THE OPHIUCHI HOTLINE. "Capstone of the 8-Worlds"
The Ophiuchi Hotline
by
Narrated
by
An SF classic where
Varley deftly combines cloning and memory recording to give a sort of
pseudo-immortality to its practitioners. It is a shame that this is the only
story from John Varley's 8-Worlds series presently available on Audible. This
should be read last. In the earlier stories Varley explores the societal impact
of cloning, changing and memory recording through engaging characters and
memorable events.
If this sparks your interest but you find yourself at a loss on some of the issues dealt with in THE OPHIUCHI HOTLINE, go back and read (yes like pick up a book with paper and ink) some of his earlier short stories. For starters try these stories that include Varley's suite of technologies that change human society:
"Options"
"Picnic on Nearside"
"The Phantom of Kansas"
"Lollipop and the Tar Baby"
"Beatnik Bayou"
"Equinoctial"
Gabra Zackman reads THE OPHIUCHI HOTLINE well. She gets the sarcastic tone of Lilo's voice in her own head just right.
If this sparks your interest but you find yourself at a loss on some of the issues dealt with in THE OPHIUCHI HOTLINE, go back and read (yes like pick up a book with paper and ink) some of his earlier short stories. For starters try these stories that include Varley's suite of technologies that change human society:
"Options"
"Picnic on Nearside"
"The Phantom of Kansas"
"Lollipop and the Tar Baby"
"Beatnik Bayou"
"Equinoctial"
Gabra Zackman reads THE OPHIUCHI HOTLINE well. She gets the sarcastic tone of Lilo's voice in her own head just right.
posted by Doug Eigsti at Tuesday, July 23, 2013
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