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"Press Enter", often stylized PRESS ENTER , is a science fiction novella by American writer John Varley originally published in the May 1984 issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. In 1985 it won the Locus Award for Best Novella, Hugo Award for Best Novella and Nebula Award for Best Novella.
Mar 27, 2009 · Varley cleverly avoids any real description of the technology in the story, focusing instead on its human aspects. This in essence future-proofs the story – something that sadly isn’t true of a story like “Press Enter” which has dated less well.
Dive deep into John Varley's Press Enter with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
When a man receives a mysterious automated phone call from his reticent neighbor, he finds himself in the midst of a technologically adept murder mystery. Victor is in his suburban home in Los Angeles when he receives an automatic telephone call telling him to visit his neighbor, Charles Kluge.
May 12, 2021 · John Varley’s PRESS ENTER is a NEBULA WINNER from 1984 and a HUGO WINNER from 1985. Press Enter is a story ahead of its time. Written in the early 1980s when cyber technology was crude, this story anticipates the sinister aspects of computers and Artificial Intelligence.
Publication Date: 1984. Awards: 1987 Seiun Award - Foreign Short Fiction. 1985 Hugo Award - Novella. 1985 Nebula Award - Novella. 1985 Locus Award - Novella. 1985 Science Fiction Chronicle Poll - Novella.
May 1, 1984 · Press Enter, which won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards for Best Novella in 1985, works on so many levels — it’s a romance, murder mystery, psychological drama, and horror story. It’s exciting, moving, and scary. Though Press Enter is set in the early 1980s, it feels nostalgic rather than dated.
