Titan

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Author(s):

John Varley

First Pub:

1979

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

1991

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

26 Chapters

Internal ID:

Series:

Wizard ->

Gaea*

#1 of 3

Gaea*

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1) Titan
2) Wizard
3) Demon

Copyright:

Dedication:

For
John E. Varley
and for
Francine and Kerry

First Sentence:

"Rocky, would you take a look at this?"

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"I wish I knew, kid."

Comments:

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Added: 23-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 25-Jul-2015

Publications

15-Feb-1982

Berkley Medallion Books

Paperback

Date Issued:

15-Feb-1982

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.75

Pages*:

309

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

Publisher:

Berkley Medallion Books

ISBN:

0-425-05717-8

ISBN-13:

978-0-425-05717-9

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Freff - Illustrator
Tony Russo - Cover Design

VARLEY
AUTHOR OF
WIZARD

Here is today's most exciting new storyteller. Hugo and Nebula Award winner John Varley has been compared by Isaac Asimov with the young Robert A. Heinlein and has already gathered a wide and fiercely loyal readership with TITAN and WIZARD, his spectacular novels about the alien that is, itself, a world.

"THIS MAN IS SO GOOD HE'S FRIGHTENING... TITAN WILL UNQUESTIONABLY PLACE HIM IN THE VERY TOP RANK OF NOVELISTS!"
- RICHARD A. LUPOFF, author of Sword of the Demon

"BIG, BRASSY AND BEAUTIFUL. I READ THE LAST PAGE, CLOSED THE BOOK AND MUTTERED, 'WOW!'"
- MICHAEL BISHOP, author of Catacomb Years

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Notes and Comments:

I got this book at the Book Nook and read it in the early 90s.

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Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1992

Pages*:

320

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

237

Publisher:

Ace

ISBN:

0-441-81304-6

ISBN-13:

978-0-441-81304-9

Country:

United States

Language:

English

VARLEY IS
"A MIND GRABBER."
- Roger Zelazney

TITAN IS
"OUTSTANDING."
- UPI

THE GAEAN TRILOGY IS
"ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL READING EXPERIENCES... COMPARABLE TO DUNE IN ITS SCOPE AND SURPASSING IT IN THE SHEER AUDACITY OF ITS INVENTION."
- Fantasy Review

John Varley's monumental trilogy Titan, Wizard, and Demon has achieved cult status, hailed as a modern triumph of imagination by critics and fans. It begins with humankind's exploration of a massive satellite orbiting Saturn. It culminates in a shocking discovery: The satellite is a giant alien being. Her name is Gaea. Her awesome interior is mind boggling. Because it is a mind. A mind that calls out to explorers... and transforms all who enter.

"ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND CONTROVERSIAL SCIENCE FICTION WORKS OF THE LAST DECADE... THESE BOOKS ARE GOING TO BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME."
- Locus

Don't miss John Varley's brilliant new novel
The Golden Globe

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Author(s)

John Varley
Birth: 09 Aug 1947 Austin, Texas, USA

Notes:

Taken from somewhere:

John Varley (born 1947) and grew up in Texas. He lives in Eugene, Texas with his wife Anet Mconel and their 16-year-old son Stefan. He won the Hugo and Nebula awards for the novella 'The Persistence of Vision' and he also won the Hugo for 'The Pusher.'

He has written several novels and short stories. Varley is often compared to the author Robert A Heinlein. His major work is The Gaean Trilogy: Titan, Wizard and Demon.

Awards

1980	Locus Magazine	Best SF Novel	Winner
1980	Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America	Nebula Award - Best Novel	Nominee
1980	World Science Fiction Society	Hugo Award - Best Novel	Nominee

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