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John Varley

(John Herbert Varley)

(b.1947)

aka Herb Boehm

John Varley was born in Texas in 1947. After spending time as a 'confirmed drifter' he settled in Portland, Oregon and became a full-time writer. He has won the Hugo and Nebula awards a number of times, and has also received the prestigious Prix Apollo. His acclaimed novels include Titan, Wizard, Demon (the Gaea trilogy), Millennium and Steel Beach.

Awards: Prometheus (1999), Nebula (1985), Hugo (1985) see all

Genres: Science Fiction

Series

Eight Worlds
   1. The Ophiuchi Hotline (1977)
   2. The Persistence of Vision (1978)
   3. Blue Champagne (1986)
   4. Irontown Blues (2018)

Gaea
   1. Titan (1979)
   2. Wizard (1980)
   3. Demon (1984)

Metal Trilogy
1. Steel Beach (1992)
2. The Golden Globe (1998)

Thunder and Lightning
   1. Red Thunder (2003)
   2. Red Lightning (2006)
   3. Rolling Thunder (2008)
   4. Dark Lightning (2014)

Novels

   Millennium (1983)
   Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo (1991)
   Mammoth (2005)
   Slow Apocalypse (2012)

Collections

   The Barbie Murders (1980)
     aka Picnic on Nearside
   The John Varley Reader (2004)
   Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe (2013)

Novellas and Short Stories

In the Hall of the Martian Kings (1978)
Press Enter (1997)

Anthologies edited

Superheroes (1995) (with Ricia Mainhardt)

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by John Varley

The Last Dangerous Visions (2024)
(Dangerous Visions, book 3)
edited by
Harlan Ellison

Speaking of the Fantastic V (2024)
(Speaking of the Fantastic, book 5)
edited by
Darrell Schweitzer

Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman

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Awards

	2005 Locus Award for Best Collection : The John Varley Reader
	1999 Prometheus Award : The Golden Globe
	1987 Locus Award for Best Collection : Blue Champagne
	1985 Nebula Award for Best Novella : PRESS ENTER []
	1985 Locus Award for Best Novella : PRESS ENTER[]
	1985 Hugo Award for Best Novella : PRESS ENTER []
	1982 Locus Award for Best Novella : Blue Champagne
	1982 Hugo Award for Best Short Story : The Pusher
	1981 Locus Award for Best Collection : The Barbie Murders
	1980 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Titan
	1979 Nebula Award for Best Novella : The Persistence of Vision [short story]
	1979 Locus Award for Best Novella : The Persistence of Vision
	1979 Locus Award for Best Collection : The Persistence of Vision
	1979 Hugo Award for Best Novella : The Persistence of Vision [short story]

Award nominations

	2014 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe: And Other Stories
	2013 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Slow Apocalypse
	2009 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Rolling Thunder
	2006 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Mammoth
	2004 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Red Thunder
	1999 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Golden Globe
	1993 Prometheus Award (nominee) : Steel Beach
	1993 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Steel Beach
	1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Steel Beach
	1987 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo
	1985 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Demon
	1984 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Millennium
	1984 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Millennium
	1983 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : Millennium
	1982 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Pusher
	1982 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Blue Champagne [short story]
	1981 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Beatnik Bayou
	1981 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Wizard
	1981 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Beatnik Bayou
	1981 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Wizard
	1980 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Options
	1980 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Options
	1980 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Titan
	1979 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Titan
	1979 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Barbie Murders [short story]
	1978 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Air Raid
	1978 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Ophiuchi Hotline
	1978 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : In the Hall of the Martian Kings
	1978 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Equinoctial
	1978 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Air Raid
	1978 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : In the Hall of the Martian Kings [short story]
	1977 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Phantom of Kansas
	1977 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance
	1976 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Retrograde Summer
	1976 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : The Barbie Murders
	1975 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : The Barbie Murders

John Varley recommends

Callahan's Con (2003)
(Callahan, book 9)
Spider Robinson
"Spider Robinson is the Tom Robbins of the 21st century."

Lunar Descent (1991)
(Near-Space, book 3)
Allen Steele
"The best hard SF writer to come along in the last decade."

The Net (1987)
Loren J MacGregor
"MacGregor is a bright new talent."

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