The ''Gaea Trilogy'' consists of three

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

novels by

John Varley John Varley may refer to: * John Varley (canal engineer) (1740–1809), English canal engineer * John Varley (painter) (1778–1842), English painter and astrologer * John Varley (author) (born 1947), American science fiction author * John Silvest ...

. The stories tell of humanity's encounter with a living being in the shape of a 1,300 km diameter

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, inhabited by many different species, most notably the

centaur A centaur ( ; grc, κένταυρος, kéntauros; ), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being ...

-like Titanides, in orbit around the planet

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. The novels are: *''

Titan Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fictiona ...

'' (1979) **Nebula Award nominee, 1979; Hugo Award nominee, Locus Award ''winner'', 1980 *'' Wizard'' (1980) **Hugo and Locus Award nominees, 1981 *''

Demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, ani ...

'' (1984) **Locus Award nominee, 1985

References

External links

The Gaean Trilogy
at Worlds Without End
Gaea the Mad Titan
fan site of the Gaean Trilogy Science fiction book series Science fiction novel trilogies Novels by John Varley Fiction set on Titan (moon) Berkley Books books {{1980s-sf-novel-stub