The John Varley Reader

"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.

Contents

*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"