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John Varley

Varley, John Herbert

August 9, 1947 – December 10, 2025 (aged 78)

Birth place: Austin, Texas, USA

143 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
August 1974 94 Short Fiction Picnic on Nearside The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1974
August 1974 4 Short Fiction Scoreboard Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, August 1974
February 1975 61 Short Fiction Retrograde Summer The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1975
June 1975 34 Short Fiction A Choice of Enemies Vertex, June 1975
June 1975 5 Short Fiction The Black Hole Passes The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1975
December 1975 5 Short Fiction In the Bowl The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1975
January 1976 80 Short Fiction Manikins Amazing Stories, January 1976
February 1976 46 Short Fiction The Phantom of Kansas Galaxy, February 1976
May 1976 74 Short Fiction Overdrawn at the Memory Bank Galaxy, May 1976
July 1976 4 Short Fiction Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance Galaxy, July 1976
October 1976 6 Short Fiction Bagatelle Galaxy, October 1976
December 1976 135 Short Fiction The Funhouse Effect The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1976
January 1977 9 Short Fiction Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977
February 1977 6 Short Fiction In the Hall of the Martian Kings The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1977
September 1977 167 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1977
October 1977 116 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Winter 1977
October 1977 84 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Galileo, October 1977
November 1977 104 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Galaxy, November 1977
December 1977 66|66.2 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Algol, #30, Winter 1977-78
January 1978 14 Short Fiction The Barbie Murders Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January-February 1978
January 1978 25 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1978
March 1978 6 Short Fiction The Persistence of Vision The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1978
May 1978 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Vector 87
September 1978 100 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Foundation, #14 September 1978
September 1978 17 Review The Persistence of Vision Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September-October 1978
September 1978 164 Review The Persistence of Vision Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1978
October 1978 38 Review The Persistence of Vision The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1978
November 1978 48 Review In the Hall of the Martian Kings Vector 90
January 1979 10 Serial Titan (Part 1 of 4) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1979
February 1979 112 Serial Titan (Part 2 of 4) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1979
March 1979 33 Review Persistence of Vision Future Life, March 1979
March 1979 33 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Future Life, March 1979
March 1979 135 Review The Persistence of Vision Galaxy, March-April 1979
March 1979 104 Serial Titan (Part 3 of 4) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1979
April 1979 13 Review Titan Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1979
April 1979 86 Serial Titan (Part 4 of 4) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1979
May 1979 62 Review In the Hall of the Martian Kings Foundation, #16 May 1979
May 1979 49 Review Titan Future Life, May 1979
August 1979 56 Essay 1955 The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Fall 1979
August 1979 33 Review Titan The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1979
September 1979 25 Interview Nebula Winners: John Varley Future Life, September 1979
November 1979 53|53.3 Review The Persistence of Vision Starship, Fall 1979
November 1979 53|53.4 Review Titan Starship, Fall 1979
January 1980 7 Review The Persistence of Vision Fantastic, January 1980
January 1980 72 Review Titan Foundation, #18 January 1980
March 1980 59 Essay Future Forum (Future Life, March 1980) Future Life, March 1980
August 1980 37 Review Wizard Starship, Summer 1980
August 1980 35|35.2 Review Wizard Future Life, August 1980
October 1980 6 Review Wizard Fantasy Newsletter, No. 29 October 1980
October 1980 59 Review Wizard The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1980
1981 43 Essay Letter (Starship, Summer-Fall 1981) Starship, Summer-Fall 1981
1981 39 Review The Barbie Murders Starship, Spring 1981
February 1981 90 Review The Barbie Murders Foundation, #21 February 1981
February 1981 45 Review The Barbie Murders Future Life, February 1981
February 1981 90 Review Wizard Foundation, #21 February 1981
February 1981 172 Review Wizard Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 2, 1981
April 1981 16 Review Wizard Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, April 1981
June 1981 45|45.4 Review Wizard Rigel Science Fiction, #1 Summer 1981
October 1981 5 Short Fiction The Pusher The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1981
1983 42 Review Millennium Ares, #15 Fall 1983
April 1983 21 Review Millennium Locus, #267 April 1983
May 1983 Review Millennium Heavy Metal, May 1983
June 1983 45 Review Millennium Fantasy Newsletter, #60 June-July 1983
September 1983 10 Review Millennium Amazing Science Fiction, September 1983
October 1983 26 Review Millennium The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1983
October 1983 164 Review Millennium Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1983
