                           Jeffrey A. Carver
                   email: jeff.carver@genie.geis.com
                           Biographical Data
                                May 1995
 
     Jeffrey A. Carver is the author of numerous science fiction novels,
 including NEPTUNE CROSSING (Tor 1994) and STRANGE ATTRACTORS (Tor 1995),
 the first two volumes of THE CHAOS CHRONICLES, a hard science fiction
 series inspired by the emerging science of chaos theory.  Publishers
 Weekly said of NEPTUNE CROSSING: "Carver masterfully captures the joy of
 exploration...[and displays] his gift for the fine rendering of
 difficult scientific concepts," while Science Fiction Chronicle named it
 one of the best science fiction novels of 1994.  Kirkus Reviews calls
 STRANGE ATTRACTORS: "dazzling, thrilling, innovative...probably Carver's
 best effort to date."
 
     Prior to this, Carver wrote the paired novels DRAGON RIGGER (Tor
 1993) and DRAGONS IN THE STARS (Tor 1992), blending elements of science
 fiction and fantasy--as well as the hard SF novel FROM A CHANGELING STAR
 (Bantam Spectra 1989) and its sequel, DOWN THE STREAM OF STARS (Bantam
 Spectra 1990), combining nanotechnology, supernovas and cosmic strings,
 and a great deal in between.
 
     His favorite themes include star travel, alien contact, artificial
 intelligence, and transcendent realities--and the moral, ethical, and
 spiritual implications of these possibilities--with a strong emphasis on
 humanistic concerns.
 
     Other important novels include THE RAPTURE EFFECT (Tor 1987) and
 the epic novel THE INFINITY LINK (Bluejay 1984), which was praised by SF
 and Fantasy Review as "a rich novel of immense scope, with the most
 detailed and brilliant descriptive passages of empathic and telepathic
 communication," and by Analog as "a satisfying and rewarding visionary
 experience."  His early novels, SEAS OF ERNATHE, STAR RIGGER'S WAY, and
 PANGLOR established the star rigger universe to which he later returned
 in DRAGONS IN THE STARS and DRAGON RIGGER, with further explorations
 planned.
 
     Originally a native of Huron, Ohio, Carver has lived in New England
 since graduating from Brown University in 1971 with a degree in English.
 In 1974 he earned a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University
 of Rhode Island.  He has been a high school and collegiate wrestler, a
 scuba diving instructor, a quahog diver, a UPS sorter, a word-processing
 consultant, a private pilot, and a stay-at-home dad.  He lives with his
 family in Arlington, Massachusetts, where he is a full-time writer and a
 member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and The
 Authors Guild.  His interests include science, religion, nature,
 underwater exploration, and flying.
 
 
 
 
 
                              BIBLIOGRAPHY
 
                  Published Works by Jeffrey A. Carver
                       (in order of publication)
 
Novels:
 
SEAS OF ERNATHE, 1976, Laser Books
 STAR RIGGER'S WAY, 1978, Dell Books, SF Book Club; revised edition
     1994, Tor Books
 PANGLOR, 1980, Dell Books; new edition forthcoming, Tor Books
 THE INFINITY LINK, 1984, Bluejay Books (hc), Tor (pb), SF Book Club
 THE RAPTURE EFFECT, 1987, Tor Books (hc&pb), SF Book Club
 ROGER ZELAZNY'S ALIEN SPEEDWAY: CLYPSIS (collaborative novel), 1987,
     Bantam Spectra
 FROM A CHANGELING STAR, 1989, Bantam Spectra, SF Book Club
 DOWN THE STREAM OF STARS, 1990, Bantam Spectra
 DRAGONS IN THE STARS, 1992, Tor Books, SF Book Club
 DRAGON RIGGER, 1993, Tor Books (hc), 1994 (pb)
 NEPTUNE CROSSING, The Chaos Chronicles: Book One, 1994, Tor Books (hc);
     pb forthcoming 1995
 STRANGE ATTRACTORS, The Chaos Chronicles: Book Two, Tor 1995
 
--forthcoming--
 
THE INFINITE SEA, The Chaos Chronicles: Book Three, Tor 1996.
 
 
Short fiction:
 
"...Of No Return" -- Fiction, 1974
 "Alien Persuasion" -- Galaxy, 1975 [formed the basis for the novel, STAR
     RIGGER'S WAY]
 "Seastate Zero" -- Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1977
 "Love Rogo" -- FUTURE LOVE: A SCIENCE FICTION TRIAD (Bobbs-Merrill,
     1977)
 "What Gods Are These?" -- Galileo, 1978
 "Though All the Mountains Lie Between" -- Science Fiction Times, 1980
     and DRAGONS OF DARKNESS (Ace, 1981)  [formed the basis for the
     novel, DRAGONS IN THE STARS]
 "Life-Tides" -- HABITATS (Daw, 1984)
 "Reality School: In the Entropy Zone" -- Science Fiction Age, March
     1995.
 "Shapeshifter Finals" --WARRIORS OF BLOOD AND DREAM, edited by Roger
     Zelazny (Avonova, 1995)
 

Carver's work has been translated into German, Russian, Italian, Greek,
     Hungarian, and Japanese.
 
For further information, contact the author at:
 jeff.carver@genie.geis.com
 
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