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| Original Title: | Titan |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Gaea Trilogy #1 |
| Characters: | Bill, Cirocco Jones, Gaby Plauget, Eugene Springfield, Calvin Greene, April Polo, August Polo |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (1980), Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1979), Locus Award for Best SF Novel (1980), Ditmar Award Nominee for Best International Long Fiction (1980), Analog Award for Best Serial Novel or Novella (1979) |
John Varley
Paperback | Pages: 309 pages Rating: 3.95 | 7765 Users | 299 Reviews
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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, transforming all who enter.
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| Title | : | Titan (Gaea Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | John Varley |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 309 pages |
| Published | : | April 15th 1987 by Ace (first published March 1979) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Speculative Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Aliens |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 7765 Users | 299 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books Titan (Gaea Trilogy #1)
250515 from ??? childhood: new review. many, many years (decades...) since i read this as teen, probably was 15, but my memory of it is mostly accurate. i read this just when i was beginning to read big books of lit and classics like 1984- but when i look at it now, read it now, i pick up more of his references to, allusions to, outright thefts from other sf works... and maybe a better understanding of his gender conflicts...this is good, for, as the man says, it is not where you take thingsThis is book 1 of one of my very favorite sci-fi trilogies. Once I discovered them, in about 1980, I devoured them as quickly as possible, losing sleep so that I could keep reading. I went on to read everything else written by John Varley, and have never been disappointed. If you want a quick idea of what his writing is like without committing to a trilogy, try "The Barbie Murders" or "The Persistence of Vision" -- these are short stories.
Books like this are why sci-fi rides the short bus of literary culture. It has some great ideas and is in a way a tremendous "page turner", but ultimately fails thanks to weak writing and weaker characters. This was the first time in a LONG while I've though "why the hell am I reading this" as I plowed through a book.For the most part I love all kinds of entertainment (from RPGs to movies) with the detailed underpinnings of top notch world building. I've seen Varley's Gaea books referenced
Christmas 2010: I realised that I had got stuck in a rut. I was re-reading old favourites again and again, waiting for a few trusted authors to release new works. Something had to be done.On the spur of the moment I set myself a challenge, to read every book to have won the Locus Sci-Fi award. Thats 35 books, 6 of which Id previously read, leaving 29 titles by 14 authors who were new to me.While working through this reading list I got married, went on my honeymoon, switched career and became a
This book is GOOD! I love it. I need to read it again! And so I did. It's still good. This book is full of strong, interesting female characters. Sex. Fascinating aliens. The Titanides are awesome. I don't think I'd mind being one. They sing a lot and have several genitals which is pretty cool. Their names are chords. There's blimps and angels. Nothing is as you totally expect it to be. It takes a while for it to go from space ship lingo to, whoa. WTF? How interesting!This guy goes well with
1.5 stars. An okay story but after reading Varley's Ophiuchi Hotline, this was a big let down. Definitely a product of the 70's and I found the "free love" aspect of the novel a bit tedious. I will say that the concept of Gaia was very interesting and some of the alien characters original. The problem for me was that I found all of the human characters boring. Nominee: Hugo Award Best Science Fiction Novel (1980) Nominee: Nebula Award Best Science Fiction Novel (1980) Winner: Locus Award Best
3.8 ⭐This is John Varley's science fiction take on "The Wizard of Oz." It's not a yellow brick road that our Dorothy (aka Captain Cirocco Jones) follows through the alien habitat known as Gaea but rather a convoluted trail through a biologically engineered mix of landscapes and life forms.Varley has more fun in the Gaea novels than in his later, more pessimistic and polemical books. Inventive and sufficiently interesting to make you want to finish the story, it's a fine old piece of space opera.
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