The John Varley Reader

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

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• 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"