December 1983 167 Review Millennium Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1983
May 1984 110 Short Fiction Press Enter ▮ Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1984
June 1984 15 Review Demon Locus, #281 June 1984
August 1984 29 Review Demon Fantasy Review, August 1984
August 1984 29 Review Demon Fantasy Review, August 1984
November 1984 18 Review Demon Amazing Stories, November 1984
November 1984 164 Review Demon Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 1984
December 1984 33 Review Demon The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1984
June 1985 Review Millennium Vector 126
March 1986 17 Review Blue Champagne Locus, #302 March 1986
March 1986 25 Review Blue Champagne Fantasy Review, March 1986
February 1987 45|45.08 Review Blue Champagne Science Fiction Chronicle, #89 February 1987
June 1989 26 Short Fiction Just Another Perfect Day Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, June 1989
1992 56 Review Steel Beach Figment: Tales from the Imagination, Summer 1992
May 1992 25 Review Steel Beach Locus, #376 May 1992
June 1992 29 Review Steel Beach Locus, #377 June 1992
July 1992 18 Review Steel Beach Omni, July 1992
July 1992 32|32.1 Review Steel Beach Science Fiction Chronicle, 153 July/August 1992
August 1992 102 Short Fiction Her Girl Friday Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1992
September 1992 96 Review Steel Beach Midnight Zoo, v2n3 1992
November 1992 136 Short Fiction Good Intentions Playboy, November 1992
December 1992 96 Interview A Talk with John Varley Science Fiction Eye, #11, December 1992
December 1992 98 Review Steel Beach Science Fiction Eye, #11, December 1992
1993 118 Review The Steel Beach Foundation, #59 Autumn 1993
January 1993 163 Review Steel Beach Asimov's Science Fiction, January 1993
March 1993 163 Review Steel Beach Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 1993
March 1993 63 Review Steel Beach Aboriginal Science Fiction, Summer 1993
July 1993 |1 Review Steel Beach First Impressions, Installment Seven
October 1993 16 Review Steel Beach Vector 175
November 1993 66 Review Steel Beach Interzone, November 1993
June 1994 55 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Vector 179
March 1995 12 Review Superheroes Science Fiction Age, March 1995
October 1998 Review The Golden Globe SF Site, Mid-October 1998
October 1998 Review The Golden Globe Science Fiction Weekly, 19 Oct 1998
October 1998 50|50.01 Review The Golden Globe Science Fiction Chronicle, #199 Oct-November 1998
November 1998 18 Review The Golden Globe Science Fiction Age, November 1998
December 1998 Review The Golden Globe SF Site, December 1998
January 1999 21 Review The Golden Globe Locus, #456 January 1999
February 1999 63 Review The Golden Globe Talebones #14, Winter 1999
April 1999 132 Review The Golden Globe Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 1999
March 2000 16 Review The Golden Globe The New York Review of Science Fiction, March 2000
April 2002 12 Review The Golden Globe The New York Review of Science Fiction, April 2002
January 2003 74 Short Fiction A Christmas Story The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2003
June 2003 27 Review Red Thunder Locus, #509 June 2003
June 2003 85 Review Red Thunder Talebones #26, Summer 2003
June 2003 10 Short Fiction The Bellman Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2003
September 2003 Review Red Thunder Strange Horizons, 29 September 2003
November 2003 133 Review Red Thunder Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 2003
November 2003 57 Review Red Thunder Interzone, November-December 2003
January 2004 34 Review The Ophiuchi Hotline Vector 233
October 2004 6 Interview John Varley: The Wonderful Alarming Future Locus, #525 October 2004
November 2004 32 Review The John Varley Reader Interzone, November-December 2004
December 2004 33 Review The John Varley Reader Locus, #527 December 2004
May 2005 20 Review The John Varley Reader The New York Review of Science Fiction, May 2005
June 2005 72 Review Mammoth Locus, #533 June 2005
July 2005 134 Review The John Varley Reader Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2005
October 2005 135 Review Mammoth Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 2005
April 2006 29 Review Red Lightning SFRA Review #276
April 2006 25 Review Red Lightning Locus, #543 April 2006
July 2006 231 Review Red Lightning Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2006
August 2007 55 Essay (Letter to Robert A. Heinlein) Locus, #559 August 2007
2008 16 Review Rolling Thunder SFRA Review #284
March 2008 23 Review Rolling Thunder Locus, #566 March 2008
May 2008 41 Essay Arthur C. Clarke Locus, #568 May 2008
September 2009 38 Essay Charlie Brown Locus, #584 September 2009
August 2011 |4.5 Interview Author Spotlight: John Varley Lightspeed, August 2011
October 2012 Interview A Germ of an Idea: An Interview with John Varley Clarkesworld Magazine, October 2012
October 2012 23 Review Slow Apocalypse Locus, #621 October 2012
January 2013 Review Slow Apocalypse Strange Horizons, 28 January 2013
April 2013 39 Review Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories Locus, #627 April 2013
June 2013 53 Review Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories Locus, #629 June 2013
January 2014 104 Review Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2014
September 2014 19 Review Dark Lightning Locus, #644 September 2014
April 2015 106 Review Dark Lightning Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2015
August 2015 |290 Essay Author Spotlight: John Varley Lightspeed, August 2015
August 2015 |100 Short Fiction Equinoctial Lightspeed, August 2015
June 2022 Interview Speaking with John Varley Black Cat Weekly, #43

