: While the setting is often a "near-utopia" where death is rare and basic needs are met, Varley uses this backdrop to tell deeply human stories about boredom, existential dread, and criminal mystery. Core Books and Collections
Critics and readers often praise Varley’s short fiction as "phenomenally amazing," noting that he excelled at packing complex ideas into brief, impactful narratives. While some find the later novels slightly less focused than his early work, the series as a whole remains a "neglected classic" of 70s science fiction that has aged remarkably well due to its modern views on social structures and biology. Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Download Ei01ght13worlds Series ByJohn Varley zip
The series consists of four novels and numerous short stories, often appearing in collections like The John Varley Reader : : While the setting is often a "near-utopia"
: A humorous and adventurous tale of an interstellar con man and actor traveling the solar system. Go to product viewer dialog for this item
: Varley was decades ahead of his time in depicting a society where gender and physical form are entirely fluid. "Changes"—surgery that can swap a person's biological sex in an afternoon—are as casual as a new haircut.