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Gaea trilogy

The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley. The stories tell of humanity's encounter with a living being in the shape of a 1,300 km diameter Stanford torus, inhabited by many different species, most notably the centaur-like Titanides, in orbit around the planet Saturn.

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Gaea Trilogy
Titan
Wizard
Demon
AuthorJohn Varley
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Genrescience fiction
PublisherBerkley Books
Published1979-1984
No. of books3
An artist's rendering of a Stanford torus in the same configuration as the fictional artificial satellite of Saturn, Gaea source ↗

The Gaea Trilogy consists of three science fiction novels by John Varley. The stories tell of humanity's encounter with a living being in the shape of a 1,300 km diameter Stanford torus, inhabited by many different species, most notably the centaur-like Titanides, in orbit around the planet Saturn.

The novels are:

  • Titan (1979)
    • Nebula Award nominee, 1979;1 Hugo Award nominee, Locus Award winner, 19802
  • Wizard (1980)
    • Hugo and Locus Award nominees, 19813
  • Demon (1984)
    • Locus Award nominee, 19854
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References

  1. "1979 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  2. "1980 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. "1981 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  4. "1985 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
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