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John Varley

John Herbert Varley, commonly known as John Varley, is a bestselling science fiction author. His works are renowned for their exploration of big ideas, compelling characters, and plausible science. Varley was born in Austin, Texas, but spent his formative years in Fort Worth and later in Port Arthur. He graduated from Nederland High School before attending Michigan State University.

Varley's interest in science fiction began early in his life. After dropping out of college, he spent a year traveling with a friend and later attempted to become a hippie. However, it was not until 1973 that he decided to pursue a career as a science fiction author. This decision came after he wrote his first piece of fiction, a short story titled "Picnic on Nearside."

Varley's debut novel, "The Ophiuchi Hotline," was published in 1977 and marked the beginning of his successful writing career. His works often feature big ideas and fluid genders, as well as sentient black holes and mind uploading. His most popular series, the "Eight World" series, is set in the future in a densely populated solar system. The series explores various themes, including the impact of overpopulation and the implications of advanced technology on human society.

Throughout his career, Varley has received numerous accolades for his work. He has won both the Hugo and Nebula awards, two of the most prestigious awards in the science fiction genre. His writing is characterized by its imaginative storytelling, compelling characters, and plausible science, making him one of the most respected and admired science fiction authors of his generation.

Eight Worlds Books

#	Title	Year
1	The Ophiuchi Hotline	1977
2	Lollipop and the Tar Baby	1977
3	The Persistence of Vision	1978
4	Blue Champagne	1986
5	Irontown Blues	2018

Gaea Trilogy Books

#	Title	Year
1	Titan	1979
2	Wizard	1979
3	Demon	1984

Metal Books

#	Title	Year	Goodreads	Amazon
1	Steel Beach	1992
2	The Golden Globe	1998

Thunder and Lightning Books

#	Title	Year
1	Red Thunder	2003
2	Red Lightning	2006
3	Rolling Thunder	2008
4	Dark Lightning	2014

Standalone Novels

#	Title	Year
1	Millennium	1983
2	Mammoth	2005
3	Slow Apocalypse	2012

Short Stories/Novellas

#	Title	Year
1	In the Bowl	1975
2	The Black Hole Passes	1975
3	Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe	1977
4	Air Raid	1977
5	The Pusher	1981
6	The Manhattan Phone Book (Abridged)	1984
7	Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo	1986
8	Just Another Perfect Day	1989
9	Truth, Justice and the Politically Correct Socialist Path	1995
10	The Bellman	2003
11	In Fading Suns and Dying Moons	2003

Chapbooks

#	Title	Year
1	In The Hall Of The Martian Kings	1977
2	In The Hall of the Martian Kings	1977
3	Press Enter	1984

Short Story Collections

#	Title	Year
1	The Barbie Murders	1980
2	Picnic On Nearside	1980
3	The John Varley Reader	2004
4	Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories	2013

Mondo Books (with J.G. Ballard, with Howard Waldrop, with Lewis Shiner, with Jack C. Haldeman II, with Bentley Little, with Michael Hemmingson, with Lynne Barrett, with Clive Barker, with Doris Grumbach, with Julia Alvarez, with Cornelius Eady, with Beth Meacham, with Philip Levine, with Chuck Taylor, with Lynne Tillman, with Charles Bukowski, with Michael Martone, with A.M. Homes, with David Trinidad, with Sandra Cisneros, with Marge Piercy, with Gary Soto, with Tom Whalen, with Roberta Allen, with Sharon Olds, with Alice McDermott, with Mark Childress, with Susie Mee, with Nick Cave, with Hilary Tham, with Leslie Pietrzyk, with Lyn Lifshin, with Nanci Griffith, with Mark Winegardner, with Louisa Ermelino, with Rafael Alvarez, with Greil Marcus, with Pagan Kennedy, with Terence Winch, with Rebecca Brown, with Denise Duhamel, with Robert Peters, with Lucinda Ebersole, with Richard Peabody, with Jeanne Beaumont, with Lynne McMahon, with Kathryn Harrison, with Patricia Storace, with Richard Grayson, with Leslie Shiel, with Laura Costas, with Sharon Henry, with Cookie Lupton, with Lisa B. Herskovits, with Belinda Subraman, with Ellie Schoenfeld, with Sparrow ., with Gregg Shapiro, with Cathryn Hankla, with Wayne E. Kline, with Jose Padua, with Jeff Weddle, with Judy Grahn, with Samuel Charters, with Rachel Salazar, with Eleanor Earle Crockett, with Diane Wakoski, with Judy Vernon, with David Wojahn, with William McCranor Henderson, with Janice Eidus, with Elizabeth Ash Vélez, with Laura Kalpakian, with Eri Makino, with Ai, with Michael Wilkerson, with Brian Gilmore, with Sam Toperoff, with Julia P. Dubner, with Bill Morris, with John Rechy, with L.A. Lantz, with Phyllis Burke, with Hillary Johnson, with Rita Valencia, with Michael Lally, with Eleanor E. Crocket, with Taylor Mead, with Susan Compo, with Rosanne Daryl Thomas, with Tino Villanueva, with Edwin Corley, with Robert Ready, with Reuben Jackson, with Stephanie Hart, with D.E. Steward, with David Plumb, with Ed Graczyk, with Hilary Howard, with James Finney Boylan, with Miranda Schwartz)

