Picnic On Nearside |
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| Authors: | Varley, John |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC002000, FIC028040, FIC028030 |
| ISBN: | 9781101656037, Related ISBNs: 0425071200, 1101656034, 9780425071205, 9781101656037 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 346, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: A collection of short stories from the Hugo and Nebula award-winning author who "has the imagination of six ordinary science fiction writers" (George R.R. Martin)—John Varley.
Picnic on Nearside includes nine astonishing stories from an author whose imagination has changed the genre and the way that people envision the future.
Picnic on Nearside includes nine astonishing stories from an author whose imagination has changed the genre and the way that people envision the future.
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