Retrograde Summer

by John Varley

A science fiction novelette nominted for the 1976 Nebula Award.

Genres: Science Fiction

First published February 1, 1975

About the author

Full name: John Herbert Varley.

John Varley was born in Austin, Texas. He grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, moved to Port Arthur in 1957, and graduated from Nederland High School. He went to Michigan State University.

He has written several novels and numerous short stories.He has received both the Hugo and Nebula awards.

Reviews

[Durval Menezes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this as part of "The Persistence of Vision" collection.

"the complexities of family life in an interplanetary society where traveling to Pluto takes 9 days, multiple sex changes are common, ditto cloning, fatherhood is little more than insemination, and children can divorce their mothers. To top of off, the author adds a prediction about Mercury that Science only confirmed recently -- doesn't feel like 70s SciFi at all, but rather much more recent. Rating: 4/5."

[Johnny · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's ok: short, quality, rather interesting novel with nicely described (or implied) world and okayish plot. Don't expect Press Enter level, but it's not bad.

[Mark · Rating 1 out of 5]

No.