num_pages: 180
description: After the effortless capture of Earth by vastly superior aliens, humanity is forced to fight for existence on the Moon and other lumps of airless rock. The invention of the Hotline — a constant stream of data from a star in the constellation Ophiuchus —facilitates survival and enables the development of amazing new technologies. Then, after 400 years, humanity's unknown helpers send a bill for their services...and suddenly everything is threatened once again.The Ophiuchi Hotline was John Varley's first novel, and it received nominations for both the Hugo and Nebula awards; he later won both for his book Persistence of Vision.
language: English
title: The Ophiuchi Hotline
titlecomplete: The Ophiuchi Hotline
characters: Lilo, Boss Tweed, Javelin, Cathay
genres: Hard Science Fiction, Aliens, Cyberpunk, Novels, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera
ratings_count: 3376
series: Eight Worlds
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel
publisher: Victor Gollancz