Universe 12 is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the twelfth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in June 1982, with a paperback edition from Zebra Books in December 1983. The first British edition was issued in hardcover by Robert Hale in 1983.^[1]

The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor.

• "Introduction" (Terry Carr)
• "A Pursuit of Miracles" (George Turner)
• "Exploring Fossil Canyon" (Kim Stanley Robinson)
• "God's Hooks!" (Howard Waldrop)
• "Talp Hunt" (Nancy Kress)
• "When the Fathers Go" (Bruce McAllister)
• "Thieving Bear Planet" (R. A. Lafferty)
• "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (Mary C. Pangborn)
• "In Memory of" (James Patrick Kelly)
• "Helen, Whose Face Launched Twenty-Eight Conestoga Hovercraft" (Leigh Kennedy)

• The anthology placed fourth in the 1983 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.
• "A Pursuit of Miracles" was nominated for the 1991 Ditmar Award for Best Australian Long Fiction.
• "God's Hooks!" was nominated for the 1983 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and placed fourth in the 1983 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.
• "Helen, Whose Face Launched Twenty-Eight Conestoga Hovercraft" placed twenty-second in the 1983 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.