# The Ophiuchi Hotline

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- Book: [The Ophiuchi Hotline](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-varley/the-ophiuchi-hotline) ([The Ophiuchi Hotline.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-varley/the-ophiuchi-hotline.md))
- Authors: [John Varley](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-varley)
- Publisher: ace
- ISBN: 978-04-4163-484-2
- Pages: 240
- Published: 1993-10-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The brilliant novel that launched the Varley phenomenon The invaders came in 2050…They did not kill anyone outright. they said they came on behalf of the intelligent species of Earth—dolphins...