Press Enter by John Varley

Press Enter

John Varley

148 pages first pub 1984 (view editions)

fiction horror mystery science fiction dark mysterious medium-paced
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Press Enter by John Varley is ideal for readers who enjoy tightly woven, genre-blending narratives that explore unsettling intersections of technology and human vulnerability through suspenseful, thought-provoking mysteries.

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This award-winning Science Fiction novella is part murder mystery, part romance, and more than a little bit scary.Victor Apfel, a troubled war vet, gets an odd, pre-recorded phone message, instructing him to go inside the house next door. He opens...

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3.75
based on 61 reviews

Moods

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mysterious: 50%

reflective: 50%

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tense: 50%


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Strong character development?

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