Wizard

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Author(s):

John Varley

First Pub:

1979

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

1991

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 47

Prologue - Fairest of the Fair

1 - Flag of Caprice

2 - The Mad Major

3 - The Screamer

4 - Little Giant

5 - Prince Charming

6 - Tent City

7 - Harmony Heaven

8 - The Aviator

9 - The Free-Lance

10 - The Melody Shop

11 - The Purple Carnival

12 - The Bride-Elect

13 - Hospitality

14 - Gingeroso

15 - The Enchanted Cat

16 - The Circumnavigators' Club

17 - Recognition

18 - Wide Awake

19 - Eternal Youth

20 - Resumption

21 - Hands Across the Sea

22 - The Idol's Eye

23 - Tempest and Tranquil

24 - The Grotto

25 - Inglesina

26 - Path of Glory

27 - Burst of Flame

28 - Triana

29 - Across the Sands

30 - Rolling Thunder

31 - Heat Lightning

32 - The Vanished Army

33 - Firebrand

34 - Revelation

35 - Runaway

36 - Carry On

37 - West End

38 - Bravura

39 - The Outpost

40 - Proud Heritage

41 - Entry of the Gladiators

42 - Battle of the Winds

43 - The Thin Red Line

44 - Thunder and Blazes

45 - Fame and Fortune

Epilogue - Semper Fidelis

Internal ID:

Series:

<- Titan - Demon ->

Gaea*

#2 of 3

Gaea*

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1) Titan
2) Wizard
3) Demon

Copyright:

Dedication:

For
K.L. King,
Kenneth J. Alford,
and
John Philip Sousa

First Sentence:

For three million years Gaea turned in solitary splendor.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Gaea would be hearing from the Demon.

Comments:

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Added: 23-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 25-Jul-2015

Publications

15-Nov-1981

Berkley Medallion Books

Paperback

Date Issued:

15-Nov-1981

Format:

Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.75

Pages*:

372

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

Publisher:

Berkley Medallion Books

ISBN:

0-425-05478-0

ISBN-13:

978-0-425-05478-9

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Freff - Illustrator
Tony Russo - Cover Design

UNANIMOUS PRAISE FOR...
VARLEY

Isaac Asimov has compared him to the young Robert Heinlein; Roger Zelazney calls him a "mind-grabber"; Richard Lupoff calls him "without question the most important new talent to emerge in years"; George R.R. Martin says he is "the wildest and most original science fictional mind of the decade"; Michael Bishop simply says "Wow!" Everyone is agreed: John Varley is the next superstar storyteller of science fiction and beyond. Already a winner of the Nebula and Hugo awards, his work is firing the imaginations of a huge, happy readership.

TITAN
"Big, brassy and beautiful. I read the last page, closed the book and muttered, 'Wow!'"
- MICHAEL BISHOP - author of Catacomb Years

WIZARD
"Marvelous! Suspenseful, captivating, passionate and just plain fun. I can hardly wait to find out what happens next!"
- ELIZABETH A. LYNN, author of Watchtower

"Colorful, strong! Leaves us a tantalizing promise of a grand conflict to come..."
- Publishers Weekly

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

All Covers for this edition of the series

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1999

Pages*:

372

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

Publisher:

Ace

ISBN:

0-441-90067-4

ISBN-13:

978-0-441-90067-1

Country:

United States

Language:

English

VARLEY IS
"EXTRAORDINARY."
- Robert Silverberg, Washington Post

WIZARD IS
"SUPERB."
- 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

One of the greatest science fiction epics ever written, John Varley's Titan, Wizard, and Demon comprise a groundbreaking trilogy that will live forever. Human explorers have entered the sprawling mind of the alien Gaea. Now they must fight her will. For she is much too powerful. And definitely insane...

"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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Notes and Comments:

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

1981	Locus Magazine	Best SF Novel	Nominee
1981	World Science Fiction Society	Hugo Award - Best Novel	Nominee

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