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Alanya To Alanyaby L. Timmel DuchampISBN 0974655961 (0-9746559-6-1)
Softcover, Pathway Book Service
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Ammoniteby Nicola GriffithISBN 0345452380 (0-345-45238-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ammonite'Book summary:In Ammonite, the 1994 James Tiptree Jr. Award winner, the attempts to colonize the planet Jeep have uncovered a selective virus that kills all men and all but a few women. The remaining women undergo changes that enable them to communicate with one another and the planet itself, and give to birth to healthy, genetically diverse children. Marguerite Angelica Taishan is an anthropologist who realizes this phenomena and makes the decision to give herself up to the planet to uncover its mysteries. [via]
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Astro City: Local Heroesby Kurt BusiekISBN 1887279482 (1-887279-48-2)
Softcover, Diamond Comic Distributors
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The Authorityby Warren EllisISBN 1563896613 (1-56389-661-3)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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The Black Chaliceby Marie JakoberISBN 1894063007 (1-894063-00-7)
Hardcover, Edge Science Fiction & Fantasy Pub
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Bloodchild and Other Storiesby Octavia E. ButlerISBN 1583226982 (1-58322-698-2)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bloodchild: And Other Stories'Book summary:A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the abilityand responsibilityto save humanity from itself?
Like all of Octavia Butlers best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literatures strongest voices. [via]More editions of Bloodchild and Other Stories:
- Bloodchild and Other Stories: ISBN 1888363363 (1-888363-36-3)
Softcover, Consortium Book Sales & Dist - Bloodchild and Other Stories: ISBN 156858055X (1-56858-055-X)
Hardcover, Thunder's Mouth Pr - Bloodchild and Other Stories: ISBN 1888363118 (1-888363-11-8)
Hardcover, Seven Stories Pr - Bloodchild: And Other Stories: ISBN 1583226982 (1-58322-698-2)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
- Bloodchild and Other Stories: ISBN 1888363363 (1-888363-36-3)
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Carmen Dogby Carol EmshwillerISBN 1931520089 (1-931520-08-9)
Softcover, Small Beer Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Carmen Dog'Book summary:"Only (Emshwiller) could have taken the women's movement, opera, and a wolverine and come up with such enchantment."--Connie Willis, author of "Lincoln's Dreams." [via]
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Castle Waitingby Linda Medley, Jane YolenISBN 1560977477 (1-56097-747-7)
Hardcover, Fantagraphics Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle Waiting'Book summary:The multiple Harvey and Eisner award-winning fantasy is now collected in one volume! A fable for modern times, Castle Waiting is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil but about being a hero in your own home.
The 456-page Castle Waiting graphic novel tells the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. A fable for modern times, Castle Waiting is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil but about being a hero in your own home. The opening story, "The Brambly Hedge," tells the origin of the castle itself, which is abandoned by its princess in a comic twist on "Sleeping Beauty" when she rides off into the sunset with her Prince Charming. The castle becomes a refuge for misfits, outcasts, and others seeking sanctuary, playing host to a lively and colorful cast of characters that inhabits the subsequent stories, including a talking anthropomorphic horse, a mysteriously pregnant Lady on the run, and a bearded nun.
For the first time, Fantagraphics' Castle Waiting collects the first volume of the Harvey and Eisner Award-winning* comic book series into one hearty hardcover. Linda Medley lavishly illustrates Castle Waiting in a classic visual style reminiscent of Arthur Rackham and William Heath Robinson. Blending elements from a variety of sourcesfairy tales, folklore, nursery rhymesMedley tells the story of the everyday lives of fantastic characters with humor, intelligence, and insight into human nature. Castle Waiting can be read on multiple levels and can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.
