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Demon

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 John Varley
1984
Science Fiction
1994
1 time
See 12
Coming Attractions
Newsreel
Musical Interlude
Episode Ten
Travelogue
First Feature
19 Chapters
Second Feature
29 Chapters
Third Features
24 Chapters
Fade Out
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55
Wizard
 Gaea*
#3 of 3
© 1984 by John Varley
This book is dedicated to:

Irving Thalberg,
    for the conceit;
Vlad the Imapler,
    for the concept;
    and
Edward Teller,
    for the context.
The location scout was the first into the valley.
May contain spoilers
She smiled, and spread her wings.
Comments may contain spoilers
A poor ending.
Extract not on file

 

Added: 23-Dec-2002
Last Updated: 25-Jul-2015

Publications

 01-May-1987
Ace
Paperback
In my libraryI read this editionOrder from amazon.comHas a cover imageBook Edition Cover
Date Issued:
Cir 01-May-1987
Format:
Paperback
Cover Price:
$3.95
Pages*:
464
Read:
Once
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
59
Publisher:
Ace
ISBN:
0-441-14267-2
ISBN-13:
978-0-441-14267-5
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Tony Russo - Cover Design
TITAN
"BIG, BRASSY AND BEAUTIFUL.  I READ THE LAST PAGE, CLOSED THE BOOK AND MUTTERED, 'WOW.'"
- MICHAEL BISHOP, author of No Enemy But Time

"THIS MAN IS SO GOOD HE'S FRIGHTENING.  TITAN WIL UNQUESTIONABLY PLACE HIM IN THE VERY TOP RANK OF NOVELISTS."
- RICHARS A. LUPOFF, author of Sun's End

WIZARD
"MARVELOUS!  SUSPENSFUL, CAPTIVATING, PASSIONATE AND JUST PLAIN FUN... I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!"
- ELIZABETH A. LYNN, author of The Sardonyx Net

"COLORFUL, STRONG!  LEAVES US WITH A TANTALIZING PROMISE OF A GRAND CONFLICT TO COME..."
- Publishers Weekly

DEMON
Here is the dazzling climax to the story of Gaea, the alien who is, herself, a living world.  And Cirocco Jones, her discoverer, adversary and more...

"EACH BOOK IN THE SERIES FAR OUTDISTANCES THE PRECEDING WORK, BUT DEMON IS BY FAR THE BEST!"
- Dallas Times Herald
Cover:
Book Cover
Notes and Comments:
I picked this book up a few years after finishing Wizard.  It seems that Varley was a little tired of telling this tale.

Other book covers for this series run

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Titan
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Wizard
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Demon
 01-Nov-1992
Ace
Order from amazon.comHas a cover imageBook Edition Cover
Date Issued:
Cir 01-Nov-1992
Pages*:
480
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
238
Publisher:
Ace
ISBN:
0-441-14267-2
ISBN-13:
978-0-441-14267-5
Country:
United States
Language:
English
VARLEY IS
"REMARKABLE."
- Publishers Weekly

DEMON IS
"SUPER SCIENCE FICTION."
- Philadelphia Inquirer

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

Titan, Wizard, and Demon have enthralled a generation of readers with adventure, humor, horror, and dazzling imagination.  Now, in the epic conclusion of John Varley's masterpiece, the satellite-sized Gaea has gone completely insane.  She has trapped humans in her mind.  She has transformed her love of old movies into monstrous realities.  She is Marilyn Monroe.  She is King Kong.  And she must be destroyed.

"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
Cover:
Book Cover
Notes and Comments:

Other book covers for this series run

Book Cover
Titan
Book Cover
Wizard
Book Cover
Demon
Image File
01-May-1987
Ace
Paperback

Image File
01-Nov-1992
Ace


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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

1985Locus MagazineBest SF Novel Nominee
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