![]() None of the characters or locations in these stories has ever turned up in the Eight Worlds sequence as yet (outside of mentions in Steel Beach-see Consistency), though, on one occasion, Varley indicated that he might end up tying the two together in the to-be-published Irontown Blues, presumably the final novel in the Steel Beach trilogy set within the Eight Worlds universe.Ĭooper, a former champion swimmer on Earth and Anna's occasional lover. ![]() They have a completely different history, in which there is lunar colonization (a common theme in Varley stories) and open sexuality (likewise a common theme), but there are no aliens and a great deal of Nuclear Terrorism on earth. ![]() Common characters Pre-Invasion John Varley has indicated that these so-called 'Pre-invasion' stories are not actually a part of the 'Eight Worlds' universe, even though they are commonly mistaken to be, and are occasionally bundled with real Eight Worlds stories in anthologies. Several of the stories feature common characters, and these may be seen as linking together the whole series. ![]() Varley has written that the Eight Worlds background should be regarded as a group of common characters and situations that appear in different stories rather than a single consistent setting. ![]()
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