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John Herbert Varley (born August 9, 1947) is an American science fiction writer.
This is Varley’s first story collection — a multiple award winner. It won the Locus Award and the Prix Apollo for Best Single Author Collection. The title story also won a Locus Award and a Hugo and a Nebula. Five other stories were near awards. PBS turned “Overdrawn at the Memory Bank” into a 3-(out of ... More details »
Aug 9, 2024 · Varley retired in 2023 following the death of his wife, and he has almost never spoken publicly about the deeper themes of his work. Yet in a 1981 speech to a science fiction convention, Varley’s close friend, George R.R. Martin, managed to explain what motivated the science fiction authors who emerged from the hippie era, in words that ...
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.
Mar 27, 2009 · The All-Time Top 40: The Pusher, John Varley (#42) There are many writers who owe a debt to the late Robert A. Heinlein, and many who could legitimately be described as having been greatly influenced by his work. John Varley, who spent the ’60s in Haight – Ashbury in San Francisco, is one of them.
Millennium is a 1983 science fiction novel by John Varley. Varley later turned this novel into the script for the 1989 film Millennium, both of which are based on Varley's short story "Air Raid", which was published in 1977.
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Apr 24, 2006 · Legal Name: Varley, John Herbert. Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA. Birthdate: 9 August 1947. Language: English. Email: johnvarley@ca.rr.com. Webpages: CSFDB, IMDB, SFE, varley.net, Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-JA.