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Steel Beach

1992 novel by John Varley
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Steel Beach

Summary

Steel Beach is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Steel Beach authored John Varley[3].
  • Steel Beach's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Steel Beach was published by Berkley Books[5].
  • Steel Beach's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Steel Beach was followed by The Golden Globe[7].
  • Steel Beach's part of the series is recorded as Eight Worlds[8].
  • Steel Beach's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Steel Beach's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Steel Beach was published on July 1992[11].
  • Steel Beach's has edition or translation is recorded as Steel Beach[12].
  • Steel Beach's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[13].
  • Steel Beach's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[14].
  • Steel Beach's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Steel Beach'}[15].
  • Steel Beach's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gens de la Lune'}[16].
  • Steel Beach's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stahl-Paradies'}[17].
  • Steel Beach's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Playa de acero'}[18].
  • Steel Beach's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gens de la lune'}[19].
  • Steel Beach's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "La spiaggia d'acciaio"}[20].
  • Steel Beach's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Steel Beach authored John Varley[3]. It was published by Berkley Books[5].

Publication

Steel Beach was released on July 1992[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is science fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Eight Worlds[8].

Subject and Themes

Steel Beach's part of the series is recorded as Eight Worlds[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Steel Beach was followed by The Golden Globe[7].

Why It Matters

Steel Beach ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1992-07-00T00:00:00Z
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    Country of origin → United States
    Language of work or name → English
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