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Titan

57.1% complete
 John Varley
1979
Science Fiction
1991
1 time
26 Chapters
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Wizard
 Gaea*
#1 of 3
Copyright © 1979 by John Varley
For
John E. Varley
and for
Francine and Kerry
"Rocky, would you take a look at this?"
May contain spoilers
"I wish I knew, kid."
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Added: 23-Dec-2002
Last Updated: 25-Jul-2015

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 15-Feb-1982
Berkley Medallion Books
Paperback
In my libraryI read this editionOrder from amazon.comHas a cover imageBook Edition Cover
Date Issued:
15-Feb-1982
Format:
Paperback
Cover Price:
$2.75
Pages*:
309
Read:
Once
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
56
Publisher:
Berkley Medallion Books
ISBN:
0-425-05717-8
ISBN-13:
978-0-425-05717-9
Printing:
5
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
Cover:
Book Cover
Notes and Comments:
I got this book at the Book Nook and read it in the early 90s.

Other book covers for this series run

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Titan
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Wizard
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Demon
 01-Sep-1992
Ace
Order from amazon.comHas a cover imageBook Edition Cover
Date Issued:
Cir 01-Sep-1992
Pages*:
320
Cover Link(s):
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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Other book covers for this series run

Book Cover
Titan
Book Cover
Wizard
Book Cover
Demon
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15-Feb-1982
Berkley Medallion Books
Paperback

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01-Sep-1992
Ace


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 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

1980Locus MagazineBest SF Novel Winner
1980Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of AmericaNebula Award - Best Novel Nominee
1980World Science Fiction SocietyHugo Award - Best Novel Nominee
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  • When listing chapters, I only list chapters relevant to the story. I will usually leave off Author Notes, Indices, Acknowledgements, etc unless they are relevant to the story or the book is non-fiction.
  • Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.





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