The John Varley Reader
Thirty Years of Short Fiction
Published on 22. September 2020
537 pages
978-1-5040-6341-8 (ISBN)
Description
A landmark collection from the master of science fiction whose short stories "are quite literally unforgettable" (William Gibson).
These eighteen stories from the acclaimed author of the Gaea Trilogy, The Ophiuchi Hotline, and many other important works span thirty years of his distinguished career. In these pages are Hugo, Nebula, Prix Tour-Apollo, and James Tiptree Jr. Award winners, including "The Persistence of Vision," "PRESS ENTER [ ]," "The Pusher," and "The Barbie Murders," among other outstanding works of speculative short fiction. As a valuable bonus, each story includes an autobiographical introduction by the author.
Praise for John Varley
"John Varley is the best writer in America." -Tom Clancy
"There are few writers whose work I love more than John Varley's, purely love." -Cory Doctorow
"One of science fiction's most important writers." - The Washington Post
"Inventive." -The New York Times
"One of the genre's most accomplished storytellers." - Publishers Weekly
These eighteen stories from the acclaimed author of the Gaea Trilogy, The Ophiuchi Hotline, and many other important works span thirty years of his distinguished career. In these pages are Hugo, Nebula, Prix Tour-Apollo, and James Tiptree Jr. Award winners, including "The Persistence of Vision," "PRESS ENTER [ ]," "The Pusher," and "The Barbie Murders," among other outstanding works of speculative short fiction. As a valuable bonus, each story includes an autobiographical introduction by the author.
Praise for John Varley
"John Varley is the best writer in America." -Tom Clancy
"There are few writers whose work I love more than John Varley's, purely love." -Cory Doctorow
"One of science fiction's most important writers." - The Washington Post
"Inventive." -The New York Times
"One of the genre's most accomplished storytellers." - Publishers Weekly
More details
Person
John Varley is the author of the Gaea Trilogy (
Titan,
Wizard, and
Demon), the Thunder and Lightning Series (
Red Thunder,
Red Lightning,
Rolling Thunder, and
Dark Lightning),
Steel Beach,
The Golden Globe,
Mammoth, and many more novels. He has won both Nebula and Hugo Awards for his short fiction, and his short story "Air Raid" was adapted into the film
Millennium. Varley lives in Vancouver, Washington. For more information, visit varley.net.
Content
- Intro
- Praise for the Writing of John Varley
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Picnic on Nearside
- Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
- In the Hall of the Martian Kings
- Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance
- The Barbie Murders
- The Phantom of Kansas
- Beatnik Bayou
- Air Raid
- The Persistence of Vision
- Press Enter ?
- The Pusher
- Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo
- Options
- Just Another Perfect Day
- In Fading Suns and Dying Moons
- The Flying Dutchman
- Good Intentions
- The Bellman
- Afterword
- About the Author
- Copyright
