The Barbie Murders (collection) explained
| The Barbie Murders |
| Author: | John Varley |
| Cover Artist: | David Plourde |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Berkley Books |
| Release Date: | 1980 |
| Media Type: | Print |
| Pages: | 260 pp |
| Isbn: | 0-425-04580-3 |
| Dewey: | 813/.5/4 |
| Congress: | PZ4.V299 Pe PS3572.A724 |
| Oclc: | 6741261 |
The Barbie Murders is a 1980 collection of science fiction stories by American writer John Varley. The book was republished under the title Picnic on Nearside in 1984.[1]
Contents
The collection includes nine stories:[2]
- "Bagatelle", originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1976
- "The Funhouse Effect", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1976
- "The Barbie Murders", originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1978
- "Equinoctial", originally published in Ascents of Wonder, 1977
- "Manikins", originally published in Amazing Stories, January 1976
- "Beatnik Bayou", originally published in New Voices III, 1980
- "Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe", originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977
- "Lollipop and the Tar Baby", originally published in Orbit 19, 1977
- "Picnic on Nearside", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1974
All of the stories but "Manikins" take place in Varley's Eight Worlds future history.[1]
Awards
The Barbie Murders won the 1981 Locus Award for Best Single-Author Collection.[3]
References
- Web site: Publication: The Barbie Murders . Internet Speculative Fiction Database . 20 June 2022.
- Book: Varley . John . The Barbie Murders . 1980 .
- Web site: John Varley . Science Fiction Awards Database . 20 June 2022.
