The Ophiuchi Hotline

John Varley

Original title: Ophiuchi Hotline

earliest edition we have, 1978 Futura Pubns., 1978 237 pages

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From the back cover: The invaders came in 2050... They did not kill anyone outright. They said they came on behalf of the intelligent species of Earth -- dolphins and whales. The invaders quietly destroyed every evidence of technology, then peacefully departed, leaving behind plowed ground and sprouting seeds. In the next two years, ten billion humans starved to death. The remnants of humanity that survived relocat...

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The Ophiuchi Hotline edition · 1993 · Ace · 234 pages · 9780441634842
Ophiuchi Hotline edition · 1984 · Berkley · 9780425071922
Ophiuchi Hotline. edition · 1978 · Futura Pubns. · 237 pages

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