β Scribed by Varley, John
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Dell mass paperback, 1st edition Aug. 1979, ISBN: 0440173116, 316 pages, cover art by Jim Burns. 12mo (7" x 4.25") Paperback reprint of 1978 The Dial Press/James Wade hardcover first edition. Winner, 1979 Locus Poll Award, Best Single Author Collection; 1980 Prix Apollo. UK edition retitled In the Hall of the Martian Kings. 9 stories, 6 of them belonging to the Eight Worlds universe. Introduction by Algis Budrys. Includes: The Phantom of Kansas [nominated, 1979 Hugo Award; 1979 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 4)]; Air Raid [basis of film and novel, Millennium]; Retrograde Summer [nominated, 1975 Nebula Award; 1975 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 4)]; The Black Hole Passes [1976 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 9)]; In the Hall of the Martian Kings [1976 Locus Poll Award, Best Novella (Place: 6); nominated, 1978 Hugo Award, 1978 Ditmar Award]; In the Bowl [1976 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 7); nominated, 1976 Nebula Award]; Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance [1977 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 3); nominated 1977 Hugo Award]; Overdrawn at the Memory Bank [1977 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Place: 10)]; The Persistence of Vision [winner, 1976 Nebula Award, 1979 Locus Poll Award, 1979 Hugo Award].
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