John Francis Carr (born December 25, 1944) is an American science fiction editor and writer as well as the executor of the literary estate of H. Beam Piper.
Carr was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in San Diego, California.
He is the author of seven published novels and, along with co-editor Jerry Pournelle, he has edited over twenty theme anthologies and short story collections.
His other works include the space opera The Ophidian Conspiracy and several novels (some co-written with Roland J.
In 2002, Carr and Pournelle were honored with a Prometheus Award for editing The Survival of Freedom.