The Barbie Murders

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"The Barbie Murders"
Short story by John Varley
First edition, Cover artist: David Plourde[citation needed]
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction[citation needed]
Publication
Published in	IASFM
Publication type	Magazine
Publisher	Penny Publications
Media type	Print
Publication date	1978

The Barbie Murders is a science fiction short story by John Varley. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in January/February 1978, and subsequently reprinted as the title story of Varley's 1980 collection of the same name, which was later reissued as Picnic on Nearside. Many of the stories take place in Varley's Eight Worlds setting.^{[citation needed]}