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John Herbert Varley (born August 9, 1947) is an American science fiction writer.
“This stellar collection by John Varley contains eleven provocative, utterly distinctive stories and novellas. None of them are currently available in any other book. Some have been unavailable in any form for twenty-five years or more.
John Varley is a bestselling science fiction author best known for his novels on Big Ideas, compelling characters, and plausible science. He wrote his first piece of fiction “Picnic on Nearside,” a short story in 1974 before he published his world-beating debut novel “The Ophiuchi Hotline” in 1977.
“The heart-pounding space race is on,” exclaimed Publishers Weekly about Red Thunder, while The Washington Post called it “realistic – and funny.” Now, award-winning author John Varley continues the adventure with a novel featuring a new generation of spacefaring heroes… “Mars sucks.” And if anyone’s allowed to say it, Ray ...
John Varley has 218 books on Goodreads with 120625 ratings. John Varley’s most popular book is Titan (Gaea, #1).
Full name: John Herbert Varley. John Varley was born in Austin, Texas. He grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, moved to Port Arthur in 1957, and graduated from Nederland High School. He went to Michigan State University.
Dec 3, 2018 · John Varley is a highly respected author of science fiction. He’s known for his use of plausible science, compelling characters, and Big Ideas. (See his Gaean trilogy, Titan, Wizard and Demon for a perfect example of a really Big Idea).