*Awards:- 2007 Eisner Award nominee: Best Graphic Album Reprint, Best Publication Design (Adam Grano)
- 2007 Harvey Award nominee: Best Graphic Album Previously Published
- Official Selection, 2008 Festival International de la Bande Desinée de Angoulême (French edition)
- "20 Essential Albums for Summer 2008," lAssociation des Critiques de Bandes Dessinées (French edition)
- Finalist, Prix de la Critique 2008, lAssociation des Critiques de Bandes Dessinées (French edition)
Complete Wynonna Earpby Beau Smith, Joyce Chin, Luis Diaz, Carlos Ferreira, Pat LeeISBN 1933239018 (1-933239-01-8)
Softcover, Diamond Book Distributors
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Country of the Pointed Firsby Sarah Orne Jewett, Douglas AlvordISBN 156792140X (1-56792-140-X)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Country of the Pointed Firs'Book summary:First published in 1896, The Country of the Pointed Firs was considered by Willa Cather to be one of the three novels most likely to achieve a permanent place in the canon of American literature: I can think of no others that confront time and change so serenely... The young student of American literature in far distant years to come will take up this book and say a masterpiece! Long neglected and even ignored by criticism, this enduring classic by Sarah Orne Jewett now appears in a format worthy of its contents.
Set in the small coastal town of South Berwick, Maine, this is as much a series of small, intimate sketches as a sustained narrative. As F. O. Matthiessen pointed out, in these loosely connected sketches, she has acquired a structure independent of plot. Her scaffolding is simply the unity of her vision. Her vision was of a gentle and generous people on a rugged and dangerous coast, of New England character and characters limned in colors of high summer and blue skies. Here, too, you will meet the people of Dunnet s landing; the women, who are probably the most unforgettable characters of her book; and Elijah Tilley (among the very few men in Jewett s cast) who, after the death of his wife, learns the skills of husband and wife, of farm and sea. The black-and-white pencil drawings by Douglas Alvord are nothing short of spectacular. Closely observed and carefully rendered, they possess all of the haunting serenity of Jewett s landscapes. Faithfully reproduced and printed to the highest standards, this is destined to become a standard gift and reading book for everyone fascinated by New England, the rich history of its rockbound coast, and this magical author. [via]More editions of Country of the Pointed Firs:
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Selected Short Fictionby Sarah Orne Jewett, Ted OlsonISBN 1593082622 (1-59308-262-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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A Door into Oceanby Joan SlonczewskiISBN 0893661562 (0-89366-156-2)
Hardcover, Washington Ave Books Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Door into Ocean'Book summary:[This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.]
*Winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel*
[Produced by Stefan Rudnicki]
[Directed by Gabrielle de Cuir]
[Read by Rosalyn Landor]
The Sharers of Shora are a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future. They are pacifists, they are highly advanced in biological sciences, and they reproduce by parthenogenesis because there are no males. Conflict erupts when a militaristic neighboring civilization sends an army to develop their ocean world.
A groundbreaking work both of feminist science fiction and of world-building, hard science fiction, A Door into Ocean is the novel that solidified Joan Slonczewski's reputation as an important science fiction writer. [via]
Even The Stonesby Marie JakoberISBN 189406318X (1-894063-18-X)
Softcover, Coteau Books
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The Eye of the Heronby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0893406511 (0-89340-651-1)
Softcover, Chivers North Amer
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The Female Manby Joanna RussISBN 0807062995 (0-8070-6299-5)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Female Man'Book summary:It's influenced William Gibson and been listed as one of the ten essential works of science fiction. Most importantly, Joanna Russ's THE FEMALE MAN is a suspenseful, surprising and darkly witty chronicle of what happens when Jeannine, Janet, Joanna, and Jael--four alternate selves from drastically different realities--meet. [via]
The Furiesby Suzy McKee CharnasISBN 0312866062 (0-312-86606-2)
Softcover, Orb Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Furies'Book summary:In Book One of the Holdfast Chronicles, Aldera the Messenger, along with all other women, is a slave. In Book Two, Aldera the Runner lives in two worlds, both consisting entirely of women. Now in Book Three, The Furies, Aldera the Conquere leads an army back over the mountains, hoping to end the tyranny and free the slaves she left behind.[via]
The Gate to Women's Countryby Sheri S. TepperISBN 0553280643 (0-553-28064-3)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Great Deeds of Heroic Womenby Maurice Saxby, Robert R. IngpenISBN 0872263487 (0-87226-348-7)
Hardcover, School Specialty Publishing
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The Handmaid's Taleby Margaret AtwoodISBN 038549081X (0-385-49081-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Handmaid's Tale'Book summary:Throughout her career, Margaret Atwood has played with different literary genres in her novels--historical fiction (Alias Grace), pulp fiction (The Blind Assassin), the comedy of manners (The Robber Bride)--but no foray into genre fiction has been as successful as her turn to speculative fiction in The Handmaid's Tale. Published in 1985, it echoes Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World, but a vibrant feminism drives Atwood's portrait of a futuristic dystopia. In the Republic of Gilead, we see a world devastated by toxic chemicals and nuclear fallout and dominated by a repressive Christian fundamentalism. The birthrate has plunged, and most women can no longer bear children. Offred is one of Gilead's Handmaids, who as official breeders are among the chosen few who can still become pregnant.
