Author

John Varley

5 series · 27 standalones · 59 works in the catalog

1947–2025 · Austin, Texas, USA

John Herbert Varley was an American science fiction writer who won Hugo and Nebula awards for his novellas "The Persistence of Vision", "PRESS ENTER ■", and "The Pusher".

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science fiction
space opera
time travel
hard science fiction
mystery & detective
noir

Series

Eight Worlds(24 works)
Gaean(3 works)
Thunder and Lightning(4 works)

Works

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25 of 59 works

Picnic on NearsideJohn Varley1974novelette
In the BowlJohn Varley1975novelette
Retrograde SummerJohn Varley1975novelette
The Black Hole PassesJohn Varley1975novelette
BagatelleJohn Varley1976novelette
Gotta Sing, Gotta DanceJohn Varley1976novelette
ManikinsJohn Varley1976short story
Overdrawn at the Memory BankJohn Varley1976novelette
The Funhouse EffectJohn Varley1976novelette
The M&M, Seen As a Low-Yield Thermonuclear DeviceJohn Varley1976short story
The Phantom of KansasJohn Varley1976novelette
Air RaidJohn Varley1977short story
EquinoctialJohn Varley1977novella
Good-Bye, Robinson CrusoeJohn Varley1977novelette
In the Hall of the Martian KingsJohn Varley1977novella
Lollipop and the Tar BabyJohn Varley1977novelette
The Ophiuchi HotlineJohn Varley1977novel
The Barbie Murders (1978 novelette)John Varley1978novelette
The Persistence of Vision (1978 collection)John Varley1978collection
The Persistence of Vision (1978 novella)John Varley1978novella
OptionsJohn Varley1979novelette
TitanJohn Varley1979novel
Beatnik BayouJohn Varley1980novelette
The Barbie Murders (1980 collection)John Varley1980collection
WizardJohn Varley1980novel