The Stanford-torus habitat they find themselves in suffers from bizarre weather patterns and is populated by fantastic creatures and intelligent lifeforms. The crew is put into stasis and when they awaken, they do so in an alien world. Manned by Cirocco Jones and a motley crew of six, the Ringmaster is ensnared by the tendrils of an alien object on the outer rings of Saturn. The first book, published in 1979, tells the story of what happens to the crew of Ringmaster , a scientific vessel in orbit around Saturn. I happen to like sex in my fiction, so I picked up the books. I chose to read Varley after stumbling on some kindle boards where users were complaining that there was too much sex in his stories. Varley is all about the human drama, characterization and the telling of an unhinged story that makes you go, “hmm.” The author doesn’t take himself too seriously nor does he delve too deep into the science behind his science fiction. John Varley’s Gaean Trilogy is as entertaining as it is thought provoking. I wrapped up Wizard by the end of the month while on vacation in Portugal and finished the last book, Demon, just last night. Early January, I picked up John Varley’s Titan starring the ballsy heroine Cirocco Jones and by mid January I was done. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to read more and I’m slowly making good on my promise.
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