The Handmaid's Tale is an imaginatively audacious novel that is at once a page-turning psychological thriller, a moving love story, and a chilling warning about what might be waiting for us around the corner. What ultimately makes it stand out is Atwood's ability to balance a passionate political statement with finely wrought literary fiction. The Handmaid's Tale is a remarkable work by one of Canada's most inventive writers. --Jeffrey Canton [via]
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- The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0770428207 (0-7704-2820-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books of Canada Ltd - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0307264602 (0-307-26460-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0808598295 (0-8085-9829-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0449212602 (0-449-21260-2)
Softcover, Ballantine Books - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0449911535 (0-449-91153-5)
Softcover, Ballantine Books - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0816141711 (0-8161-4171-1)
Softcover, G K Hall & Co - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0395404258 (0-395-40425-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0771008139 (0-7710-0813-9)
Hardcover, McClelland and Stewart - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 081614172X (0-8161-4172-X)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co - The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 038549081X (0-385-49081-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
- The Handmaid's Tale: ISBN 0770428207 (0-7704-2820-7)
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Her Smoke Rose Up Foreverby James TiptreeISBN 1892391201 (1-892391-20-1)
Softcover, Tachyon Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Her Smoke Rose Up Forever'Book summary:These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. Revisions from the author's notes are included, allowing a deeper view into her world and a better understanding of her work. The Nebula Awardwinning short story Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death, the Hugo Awardwinning novella The Girl Who Was Plugged In, and the Hugo and Nebula Awardwinning novella Houston, Houston, Do You Read? are included.[via]More editions of Her Smoke Rose Up Forever:
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Herlandby Charlotte Perkins GilmanISBN 1421810182 (1-4218-1018-2)
Hardcover, 1st World Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Herland'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - This is written from memory, unfortunately. If I could have brought with me the material I so carefully prepared, this would be a very different story. Whole books full of notes, carefully copied records, firsthand descriptions, and the pictures - that's the worst loss. We had some bird's-eyes of the cities and parks; a lot of lovely views of streets, of buildings, outside and in, and some of those gorgeous gardens, and, most important of all, of the women themselves. Nobody will ever believe how they looked. Descriptions aren't any good when it comes to women, and I never was good at descriptions anyhow. But it's got to be done somehow; the rest of the world needs to know about that country. I haven't said where it was for fear some self-appointed missionaries, or traders, or land-greedy expansionists, will take it upon themselves to push in. They will not be wanted, I can tell them that, and will fare worse than we did if they do find it. [via]
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The Huntress: Darknight Daughterby Paul Levitz, Bob Layton, Joe StatonISBN 1401209130 (1-4012-0913-0)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1by Karen Fowler Joy, Pat Murphy, Debbie Notkin, Jeffrey D. SmithISBN 1892391198 (1-892391-19-8)
Softcover, Tachyon Pubns
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James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldonby Julie PhillipsISBN 0312203853 (0-312-20385-3)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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The Lathe of Heavenby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0837604648 (0-8376-0464-8)
Hardcover, Bentley Pub
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The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0441007317 (0-441-00731-7)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Left Hand of Darkness'Book summary:Genly Ai is an emissary from the human galaxy to Winter, a lost, stray world. His mission is to bring the planet back into the fold of an evolving galactic civilization, but to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own culture and prejudices and those that he encounters. On a planet where people are of no gender--or both--this is a broad gulf indeed. The inventiveness and delicacy with which Le Guin portrays her alien world are not only unusual and inspiring, they are fundamental to almost all decent science fiction that has been written since. In fact, reading Le Guin again may cause the eye to narrow somewhat disapprovingly at the younger generation: what new ground are they breaking that is not already explored here with greater skill and acumen? It cannot be said, however, that this is a rollicking good story. Le Guin takes a lot of time to explore her characters, the world of her creation, and the philosophical themes that arise.
