Just read that John Varley, who I've long considered my favourite sci-fi author, died a few days ago. His early output - the Gaea trilogy and early Eight Worlds stuff, up to and including Steel Beach (1992) - was incredible. He wrote slowly after that, but it was all quite good.
If you have never read Varley, give him a shot.
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My review of the novel "Irontown Blues" by John Varley
https://english.netmassimo.com/2025/06/04/irontown-blues-by-john-varley/
The Ophiuchi Hotline (Eight Worlds Book 1) - Kindle edition by Varley, John. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Ophiuchi Hotline (Eight Worlds Book 1).
John Varley is one of my all-time favorite authors, whose "Eight Worlds" stories and novels have been strung out over decades, weaving together critical takes on Heinlein and other "golden age" writers with mindfuckingly great technological/philosophical speculation, genderbending, genre-smashing prose, and some of the most likable, standout characters in the field.
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