John Varley - Blue Champagne # SSC.epub

Publisher: Ace (September 15, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0441068685
ISBN-13: 978-0441068685





This is a collection of short stories covering the very late 70s and early 80s.
First story is "The Pusher", which was a hugo winner for short story the year it was released so this was a re-read for me. I actually like it better the second time.
The centerpiece is two linked novellas, Blue Champagne and Charlie Tango and Foxtrot Romeo. These were really good. Blue Champagne is deals with the lengths people will go to acquire a solution to severe disability and the implications of technology that can record and playback feelings. Suprisingly wrenching which is also how I would describe CT&FR, which deals with a deadly virus and raising dogs and little girls in space! The final story was Press ENTER, which is an early entry in the "hey we all have computers and they are starting to talk to each other, isn't that potentially scary?" genre. suffers a little from mary-sue issues.
Genre: Science Fiction, Short Story Anthology