If there were a canon of classic science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness would be included without debate. Certainly, no science fiction bookshelf may be said to be complete without it. But the real question: is it fun to read? It is science fiction of an earlier time, a time that has not worn particularly well in the genre. The Left Hand of Darkness was a groundbreaking book in 1969, a time when, like the rest of the arts, science fiction was awakening to new dimensions in both society and literature. But the first excursions out of the pulp tradition are sometimes difficult to reread with much enjoyment. Rereading The Left Hand of Darkness, decades after its publication, one feels that those who chose it for the Hugo and Nebula awards were right to do so, for it truly does stand out as one of the great books of that era. It is immensely rich in timeless wisdom and insight.
The Left Hand of Darkness is science fiction for the thinking reader, and should be read attentively in order to properly savor the depth of insight and the subtleties of plot and character. It is one of those pleasures that requires a little investment at the beginning, but pays back tenfold with the joy of raw imagination that resonates through the subsequent 30 years of science fiction storytelling. Not only is the bookshelf incomplete without owning it, so is the reader without having read it. --L. Blunt Jackson [via]
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- The Left Hand of Darkness: ISBN 0441478123 (0-441-47812-3)
Softcover, Ace Books - The Left Hand of Darkness: ISBN 0802713025 (0-8027-1302-5)
Hardcover, Walker & Company - The Left Hand of Darkness: ISBN 0808521667 (0-8085-2166-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - The Left Hand of Darkness: ISBN 0060125748 (0-06-012574-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - The Left Hand of Darkness: ISBN 0441007317 (0-441-00731-7)
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- The Left Hand of Darkness: ISBN 0441478123 (0-441-47812-3)
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Les Guerilleresby Monique Wittig, David Le VayISBN 0807063010 (0-8070-6301-0)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Guerilleres'Book summary:[via]One of the most widely read feminist texts of the twentieth century, and Monique Wittigs most popular novel, Les Guérillères imagines the attack on the language and bodies of men by a tribe of warrior women. Among the womens most powerful weapons in their assault is laughter, but they also threaten literary and linguistic customs of the patriarchal order with bullets. In this breathtakingly rapid novel first published in 1969, Wittig animates a lesbian society that invites all women to join their fight, their circle, and their community. A path-breaking novel about creating and sustaining freedom, the book derives much of its energy from its vaunting of the female body as a resource for literary invention.
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Lifeby Gwyneth JonesISBN 0974655929 (0-9746559-2-9)
Softcover, Pathway Book Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life'Book summary:"Life" is a richly textured fictional biography of the brilliant Anna Senoz, a scientist who makes a momentous discovery about the X and Y chromosomes. Anna's discovery provokes widespread sexual rage and impacts cruelly on her career, her marriage, and her child. Ultimately, Anna faces a challenge that the practice of science alone cannot meet. [via]
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Life in the Big Cityby Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Will BlybergISBN 156389551X (1-56389-551-X)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life in the Big City'Book summary:Volumes 1-6 of "Kurt Busiek's Astro City" are collected in this volume that also includes a sketchbook showing the development of Astro City a cover gallery of cover paintings. [via]
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Love's Body, Dancing in Timeby L. Timmel DuchampISBN 0974655910 (0-9746559-1-0)
Softcover, Pathway Book Service
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Manhunter 1: Street Justiceby Marc Andreyko, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jesus SaizISBN 1401207286 (1-4012-0728-6)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's Taleby Harold BloomISBN 0791075699 (0-7910-7569-9)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's Tale'Book summary:Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Bloom's Guides collection, presents concise critical excerpts from The Handmaid's Tale to provide a scholarly overview of the work. This comprehensive study guide also features "The Story Behind the Story," which details the conditions under which The Handmaid's Tale was written. This title also includes a short biography on Margaret Atwood and a descriptive list of characters. [via]
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Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's Taleby Margaret Eleanor AtwoodISBN 079105926X (0-7910-5926-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's Tale'Book summary:Atwood's best-known novel depicts one woman's struggle to survive in a futuristic society in which women have become property.
