Synopses & Reviews
A science fiction epic from "the best writer in America" (Tom Clancy)Hugo and Nebula award-winning author John Varley.
Fleeing Earth after an alien invasion, the human race stands on the threshold of evolution. Their new home is Luna, a moon colony blessed with creature comforts, prolonged lifespans, digital memories, and instant sex changes.
But the people of Luna are bored, restless, suicidaland so is the computer that monitors their existence...
Review
Praise for Steel Beach
"Varley is the best writer in America. This book proves it."—Tom Clancy
"One of the few novels that deserves to be compared...to the works of Robert Heinlein...full of shocks and surprises, packed with humor and wit...sheer entertainment."—Starlog
"Exuberant...colorful and convincing."—Locus
About the Author
John Varley is the author of Slow Apocalypse, the Gaean Trilogy (Titan, Wizard, and Demon), Steel Beach, The Golden Globe, Red Thunder, Mammoth, Red Lightning, and Rolling Thunder. He has won both the Nebula and Hugo awards for his work.