And it’s still going! It was refreshing to have a new book set in that world. I’m a big fan, and think a few more of his books should have been on this list.

Humble brag, but I started the wikipedia page on Varley. (I wasn't logged in at the time, but that was my IP address!)

And I owe it all to my sister, who gave me Wizard -- not Titan :-) -- for Christmas one year.

I owe it all to an English teacher in college who photocopied Equinoctial for us (this was about 1998). I loved it, and quickly proceeded to devour his novels.

Wait -- is there something more recent than Irontown Blues?

OK time flies. That felt like two years ago to me.