The title, Margaret Atwoods The Handmaid's Tale, part of Chelsea House Publishers Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Margaret Atwoods The Handmaid's Tale through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Margaret Atwood, a chronology of the authors life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. [via]
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Maulby Tricia SullivanISBN 1597800376 (1-59780-037-6)
Softcover, Nightshade Book
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maul'Book summary:In a mall like any other, two gangs of teenaged girls are about to embark on an orgy of shopping and designer violence. In the battleground of cool, they'll fight for their lives to prove that "image is everything." And in another place, within a sealed room, a lone man fights an equally desperate war against a new virus and the scientists who have developed it. If anyone gets out alive, it will be a small miracle. [via]
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The Memoirs of a Survivorby Doris May LessingISBN 0900860308 (0-900860-30-8)
Hardcover, Octagon Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Memoirs of a Survivor'Book summary:In a beleaguered city where rats and roving gangs terrorize the streets, where government has broken down and meaningless violence holds sway, a woman -- middle-aged and middle-class -- is brought a twelve-year-old girl and told that it is her responsibility to raise the child. This book, which the author has called "an attempt at autobiography," is that woman's journal -- a glimpse of a future only slightly more horrendous than our present, and of the forces that alone can save us from total destruction. [via]
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Memories and Visionsby Susanna J. SturgisISBN 0895943913 (0-89594-391-3)
Hardcover, Crossing Press
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More Than 100 Women Science-Fiction Writers: An Annotated Bibliographyby Sharon YntemaISBN 0895943018 (0-89594-301-8)
Hardcover, Ten Speed Pr
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Motherlinesby Suzy McKee CharnasISBN 0399121706 (0-399-12170-6)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The Mountby Carol EmshwillerISBN 1931520038 (1-931520-03-8)
Softcover, Small Beer Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mount'Book summary:[via]* Philip K. Dick Award Winner
* Best of the Year: Locus, Village Voice, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Magazine
* Nominated for the Impac AwardCharley is an athlete. He wants to grow up to be the fastest runner in the world, like his father. He wants to be painted crossing the finishing line, in his racing silks, with a medal around his neck. Charley lives in a stable. He isn't a runner, he's a mount. He belongs to a Hoot: The Hoots are alien invaders. Charley hasn't seen his mother for years, and his father is hiding out in the mountains somewhere, with the other Free Humans. The Hoots own the world, but the humans want it back. Charley knows how to be a good mount, but now he's going to have to learn how to be a human being.
"I've been a fan of Carol Emshwiller's since the wonderful Carmen Dog. The Mount is a terrific novel, at once an adventure story and a meditation on the psychology of freedom and slavery. It's literally haunting (days after finishing it, I still think about all the terrible poetry of the Hoot/Sam relationship) and hypnotic. I'm honored to have gotten an early look at it."
Glen David Gold"Carol Emshwiller's The Mount is a wicked book. Like Harlan Ellison's darkest visions, Emshwiller writes in a voice that reminds us of the golden season when speculative fiction was daring and unsettling. Dystopian, weird, comedic as if the Marquis de Sade had joined Monty Python, and ultimately scary, The Mount takes us deep into another reality. Our world suddenly seems wrought with terrible ironies and a severe kind of beauty. When we are the mounts, whoor whatis riding us?
Luis Alberto Urrea"We are all Mounts and so should read this book like an instruction manual that could help save our lives. That it is also a beautiful funny novel is the usual bonus you get by reading Carol Emshwiller. She always writes them that way."
Kim Stanley Robinson"This novel is like a tesseract, I started it and thought, ah, I see what she's doing. But then the dimensions unfolded and somehow it ended up being about so much more."
