]

Awards and nominations

• 2012: Won the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel for Germline, Orbit Books, 2011 ^[6]
• 2013: Nominated for the Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian Novel of the Year for Chimera, Orbit Books, 2012 ^[7]

Selected bibliography

Novels

• Germline (August 1, 2011, Orbit Books,) (Compton Crook Award winner)
• Exogene (March 1, 2012, Orbit Books,)
• Chimera (July 31, 2012, Orbit Books,)
• Tyger Burning (July 2, 2019, Baen Books,)
• Tyger Bright (February 2, 2021, Baen Books,)

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)^[8]
• "Private Exploration" (June 2, 2011, Nature, Vol. 474, p. 120)^[9]
• "A.I.P." (2012, Story Quarterly, Vol. 45)^[10]
• "Seven Miles" (2013, Baen Books)^[11]

External links

• Official website
• T. C. McCarthy at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• T. C. McCarthy at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Notes and References

1. Web site: Theses and Dissertations 2011. University of Georgia Geology Department. 29 June 2012.
2. Web site: NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS EARNED BY UGA STUDENTS. UGA Factbook 1998. University of Georgia. 29 June 2012.
3. News: Brooke. Keith. Culture Books Paperbacks Exogene by TC McCarthy – review. 29 June 2012. The Guardian. 27 March 2012.
4. News: Kelly. James Floyd. Sci-Fi Trench Warfare in Germline. 29 June 2012. Wired. 4 October 2011.
5. Web site: T.C. McCarthy.
6. Web site: Baltimore Science Fiction Society . Compton Crook Award Winners . June 25, 2013.
7. Web site: Libertarian Futurist Society . Prometheus Awards . June 24, 2014.
8. Per Contra . Dry and Dusty Home . June 26, 2014.
9. McCarthy . T. C. . 2011 . Private Exploration . Nature . 474 . 7349 . 10.1038/474120a . free . 120 .
10. Web site: Story Quarterly . A.I.P.. June 26, 2014.
11. Web site: Seven Miles . Baen Books . June 26, 2014.