Born 1947, in Austin, TX; son of John Edward (an oil worker) and Joan Varley; married Anet Mconel (a consumer advocate), October 10, 1970 (divorced); children: Maurice, Roger, Stefan. Education: Attended Michigan State University, 1966. Politics: "Rational anarchist." Religion: "Lapsed Lutheran." Addresses: Home: Hollywood, CA. Agent: Kirby McCauley, 432 Park Ave. S., Ste. 1509, New York, NY 10016. E-mail: john@varley.net.

"EIGHT WORLDS" SERIES; SCIENCE FICTION

• The Ophiuchi Hotline, Dial (New York, NY), 1977, reprinted, Gollancz (London, England), 2003.
• The Persistence of Vision (stories), Dial (New York, NY), 1978, bound with Nanoware Time by Ian Watson, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1991, published as In the Hall of the Martian Kings, Sidgwick & Jackson (London, England), 1978.
• Blue Champagne (stories), illustrated by Todd Cameron, Dark Harvest (Niles, IL), 1986.
• Steel Beach, Putnam (New York, NY), 1992.
• The Golden Globe, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1998.

• Titan, illustrated by Freff, Berkley (New York, NY), 1979.
• Wizard, Berkley (New York, NY), 1980.
• Demon, Berkley (New York, NY), 1984.

• The Barbie Murders and Other Stories, Berkley (New York, NY), 1980, published as Picnic on Nearside, 1984.
• Millennium (screenplay; based on "Air Raid"), Berkley (New York, NY), 1983, reprinted, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1999.
• Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo (bound with The Star Pit, by Samuel Delany), Berkley (New York, NY), 1984.
• Press ENTER (science fiction chapbook; bound with Hawksbill Station, by Robert Silverberg; originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine), illustrated by Bob Eggleton, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• (Editor, with Ricia Mainhardt, and contributor) Superheroes, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1995.
• Red Thunder (science fiction), Ace Books (New York, NY), 2003.
• The John Varley Reader: Thirty Years of Short Fiction, Ace Books (New York, NY), 2004.
• Mammoth (novel), Ace Books (New York, NY), 2005.
• Red Lightning, Ace Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Also author of screenplays Galaxy, 1978, The Phantom of Kansas, and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, based on the Robert A. Heinlein novel.

Contributor to anthologies, including Orbit 18, edited by Damon Knight, 1976; Best Science Fiction of the Year Number 5, edited by Terry Carr, Ballantine, 1976; Best Science Fiction of the Year Number 6, edited by Terry Carr, 1977; The World's Best SF, edited by Donald Wollheim, 1977; The 1978 Annual World's Best SF, edited by Donald Wollheim, 1978; Best Science Fiction of the Year Number 7, edited by Terry Carr, 1978; Universe 9, 1979; The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9, 1980; Nebula Winners 14, 1980; The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10, 1981; The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11, 1982; The Road to Science Fiction 4: From Here to Forever, 1982; Nebula Award Stories 17, 1983; The Best from Universe, 1984; Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year 14, 1984; Nebula Awards 20, 1985; Great Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century, 1987; Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16, 1987; The Norton Book of Science Fiction, 1993; Simulations: Fifteen Tales of Virtual Reality, 1993; Strange Dreams, 1993; Nebula Award-winning Novellas, 1994; Reel Future, 1994; Tales in Space, 1995; Visions of Wonder, 1996; Timegates, 1997; Future on Ice, 1998; Not the Only Planet: Science Fiction Travel Stories, 1998; The Reel Stuff, 1998; Bangs and Whimpers: Stories about the End of the World, 1999; The Good New Stuff, 1999; Isaac Asimov's Solar System, 1999; and Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons, 2000. Author of introduction, When Worlds Collide, by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer, 2002. Contributor to science fiction magazines, including Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Amazing Stories, Vertex, and, under pseudonym Herb Boehm, to Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Varley's manuscript collection is maintained at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.