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Hotline data tagged by analysis as probably related to human DNA. The Ophiuchi Hotline was John Varley's first novel, and it received nominations for both the Hugo and Nebula awards he later won both for his book Persistence of Vision. The file was started on Lilo when CCR computers noticed she had been dealing with Ophiuchi. Then, after 400 years, humanity's unknown helpers send a bill for their services.and suddenly everything is threatened once again. Hotline-a constant stream of data from a star in the constellation Ophiuchus-facilitates survival and enables the development of amazing new technologies. Gollancz's Science Fiction Collector's series, which offers the finest classics of the genre, now presents a thought-provoking and multiple award-nominated novel by acclaimed author John Varley.Īfter the effortless capture of Earth by vastly superior aliens, humanity is forced to fight for existence on the Moon and other lumps of airless rock. It's a tough-minded, yet a playful book.'-Ian Watson 'This is a novel rich in societies, settings, and technological wizardry. 'John Varley is the best writer in America.'-Tom Clancy 'It is fast and complex, and it glitters most impressively.'- Science Ficiton: The 100 Best Novels

His Luna is packed with wild inventions, intriguing characters, and stunning scenery.'- Publishers Weekly I will definitely be checking out more of his novels, probably Titan next.'Varley's tight, clean writing, full of wit and good humor, evokes despair, joy, anger, and delight. None of that was really the focus of the book though, it was just great world building. Varley was refreshingly modern in those aspects, with great characters of all genders and a believable future society where gender and sexuality is quite fluid. So far in my experience 70s sci-fi books by white guys typically have awful female characters, if any, with annoyingly limited imaginations when it comes to future social aspects of humanity (I've heard referred to as 'galactic suburbia'). I was also really impressed with Varley’s writing and how well this book has aged since 1977. Without spoiling too much, the book has a wonderfully creative story-telling structure related to clones that I wasn't expecting but I found really engaging. It was a quick read, fun, endlessly creative, with a bit of a mind-boggling ending. What a great find! I hadn't seen much talk about this book on Reddit so I wasn’t expecting much from it, but I was blown away.

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