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John Varley

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John Varley (1947-) is a science fiction author.

Life[]

Born in Austin, Texas in August of 1947, John spent most of his childhood in Fort Worth and Port Arthur, Texas. After graduating from Nederland High School, John went to Michigan State University on a National Merit Scholarship and briefly pursued a physics degree before becoming an English major. John ended up getting neither degree as he dropped out of college and moved to San Francisco (specifically the Haight-Ashbury district) in 1967. John was destitute for most of his young adulthood and moved to various cities before starting his writing career.

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Writing style[]

Varley's works are somewhat similar to those of Robert A. Heinlein, and they show somewhat similar libertarian and free-love positive viewpoints. A recurring theme in Varley's works is the exploration and colonization of the Solar system by humans.

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Notable works[]

  • The Persistence of Vision - Varley's first collection of short stories
  • The Barbie Murders (or Picnic on Nearside) - a collection of short stories
  • Millennium - a novel about time travellers from a dystopian future travelling into the past
  • Blue Champagne - a collection of short stories
  • The John Varley Reader - a collected edition of Varley's writings
  • Mammoth - a time travel novel with a discontinous narrative
  • Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe - a collection of short stories

The Eight Worlds[]

  • The Ophiuchi Hotline - Varley's debut novel, shows humanity discovering a hotline to the stars
  • Steel Beach - shows humanity colonizing the Moon after being forced off Earth by alien invaders
  • The Golden Globe - shows the travels of a con man through the Solar system
  • Irontown Blues - a novel about a private detective on the Moon hunting biohackers

Gaea trilogy[]

  • Titan - shows a human ship being captured by Gaea
  • Wizard - shows Cirocco Jones' life within Gaea
  • Demon - shows Gaea rescuing survivors of a nuclear war on Earth

Thunder and Lightning[]

  • Red Thunder - shows four ruffians building a ship to Mars
  • Red Lightning - shows a Martian returning to Earth
  • Rolling Thunder - shows the colonization of Europa
  • Dark Earth - shows a ship travelling to New Earth

See also[]

  • Robert A. Heinlein
  • Larry Niven
  • Charles Sheffield
  • Stephen Baxter
  • Alastair Reynolds
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