Maureen F. McHugh"The Mount is so extraordinary as to be unpraiseable by a mortal such as I. I had to keep putting it down because it was so disturbing then picking it up because it was so amazing. A postmodernist would call it The Eros of Hegemony, but I'm no postmodernist. Nearly every sentence is simultaneously hilarious, prophetic, and disturbing. This person needs to be really, really famous."
Paul Ingram, Prairie Lights Bookstore"Brilliantly conceived and painfully acute in its delineation of the complex relationships between masters and slaves, pets and owners, the served and the serving, this poetic, funny and above all humane novel deserves to be read and cherished as a fundamental fable for our material-minded times."
Publishers Weekly"Adult/High School - This veteran science-fiction writer is known for original plots and characters, and her latest novel does not disappoint, offering an extraordinary, utterly alien, and thoroughly convincing culture set in the not-too-distant future. Emshwiller brings readers immediately into the action, gradually revealing the takeover of Earth by the Hoots, otherworldly beings with superior intelligence and technology. Humans have become the Hoots' "mounts," and, in the case of the superior Seattle bloodline, valuable racing stock. Most mounts are well off, as the Hoots constantly remind them, and treated kindly by affectionate owners who use punishment poles as rarely as possible. No one agrees more than principal narrator Charley, a privileged young Seattle whose rider-in-training will someday rule the world. The adolescent mount's dream is of bringing honor to his beloved Little Master by becoming a great champion like Beauty, his sire, whose portrait decorates many Hoot walls. When Charley learns that his father now leads the renegade bands called Wilds, he and Little Master flee. This complex and compelling blend of tantalizing themes offers numerous possibilities for speculation and discussion, whether among friends or in the classroom."
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"Emshwiller's prose is beautiful"
Laura Miller, Salon"The Mount is a brilliant book. But be warned: It takes root in the mind and unleashes aftershocks at inopportune moments."
The Women's Review of Books"Carol Emshwiller has been writing fantasy, speculative and science fiction for many years; she has a dedicated cult following and has been an influence on a number of today's top writers.... it is very easy to fall into the rhythm of Emshwiller's poetic and smooth sentences."
Review of Contemporary Fiction"Emshwiller's themesthe allure of submission, the temptations of complicity, the perverse nature of compassionare not usual fare in novels of resistance and revolt, and her strikingly imaginative novel continues to surpass our expectations to the very last page."
The Philadelphia Inquirer"Both fantastical and unnerving in its familiarity. And like her work in romance and westerns, its genre-twisting plot resists easy classification."
The Village Voice"Emshwiller uses a deceptively simple narrative voice that gives The Mount the style of a young-adult novel. But there's much going on beneath the surface of this narrative, including oblique flashes of humor and artfully articulated moments of psychological insight. The Mount emerges as one of the season's unexpected small pleasures."
San Francisco Chronicle"A memorable alien-invasion scenario, a wild adventure, and a reflection on the dynamics of freedom and slavery."
Booklist"A brilliant piece of work."
Bookslut"...a beautifully written allegorical tale full of hope that even the most unenlightened souls can shrug off the bonds of internalized oppression and finally see the light."
BookPage"A fable/fantasy/cautionary tale along the lines of, say, Animal Farm. It's the story of Charlie, a preadolescent human who's being used as a horse by shoulder-riding alien invaders known as Hoots. Charlie wants nothing more than to become a great Mount, a loyal slave and servant, until his father, a renegade Mount who has fled from the Hoots and now lives in the mountains, comes to take him away. Like so much of Emshwiller's work, The Mount asks difficult questionsin this case, What is freedom? The issue is particularly appropriate at a time when "freedom" in America is increasingly defined as "security"freedom from uncertainty, freedom from fear, freedom from want. All of which is, in the end, not really freedom at all."Time Out New York
"In a recent interview with Science Fiction Weekly, Ursula Le Guin called Emshwiller "the most unappreciated great writer we've got." The Mount proves Le Guin right.... If Emshwiller is not already on your top bookshelf, The Mount will put her there."
