约翰·瓦利（John Varley），美国著名科幻作家，1947年出生于美国得州奥斯汀市，毕业于密歇根州立大学，主修物理。瓦利1974年出道即一鸣惊人，被誉为美国20世纪70年代最为成功的科幻作家。有评论称“瓦利就像一个野人般突然出现在科幻小说的舞台上，满脑子都是大胆的想象、新奇的观点和刺激的情节”。 瓦利风格独特，长篇作品是畅销榜常客，中篇作品更是被誉为科幻小说中的“艺术品”。他曾三获雨果奖，两获星云奖，获其他各种奖项和提名数十次，作品被翻译成二十几种语言，广受读者喜爱。代表作有“八星宇宙”系列中的《钢铁海滩》《蛇夫座热线》《按回车键》等，多以太阳系为场景，展示近未来的人类社会；此外还有“泰坦”系列、“雷与电”系列等。

John Varley's first book-repackaged and hotter than ever. In 2050, the Invaders came to Earth, destroyed every evidence of technology, then peacefully departed. Humanity struggled to survive, but help was coming-via the Ophiuchi Hotline.

约翰·瓦利（John Varley），美国著名科幻作家，1947年出生于美国得州奥斯汀市，毕业于密歇根州立大学，主修物理。瓦利1974年出道即一鸣惊人，被誉为美国20世纪70年代最为成功的科幻作家。有评论称“瓦利就像一个野人般突然出现在科幻小说的舞台上，满脑子都是大胆的想象、新奇的观点和刺激的情节”。 瓦利风格独特，长篇作品是畅销榜常客，中篇作品更是被誉为科幻小说中的“艺术品”。他曾三获雨果奖，两获星云奖，获其他各种奖项和提名数十次，作品被翻译成二十几种语言，广受读者喜爱。代表作有“八星宇宙”系列中的《钢铁海滩》《蛇夫座热线》《按回车键》等，多以太阳系为场景，展示近未来的人类社会；此外还有“泰坦”系列、“雷与电”系列等。

Doing homework becomes a thing of the past Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code-named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attracting ...(展开全部)

Doing homework becomes a thing of the past! Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code-named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attr...(展开全部)

DOING HOMEWORK BECOMES A THING OF THE PASTThe unlikely foursome made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker -- Brenton, Sam "Snick,," Judy and Kelsey, respectively, -- are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attractin...(展开全部)