phil@rice.ARPA (10/13/85)
From: William LeFebvre <phil@rice.ARPA>
I have been trying for the past several days to locate a copy of "Press
Enter _" by John Varley. Why can't I find this book? No one knows
that it exists. I know it's a recent release, which explains why it
isn't in the Books in Print. But, I go to my friendly "mallified"
bookstore and they say "Haven't never heard of that one". At least
they know who Varley is! Is it still really that new? Is Houston
slow? Or is this going to be one of those books that only independents
carry because the distributors decided amongst themselves that this
book shouldn't sell?
William LeFebvre
Department of Computer Science
Rice University
<phil@Rice.arpa>
or, for the daring: <phil@Rice.edu>ehl@Shasta.ARPA (10/13/85)
"Press Enter _" is a short story, not a novel. It was originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1984. You may also find it in the latest TERRY CARR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION OF THE YEAR. -- Elgin Lee UUCP: ..decvax!decwrl!glacier!navajo!ehl old ARPA: ehl@su-navajo.ARPA, ehl@su-score.ARPA new ARPA: ehl@su-navajo.stanford.edu, ehl@su-score.edu
jimb@ISM780B.UUCP (10/14/85)
"Press Enter" is not yet a book, though I hear Varley is working on it.
What has been published so far is a novella, published in Isaac Asimov's
Science Fiction Magazine in 1984, the June (or May?) issue, I think. It's
the cover story of the issue, so it should be easy to find.
-- from the foggy memory of Jim Brunet, who left his mags at home.
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ihnp4!vortex!ism780!jimbwombat@ccvaxa.UUCP (10/17/85)
"Press Enter" is a work of short fiction (about 80 pages), not a novel. It first appeared in *Fantasy and Science Fiction* (I believe) and was recently reprinted in Terry Carr's latest *Best Science Fiction of the Year* anthology. Dark Harvest recently announced a collection of short stories by Varley, including "Press Enter" and "Blue Champagne," to be titled *Blue Champagne* (cover art and interior illustrations by Todd Hamilton). I don't remember when they expect to release it. You can write to them for more information: Dark Harvest P.O. Box 48134 Niles, IL 60648 "When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all." Roger Zelazny, *Doorways in the Sand* Wombat ihnp4!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!wombat
carl@proper.UUCP (Carl Greenberg) (10/18/85)
In article <> phil@rice.ARPA writes: >From: William LeFebvre <phil@rice.ARPA> >I have been trying for the past several days to locate a copy of "Press >Enter _" by John Varley. Why can't I find this book? No one knows >that it exists. I know it's a recent release, which explains why it >isn't in the Books in Print. But, I go to my friendly "mallified" >bookstore and they say "Haven't never heard of that one". At least >they know who Varley is! Is it still really that new? Is Houston >slow? Or is this going to be one of those books that only independents >carry because the distributors decided amongst themselves that this >book shouldn't sell? Maybe it only came out in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine or whatever that one is. That's where I read it. Carl Greenberg
rhw9906@wucec2.UUCP (Richard Hill Wyatt Jr) (10/30/85)
Well, "Press Enter _" isn't a book. It's a short story. And you can
find it in the "1985 Best Annual SciFi". Not that I'd recommend you
buy the book, for the rest of the stories are pretty sad for the most
part.
-- Rick Wyatt