RamblesCarol Emshwiller's stories have appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Century, Scifiction, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, TriQuarterly, Transatlantic Review, New Directions, Orbit, Epoch, The Voice Literary Supplement, Omni, Crank!, Confrontation, Trampoline, McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, and many other anthologies and magazines.
Carol is a MacDowell Colony Fellow and has been awarded an NEA grant, a New York State Creative Artists Public Service grant, a New York StateMore editions of The Mount:
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Parable of the Talentsby Octavia E. ButlerISBN 1888363819 (1-888363-81-9)
Hardcover, Seven Stories Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Parable of the Talents'Book summary:Octavia Butler tackles the creation of a new religion, the making of a god, and the ultimate fate of humanity in her Earthseed series, which began with Parable of the Sower, and now continues with Parable of the Talents. The saga began with the near-future dystopian tale of Sower, in which young Lauren Olamina began to realize her destiny as a leader of people dispossessed and destroyed by the crumbling of society. The basic principles of Lauren's faith, Earthseed, were contained in a collection of deceptively simple proverbs that Lauren used to recruit followers. She teaches that "God is change" and that humanity's ultimate destiny is among the stars.
In Parable of the Talents, the seeds of change that Lauren planted begin to bear fruit, but in unpredictable and brutal ways. Her small community is destroyed, her child is kidnapped, and she is imprisoned by sadistic zealots. She must find a way to escape and begin again, without family or friends. Her single-mindedness in teaching Earthseed may be her only chance to survive, but paradoxically, may cause the ultimate estrangement of her beloved daughter. Parable of the Talents is told from both mother's and daughter's perspectives, but it is the narrative of Lauren's grown daughter, who has seen her mother made into a deity of sorts, that is the most compelling. Butler's writing is simple and elegant, and her storytelling skills are superb, as usual. Fans will be eagerly awaiting the next installment in what promises to be a moving and adventurous saga. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Revolutionary Girl Utena: To Blossomby Chiho SaitoISBN 1591161452 (1-59116-145-2)
Softcover, Viz Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Revolutionary Girl Utena: To Blossom'Book summary:Utena has now met her prince and discovered the secret behind World's End. Accompanied by her friend Anthy and her sword Dios, she's ready to revolutionize the world, unless fate has other plans. [via]
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Revolutionary Girl Utena: To Budby Chiho Saito, Be-PapasISBN 1569319642 (1-56931-964-2)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Revolutionary Girl Utena: To Till'Book summary:Revolutionary Girl Utena has inspired a hit television series, a feature film, videos, CDs, posters, playing cards, and more. Still searching for the elusive prince who saved her life as a young girl, Utena faces her toughest challenge yet: the romantic overtures of Akio Ohtori. Can she trust the handsome but rakish older man? And if so, will he be able to help her ascend to the Castle in the Sky? After a night of passion, Utena hopes the power of love will change her destiny. But is she ready to participate in the Consummation Ceremony? [via]
Revolutionary Girl Utena: To Budby Fred Burke, Chiho SaitoISBN 1591162068 (1-59116-206-8)
Softcover, Viz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Revolutionary Girl Utena: To Bud'Book summary:Here is another exciting installment in the popular manga series. Through skill and cunning, Utena has defeated every duelist on campus except for Touga Kiryuu. During the duel, Touga reveals to Utena that he is in fact the prince she has been searching for all her life - is he for real or is this a ploy to throw Utena off? [via]
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Revolutionary Girl Utena Vol. 1: To Tillby Chiho Saito, Be-PapasISBN 1569317135 (1-56931-713-5)
Softcover, Viz Media
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Ring of Swordsby Eleanor ArnasonISBN 0312890168 (0-312-89016-8)
Softcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ring of Swords'Book summary:Searching for a worthy foe to conquer, a warlike alien race encounters humankind, leading to years of skirmishing that might be solved by diplomacy, except that there is a human traitor among the aliens. By the author of A Woman of the Iron People. [via]
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The Slave and the Freeby Suzy McKee CharnasISBN 0312869126 (0-312-86912-6)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Slave and the Free'Book summary:After thirty years, Suzy McKee Charnas has completed her incomparable epic tale of men and women, slavery and freedom, power and human frailty.[via]
It started with Walk to the End of the World, where Alldera the Messenger is a slave among the Fems, in thrall to men whose own power is waning.