#	Title	Year
1	Mondo Barbie (With: Lynne Barrett, Julia Alvarez, Philip Levine, A.M. Homes, David Trinidad, Sandra Cisneros, Marge Piercy, Gary Soto, Roberta Allen, Alice McDermott, Hilary Tham, Lyn Lifshin, Rebecca Brown, Denise Duhamel, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Lynne McMahon, Kathryn Harrison, Patricia Storace, Richard Grayson, Leslie Shiel, Laura Costas, Sharon Henry, Cookie Lupton, Lisa B. Herskovits, Belinda Subraman, Ellie Schoenfeld, Sparrow ., Gregg Shapiro, Cathryn Hankla, Wayne E. Kline, Jose Padua, Jeff Weddle)	1993
2	Mondo Elvis (By: Howard Waldrop, Cornelius Eady, Mark Childress, Susie Mee, Nick Cave, Mark Winegardner, Rafael Alvarez, Greil Marcus, Pagan Kennedy, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Lynne McMahon, Cathryn Hankla, Samuel Charters, Rachel Salazar, Eleanor Earle Crockett, Diane Wakoski, Judy Vernon, David Wojahn, William McCranor Henderson, Janice Eidus, Elizabeth Ash Vélez, Laura Kalpakian, Eri Makino, Ai, Michael Wilkerson, Brian Gilmore)	1994
3	Mondo Marilyn (By: J.G. Ballard, Michael Hemmingson, Clive Barker, Doris Grumbach, Beth Meacham, Lynne Tillman, Charles Bukowski, David Trinidad, Tom Whalen, Sharon Olds, Leslie Pietrzyk, Lyn Lifshin, Nanci Griffith, Robert Peters, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Jeanne Beaumont, Gregg Shapiro, Judy Grahn, Sam Toperoff, Julia P. Dubner, Bill Morris, John Rechy, L.A. Lantz, Phyllis Burke, Hillary Johnson, Rita Valencia, Michael Lally, Eleanor E. Crocket, Taylor Mead, Susan Compo, Rosanne Daryl Thomas)	1995
4	Mondo James Dean (By: Lewis Shiner, Jack C. Haldeman II, Bentley Little, Michael Hemmingson, Chuck Taylor, Michael Martone, Louisa Ermelino, Terence Winch, Lucinda Ebersole, Richard Peabody, Sparrow ., Janice Eidus, Ai, Tino Villanueva, Edwin Corley, Robert Ready, Reuben Jackson, Stephanie Hart, D.E. Steward, David Plumb, Ed Graczyk, Hilary Howard, James Finney Boylan, Miranda Schwartz)	1996

Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books

#	Title	Year
1	Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction	1980
2	Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far	1981
3	Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own	1983
4	Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!	1985
5	Isaac Asimov's Aliens	1991
6	Isaac Asimov's Robots	1991
7	Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite	1993
8	Isaac Asimov's War	1993
9	Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams	1994
10	Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep	1995
11	Isaac Asimov's Ghosts	1995
12	Isaac Asimov's Christmas	1997
13	Isaac Asimov's Camelot	1998
14	Isaac Asimov's Detectives	1998
15	Isaac Asimov's Werewolves	1999
16	Isaac Asimov's Solar System	1999
17	Isaac Asimov's Utopias	2000
18	Isaac Asimov's Father Day	2001
19	Isaac Asimov's Halloween	2001

Mondo Books

#	Title	Year
1	Mondo Barbie	1993
2	Mondo Elvis	1994
3	Mondo Marilyn	1995
4	Mondo James Dean	1996

John Varley Anthologies

#	Title	Year
1	The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 22nd Series	1976
2	Galaxy: Volume 1	1980
3	Ascents of Wonder	1977
4	Nebula Awards 13	1980
5	The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century	1980
6	The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction	1980
7	The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 24	1982
8	Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction	1980
9	Fourth Planet from the Sun	1984
10	Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far	1981
11	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection	1985
12	Worlds Apart	1986
13	Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own	1983
14	The Dark Void	1987
15	Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!	1985
16	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection	1990
17	Mondo Barbie	1993
18	Mondo Elvis	1994
19	Superheroes	1995
20	Mondo Marilyn	1995
21	Mondo James Dean	1996
22	Isaac Asimov's Aliens	1991
23	The Good New Stuff	1999
24	Bangs & Whimpers	1999
25	Isaac Asimov's Robots	1991
26	Explorers	2000
27	Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite	1993
28	Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian	2003
29	Isaac Asimov's War	1993
30	The Year's Best Science Fiction: 21 Annual Edition	2004
31	Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: 30th Anniversary Anthology	2007
32	The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF	2009
33	Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams	1994
34	The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction	2010
35	The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF	2013
36	Humanity 2.0	2016
37	Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep	1995
38	Flight or Fright	2018
39	Isaac Asimov's Ghosts	1995
40	Isaac Asimov's Christmas	1997
41	Isaac Asimov's Camelot	1998
42	Isaac Asimov's Detectives	1998
43	Bangs & Whimpers: Stories about The End of The World	1999
44	Isaac Asimov's Werewolves	1999
45	Isaac Asimov's Solar System	1999
46	Isaac Asimov's Utopias	2000
47	Isaac Asimov's Father Day	2001
48	Isaac Asimov's Halloween	2001