Posted by Debbie LeBoeuf on November 12, 1997 at 08:34:43:
In Reply to: Re: John Varley & Joan D. Vinge posted by Ed Rafferty on July 08, 1997 at 04:46:18:
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: " Should a Vance-phile risk his hard-earned $5.99 and pick up any of Vinge's or Varley's novels?
: : Which ones? If anybody knows anything, I'll appreciate getting
: : clued in. Thanks".
: Try Varley's 'The Ophiuchi Hotline' first , it's a great introduction to his Invader's universe - if you are a fan of hard SF you'll love it. His short story collections ' In the hall of the Martian Kings' and 'The Barbie Murders' have some great stories too , including 'Air Raid' which he expanded into a novel called 'Millennium' which was made into a half decent SF movie. There is also his trilogy 'Titan' , 'Wizard' and 'Demon' which are my personal favourites - despite the titles they are not fantasy but a great SF adventure yarn.
: Enjoy!
>"Steel Beach is also very good -- I'm a longtime fan of Varley's and would recommend ALL of his books.