In continued with Motherlines, where Alldera the Runner is a fugitive among the Riding Women, who live a tribal life of horse-thieving and storytelling, killing the few men who approach their boundaries.
The books that finish Alldera's story, The Furies and The Conqueror's Child, are now available. Once you start here, you won't want to stop until you've read the last word of the last book.More editions of The Slave and the Free:
Stable Strategies And Othersby Eileen GunnISBN 189239118X (1-892391-18-X)
Softcover, Tachyon Pubns
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Swastika Nightby Katharine BurdekinISBN 0935312560 (0-935312-56-0)
Softcover, Feminist Pr
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The Terrorists of Irustanby Louise MarleyISBN 0441006191 (0-441-00619-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Terrorists of Irustan'Book summary:Zahra IbSada is a talented medicant on the planet of Irustan. In a nation where women's rights are drastically restricted, her job allows her to see much joy-and pain-in the lives of the women she heals. A wife is brutally beaten. A prostitute suffers at the hands of her employers. And her best friend Kalen struggles to save her daughter from a cruel marriage. She begs Zahra for help. Although Karen's plan goes against her medicant vows, Zahra reluctantly agrees. But this silent act of terrorism will have far-reaching consequences-for herself, and for all the women of her planet...
--Like The Handmaid's Tale, this brilliantly original fable transcends the sf and fantasy genre-a unique vision with great commercial appeal
"A dark, richly imagined tale...a thoughtful meditation upon the dangers of fanaticism and the strength of the human spirit." -Sharon Shinn, author of Archangel
"Marley makes her writing sing." -Everett Herald
"Marley shows a real feel for the elements that make fantasy (and science fantasy) popular." -Locus
"Louise Marley's knowledge of music and story make for a stunning combination of talent." -Greg Bear
"A writer of considerable talent." -The New York Review of Science Fiction [via] -
Transitionby Vonda N. McIntyreISBN 0553288504 (0-553-28850-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Transition'Book summary:The second novel in the Starfarers series continues the adventures of the crew of the Starfarer spacecraft as they search for alien civilizations while coping with a hidden saboteur. Reissue. LJ. [via]
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Travel Lightby Naomi MitchisonISBN 1931520143 (1-931520-14-3)
Softcover, Small Beer Pr
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Walk to the End of the Worldby Suzy CharnasISBN 0425042391 (0-425-04239-1)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walk to the End of the World'Book summary:A seaside community whose inhabitants subsist on the seaweed, kelp and hemp they manage to farm. [via]
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Walk to the End of the Worldby Suzy McKee CharnasISBN 0704341549 (0-7043-4154-9)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Wandergroundby Sally GearhartISBN 1883523478 (1-883523-47-8)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wanderground'Book summary:The Wanderground is a feminist classic that deserves a fresh reading. In these linked stories, Sally Gearhart portrays a futuristic lesbian utopia where women can communicate telepathically with each other, as well as with plants and animals. The women in the community of Wanderground raise children collectively, choose to die when they think it is time, and heal physical wounds by inducing their own bloodletting. While at first glance this book may appear to be a naive science fiction-romance, the ideas in it are quite prescient. Many of the terms in The Wanderground--learntogether, listenspread--are compound words coined by Gearhart to suggest forms of communication that seemed impossible in the late 1970s, but that have become common in the age of the Internet. Gearhart's text foresaw that a world in which lesbians can live safely and independently is also a world in which communication does not require the physical presence of the body. [via]
We Who Are About toby Joanna RussISBN 0839824955 (0-8398-2495-5)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co
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Women of Other Worlds: Excursions Through Science Fiction and Feminismby Tess Williams, Helen MerrickISBN 1876268328 (1-876268-32-8)
Softcover, Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
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The Women Who Walk Through Fireby Susanna J. SturgisISBN 0895944197 (0-89594-419-7)
Hardcover, Crossing Press
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Los Desposeidosby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 8445074032 (84-450-7403-2)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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