The John Varley Reader

From the moment John Varley burst onto the scene in 1974, his short fiction was like nothing anyone else was writing. His stories won every award the science fiction field had to offer, many times over. His first collection, The Persistence of Vision , published in 1978, was the most important collection of the decade, and changed what fans would come to expect from science fiction.

Now, The John Varley Reader gathers his best stories, many out of print for years. This is the volume no Varley fan - or science fiction reader - can do without.

1 • Picnic on Nearside • [Eight Worlds] • (1974) • novelette by John Varley

24 • Overdrawn at the Memory Bank • [Eight Worlds] • (1976) • novelette by John Varley

53 • In the Hall of the Martian Kings • (1976) • novella by John Varley

91 • Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance • [Eight Worlds] • (1976) • novelette by John Varley

119 • The Barbie Murders • [Anna-Louise Bach] • (1978) • novelette by John Varley

146 • The Phantom of Kansas • [Eight Worlds] • (1976) • novelette by John Varley

180 • Beatnik Bayou • [Eight Worlds] • (1980) • novelette by John Varley

212 • Air Raid • (1977) • shortstory by John Varley

228 • The Persistence of Vision • (1978) • novella by John Varley

271 • Press Enter [] • (1984) • novella by John Varley

327 • The Pusher • (1981) • shortstory by John Varley

343 • Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo • [Eight Worlds] • (1986) • novella by John Varley

409 • Options • [Eight Worlds] • (1979) • novelette by John Varley

437 • Just Another Perfect Day • (1989) • shortstory by John Varley

449 • In Fading Suns and Dying Moons • (2003) • novelette by John Varley

467 • The Flying Dutchman • (1998) • shortstory by John Varley

486 • Good Intentions • (1992) • shortstory by John Varley

502 • The Bellman • [Anna-Louise Bach] • (2003) • novelette by John Varley