The Barbie Murders (collection)

The Barbie Murders is a 1980 collection of science fiction stories by American writer John Varley. The book was republished under the title Picnic on Nearside in 1984.[1]

The Barbie Murders
First edition
AuthorJohn Varley
Cover artistDavid Plourde
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherBerkley Books
Publication date
1980
Media typePrint
Pages260 pp
ISBN0-425-04580-3
OCLC6741261
813/.5/4
LC ClassPZ4.V299 Pe PS3572.A724

Contents

The collection includes nine stories:[2]

  • "Bagatelle", originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1976
  • "The Funhouse Effect", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1976
  • "The Barbie Murders", originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1978
  • "Equinoctial", originally published in Ascents of Wonder, 1977
  • "Manikins", originally published in Amazing Stories, January 1976
  • "Beatnik Bayou", originally published in New Voices III, 1980
  • "Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe", originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977
  • "Lollipop and the Tar Baby", originally published in Orbit 19, 1977
  • "Picnic on Nearside", originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1974

All of the stories but "Manikins" take place in Varley's Eight Worlds future history.[1]

Awards

The Barbie Murders won the 1981 Locus Award for Best Single-Author Collection.[3]

References
  1. "Publication: The Barbie Murders". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. Varley, John (1980). The Barbie Murders.
  3. "John Varley". Science Fiction Awards Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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