The Golden Globe - Eight Worlds

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Intergalactic con artist performs Shakespeare in space.

If you've got a knack for science fiction with a twist of theatrics, "The Golden Globe" could be the escapade you're looking for. John Varley paints a colorful universe where an actor's craft is as malleable as his identity. Sparky Valentine's journey is as much about self-discovery as it is about evading the law across the cosmos. Whether you love the Bard, the stars, or a good chase, this story offers a seat at the edge of your spacecraft.

  • Prometheus Award for Best Novel (1999)
  • Endeavour Award Nominee (1999)
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The Golden Globe - Eight Worlds

Regular price RM33.11 MYR
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ISBN: 9780441006434
Authors: John Varley
Publisher: Ace Books
Date of Publication: 1999-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.06
(rated by 1376 readers)

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Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, John Varley is truly one of the "greats" of science fiction, comparable only to Heinlein, Herbert, Asimov, and Clark. Now the all-time master returns -- with his long-awaited epic novel of life beyond the great beyond... All the universe is a stage, and Sparky Valentine is its itinerant thespian. He makes his way from planet to planet as part of a motley theater troupe, bringing Shakespeare -- a version of it anyway -- to the outer reaches of earth's solar system. He journeys through the outlands, where thousands of artificial satellites drift, conglomerates of junk and rock welded together to support meager communities of human life. Here Sparky plies his trade, transforming himself from young to old, fat to thin, man to woman, by altering magnetic implants beneath his skin. Indispensable hardware for a career actor and an interstellar con man wanted for murder -- for while Sparky Valentine may have a song in his heart, he also has a price on his head. But his galactic roamings are bringing him closer to home, closer to justice -- and closer to the truth of his strange and prolonged existence...
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Intergalactic con artist performs Shakespeare in space.

If you've got a knack for science fiction with a twist of theatrics, "The Golden Globe" could be the escapade you're looking for. John Varley paints a colorful universe where an actor's craft is as malleable as his identity. Sparky Valentine's journey is as much about self-discovery as it is about evading the law across the cosmos. Whether you love the Bard, the stars, or a good chase, this story offers a seat at the edge of your spacecraft.

  • Prometheus Award for Best Novel (1999)
  • Endeavour Award Nominee (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.