Twenty years ago, the Gaean Trilogy dazzled critics and readers. Now a new generation will discover that brilliant world--beginning with Titan.
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John Varley is the author of the Gaean Trilogy (Titan, Wizard, and Demon), Steel Beach, The Golden Globe, Red Thunder, and Mammoth. He has won both the Nebula and Hugo Awards for his work.
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Format:Kindle Edition
This was one of the very first SF books that not only got me over a horrible breakup, but also opened my eyes to the possibility of worlds that exist beyond swords, dragons and magic. Titan is weird, to say the least, and the general ability that Varley has to write eerily real text that effortlessly bends genders and kicks out the legs of conformity likely spurred my own interest with those genderbending immortals of the fantasy setting, the fey. Basically a late 1970s-style space opera - they sure don't make 'em like they used to!
Without getting too much into Spoilertoria, this basically takes place in a plausible near-future until something is discovered in the outer orbit of our solar system. Something big.
And while much of the treatment of sexuality and social mores will likely seem dated to us writing in the twenty-first century, keep in mind that this was written over three decades ago, and was pushing a lot of boundaries when it first came out. It won a Hugo, after all. Definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for something outside of the usual, from a surprisingly fresh perspective.
Without getting too much into Spoilertoria, this basically takes place in a plausible near-future until something is discovered in the outer orbit of our solar system. Something big.
And while much of the treatment of sexuality and social mores will likely seem dated to us writing in the twenty-first century, keep in mind that this was written over three decades ago, and was pushing a lot of boundaries when it first came out. It won a Hugo, after all. Definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for something outside of the usual, from a surprisingly fresh perspective.
By Anny
Format:Mass Market Paperback
But I finally read the entire trilogy. Titan seems to be out of stock everywhere but Amazon and was well worth the wait.
All the truths that were established in the other two novels are blown completely away. Proof again that the reader is always as ignorant as the narrator.
By Erik1988
Format:Mass Market Paperback
An artifact is discovered in space...inside is an amazing assortment of discoveries, but more importantly our group of people need to find a way off this thing.
1) Fantastic world created!!
2) Like others have said the author suffers from immaturity when handling the sexual portion of this book.
3) Definitely not for kids! Not to mention there are so many other things that could happen without characters having sex ever thirty pages or so. I literally counted three scenes within the space of 80-90 pages...which took up most of those pages.
4)Characters were ok, but nothing too rememberable.
OVERALL: Kept reading in the hopes things would improve but they didn't. Gave it a two stars vs. one because of the fantastic world created in general. For exploring an alien artifact, Greg Bear's "Eon" was a much better read (and more mature)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining pulp
These books are nominally sci-fi but really have more of a fantasy flavor, especially the second and third installments in the trilogy. Read more
Published on Jun 7 2002 by Dirk Tebben
2.0 out of 5 stars
A classic of 1970's-vintage space opera
The age of books like Titan is long since gone. The fact that Titan is still in print is telling -- it is among the best this era had to offer. Read more
Published on May 17 2002 by Rob Shimmin
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