Also published as: In the Hall of the Martian Kings

Author: John Varley Year: 1978 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Science fiction, Short Stories, Award winners, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon Google Books LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780803768666 0803768664

In the Hall of the Martian Kings: stranded on Mars, the crew of the Podkayne encounter the strangest of welcomes... Overdrawn at the Memory Bank: it was the latest in vacations - spending a weekend as a lion; but when Fingal tried it, they lost his body... and he was trapped inside a computer. The Persistence of Vision: a haunting story of communication beyond the senses... And six more stories from science fiction's brightest new star. Similar books: All the Myriad Ways by Larry Niven Millennium by John Varley Tangents by Greg Bear Mammoth by John Varley Four for Tomorrow by Roger Zelazny The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein by Robert A. Heinlein The River of Time by David Brin Reach for Tomorrow by Arthur C. Clarke Expedition to Earth by Arthur C. Clarke The Best of John W. Campbell by John W. Campbell The Other Side of the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke Convergent Series by Larry Niven Luminous by Greg Egan The Dark Side of the Earth by Alfred Bester Otherness by David Brin Alternating Currents by Frederik Pohl Driftglass by Samuel R. Delany Contact by Carl Sagan Solaris by Stanislaw Lem Dark Space by Jasper T. Scott