Titan

1979 science fiction novel by John Varley
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Titan

Summary

Titan is a literary work[1]. Titan ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Titan authored John Varley[3].
  • Titan received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].
  • Titan's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Titan's illustrator is recorded as Connor Freff Cochran[6].
  • Titan was published by Berkley Books[7].
  • Titan's genre is Q3139891[8].
  • Titan's genre is science fiction[9].
  • Titan was followed by Wizard[10].
  • Titan's part of the series is recorded as Gaea trilogy[11].
  • Titan's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Titan's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Titan was released on January 1979[14].
  • Titan's cover art by is recorded as Q7364515[15].
  • Titan's has edition or translation is recorded as Titan[16].
  • Titan's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[17].
  • Titan's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[18].
  • Titan's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Titan'}[19].
  • Titan's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Titan'}[20].
  • Titan's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Titano (Complete Novel)'}[21].
  • Titan's form of creative work is recorded as novel[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Titan authored John Varley[3]. Titan was published by Berkley Books[7].

Publication

Titan was published on January 1979[14]. Titan's language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include Q3139891[8] and science fiction[9]. Titan's part of the series is recorded as Gaea trilogy[11].

Subject and Themes

Titan's part of the series is recorded as Gaea trilogy[11].

Reception

Titan received the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Titan was followed by Wizard[10].

Why It Matters

Titan ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 views/month).[2] Titan has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Titan receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publisher Berkley Books
    Form of creative work novel
    Language of work or name English
    Has edition or translation Titan
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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