.jpg) First edition | |
| Author | John Varley |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jim Burns |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | The Dial Press/James Wade |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 316 pp |
| ISBN | 0-8037-6866-4 |
| OCLC | 3844742 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.V299 Pe PS3572.A724 |
The Persistence of Vision is a 1978 collection of science fiction stories by American writer John Varley.
The collection was also published in the United Kingdom under the title In the Hall of the Martian Kings. [1]
Contents
The collection includes nine stories: [2]
- "The Phantom of Kansas", originally published in Galaxy, February 1976.
- "Air Raid", originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977. Varley later expanded this into the novel Millennium.
- "Retrograde Summer", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1975.
- "The Black Hole Passes", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1975.
- "In the Hall of the Martian Kings", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1977.
- "In the Bowl", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1975.
- "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance", originally published in Galaxy, July 1976.
- "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank", originally published in Galaxy, May 1976. Adapted into a 1983 television movie.
- " The Persistence of Vision", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1978.
Awards
The Persistence of Vision won the 1979 Locus Award for Best Single-Author Collection. [3]
The title story won the 1978 Nebula Award, [4] the 1979 Hugo Award, [5] and the 1979 Locus Award [3] in the novella category.
References
- ^ The Persistence of Vision at The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Varley, John (1978). The Persistence of Vision. Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-440-17311-6 (1979 re-print)
- ^ a b The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1979 Locus Awards Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Past Winners of SFWA(R) Nebula Awards(R): 1978 Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Hugo Award (By Year): 1979 Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- The Persistence of Vision title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
|
First edition | |
| Author | John Varley |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jim Burns |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | The Dial Press/James Wade |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 316 pp |
| ISBN | 0-8037-6866-4 |
| OCLC | 3844742 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.V299 Pe PS3572.A724 |
The Persistence of Vision is a 1978 collection of science fiction stories by American writer John Varley.
The collection was also published in the United Kingdom under the title In the Hall of the Martian Kings. [1]
Contents
The collection includes nine stories: [2]
- "The Phantom of Kansas", originally published in Galaxy, February 1976.
- "Air Raid", originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977. Varley later expanded this into the novel Millennium.
- "Retrograde Summer", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1975.
- "The Black Hole Passes", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1975.
- "In the Hall of the Martian Kings", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1977.
- "In the Bowl", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1975.
- "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance", originally published in Galaxy, July 1976.
- "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank", originally published in Galaxy, May 1976. Adapted into a 1983 television movie.
- " The Persistence of Vision", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1978.
Awards
The Persistence of Vision won the 1979 Locus Award for Best Single-Author Collection. [3]
The title story won the 1978 Nebula Award, [4] the 1979 Hugo Award, [5] and the 1979 Locus Award [3] in the novella category.
References
- ^ The Persistence of Vision at The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Varley, John (1978). The Persistence of Vision. Dell Publishing. ISBN 0-440-17311-6 (1979 re-print)
- ^ a b The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1979 Locus Awards Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Past Winners of SFWA(R) Nebula Awards(R): 1978 Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Hugo Award (By Year): 1979 Archived 2011-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- The Persistence of Vision title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database