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by John Varley

Fascinating early Varley book; an alien race has taken over the Earth to care for its other intelligent life, paying no attention to the humans who are scattered around the solar system. Technology made available on a "hotline" beam of information apparently from the constellation Ophiuchi has allowed human beings to survive.

Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

Doomsday Vault Design Now Final
   My only question, which no one seems to be asking, is 'Why don't the humans get a vault?'

Survival Seed Vault Low Cost Life Bank
   'They existed in the Life Bank, as did virtually every plant...'- John Varley, 1977.

Leia Display System - Our Only Hope?
   'Lilo and Vaffa moved through a maze of floating advertisements of ghostsmoke and holomist...'- John Varley, 1977.

Brand Killer Helmet Blocks Real-Life Ads
   'Some merely held the holos [ads] at arm's length.'- John Varley, 1977.

Svalbard Seed Vault (aka Doomsday Vault) Gets Upgrades
   'But they existed in the Life Bank, as did virtually every plant and animal that existed on Old Earth.' - John Varley, 1977.

IRL Glasses Block Screens, Limit Vision To Real Life
   'If you couldn't see the ads, how would you know what was fashionable?' - John Varley, 1977.

Lunar Biorepository Proposed For Cryo-Preservation Of Earth Species
   '...there was no one alive who had ever seen them. But they existed in the Life Bank.' - John Varley, 1977.

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