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1976 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Black Hole Passes Nominee
1976 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette In the Bowl Nominee
1976 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Retrograde Summer Finalist
1976 Nebula Award Novelette Retrograde Summer Finalist
1977 Hugo Award Best Novelette The Phantom of Kansas Nominee
1977 Hugo Award Best Novelette Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance Nominee
1977 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Phantom of Kansas Finalist
1977 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Overdrawn at the Memory Bank Nominee
1977 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance Finalist
1977 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Bagatelle Nominee
1977 Nebula Award Novelette In the Bowl Runner-up
1978 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best International Long Fiction In the Hall of the Martian Kings Nominee
1978 Hugo Award Best Novella In the Hall of the Martian Kings Runner-up
1978 Hugo Award Best Short Story Air Raid Runner-up
1978 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Equinoctial Nominee
1978 Locus Poll Award Best Novella In the Hall of the Martian Kings Nominee
1978 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel The Ophiuchi Hotline Finalist
1978 Locus Poll Award Best Short Fiction Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe Nominee
1978 Locus Poll Award Best Short Fiction Air Raid Finalist
1978 Nebula Award Short Story Air Raid Runner-up
1979 Analog Award Best Serial Novel or Novella Titan Winner
1979 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best International Long Fiction The Persistence of Vision Nominee
1979 Hugo Award Best Novelette The Barbie Murders Nominee
1979 Hugo Award Best Novella The Persistence of Vision Winner
1979 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Barbie Murders Winner
1979 Locus Poll Award Best Novella The Persistence of Vision Winner
1979 Locus Poll Award Best Single Author Collection The Persistence of Vision Winner
1979 Nebula Award Novella The Persistence of Vision Winner
1980 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best International Long Fiction Titan Nominee
1980 Hugo Award Best Novel Titan Runner-up
1980 Hugo Award Best Novelette Options Finalist
1980 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Options Runner-up
1980 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Titan Winner
1980 Nebula Award Novel Titan Finalist
1980 Nebula Award Novelette Options Runner-up
1980 Prix Tour-Apollo Award Prix Apollo The Persistence of Vision Winner
1981 Hugo Award Best Novel Wizard Finalist
1981 Hugo Award Best Novelette Beatnik Bayou Finalist
1981 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Beatnik Bayou Runner-up
1981 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Wizard Finalist
1981 Locus Poll Award Best Single Author Collection The Barbie Murders Winner
1981 Nebula Award Novelette Beatnik Bayou Nominee
1982 Hugo Award Best Novella Blue Champagne Finalist
1982 Hugo Award Best Short Story The Pusher Winner
1982 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Blue Champagne Winner
1982 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story The Pusher Winner
1982 Nebula Award Short Story The Pusher Nominee
1982 SF Chronicle Award Short Story The Pusher Winner
1984 Hugo Award Best Novel Millennium Finalist
1984 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Millennium Finalist
1984 Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award Millennium Nominee
1984 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Millennium Nominee
1985 Hugo Award Best Novella Press Enter ▮ Winner
1985 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Press Enter ▮ Winner
1985 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Demon Runner-up
1985 Nebula Award Novella Press Enter ▮ Winner
1985 SF Chronicle Award Novella Press Enter ▮ Winner
1987 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Blue Champagne Winner
1987 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo Finalist
1990 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Just Another Perfect Day Nominee
1993 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novella Her Girl Friday Nominee
1993 Hugo Award Best Novel Steel Beach Finalist
1993 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Steel Beach Finalist
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Good Intentions Nominee
1995 James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award Retrospective The Barbie Murders Nominee
1995 Premio Ignotus Mejor novela extranjera - Best Foreign Novel Playa de acero Finalist
1999 Endeavour Award Distinguished Novel or Collection The Golden Globe Nominee
1999 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Flying Dutchman Nominee
1999 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel The Golden Globe Finalist
1999 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel The Golden Globe Winner
2004 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette The Bellman Winner
2004 Endeavour Award Distinguished Novel or Collection Red Thunder Winner
2004 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Red Thunder Nominee
2004 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Bellman Nominee
2004 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story In Fading Suns and Dying Moons Nominee
2004 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Red Thunder Nominee
2005 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Traduction Le système Valentine Nominee
2006 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Mammoth Nominee
2006 National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards Best SF Author Mammoth Winner
2007 Prometheus Award Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel Red Lightning Nominee
2009 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Rolling Thunder Nominee
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Novella The Persistence of Vision Finalist
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Novella Press Enter ▮ Nominee
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Short Story Air Raid Nominee
2013 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Slow Apocalypse Nominee
2013 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Slow Apocalypse Nominee
2014 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories Nominee
2015 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Dark Lightning Nominee
2019 Endeavour Award Distinguished Novel or Collection Irontown Blues Nominee
2019 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Irontown Blues Nominee
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