A review by wilt
The Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley

mysterious

3.75

Very weird (affectionate) little book that reads surprisingly modern in its style and subject. It has a very interesting female MC (something still lacking in scifi) and I really enjoyed all the ways bisexuality and transgenderism were portrayed. When I heard this series featured casual/normalized sex changes I didn't know what to expect, but ended up really enjoying the role it played and the different ways it was explored. Surprisingly forward and weird, in a good way. Though none of the characters are explicitly stated as trans its easy to see how trans people can seamlessly exist in this world and do very cool and morally ambiguous things with their epic bodies. 

Very cool read, definitely interested in reading more in the series.