The John Varley Reader

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The John Varley Reader
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Author John Varley
Cover artist Ralph Mercer and Ian McKinnell
LanguageEnglish
Series Eight Worlds
GenreScience fiction
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date
September 2004
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages532
ISBN 0-441-01195-0
OCLC 55105932

The John Varley Reader is a representative collection of 18 of the science fiction short stories by John Varley, first published in paperback in September 2004. It features 5 new stories. Each story is preceded by an autobiographical introduction; until this book Varley had avoided discussing himself, or his works, in print.

Contents

It was republished in 2020 by Open Road Media. [1]

Contents

Back cover (2020 edition)

"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."

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