The John Varley Reader
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''The John Varley Reader'' is a representative collection of 18 of the science fiction short stories 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 ...
, first published in paperback in September 2004. It features 5 new stories. Each story is preceded by an autobiographical introduction; until this book Varley had avoided discussing himself, or his works, in print.


Contents

*Introduction *"Picnic on Nearside" *"Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" *"In the Hall of the Martian Kings" *"Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance" *" The Barbie Murders" *"The Phantom of Kansas" *"Beatnik Bayou" *"Air Raid" *" The Persistence of Vision" *"Press Enter" *"The Pusher" *"Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo" *"Options" *"Just Another Perfect Day" *"In Fading Suns and Dying Moons" *"The Flying Dutchman" *"Good Intentions" *"The Bellman"


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* 2004 short story collections American short story collections Science fiction short story collections Eight Worlds series Ace Books books {{2000s-sf-story-collection-stub