Daring, energetic, and struck through with linguistic inventiveness, Warm Worlds and Otherwise is one of the most influential short story collections in all of science fiction, and one of the principle achievements of James Tiptree Jr - the pen name of Alice Bradley Sheldon. Demonstrating Tiptree's eye for unnerving future dystopias and her unparalleled depiction of strange worlds and mysterious creatures, Warm Worlds and Otherwise also traces a movement toward ground-breaking explorations of sexuality, gender and race. Included in this collection are the Hugo and Nebula award-winning 'The Girl Who was Plugged In' and 'Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death', as well as the extraordinary 'The Women Men Can't See'
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This author delves into themes of alienation, the planet's health, and humanity's place in a vast universe. Her narratives explore the roles of women, love, and death, drawing from extensive travel experiences and a background in experimental psychology. Her distinctive style and profound insights offer readers a unique perspective on the human condition.







- 2021
- 2020
Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
James Tiptree Jr, the pen name of Alice Bradley Sheldon, is widely considered to be one of the most influential American genre writers ever, and a pioneer of feminist science fiction. 10,000 Light Years from Home, her brilliant debut collection, displays all her trademark humour, intensity and originality, with dark dystopian thrills, fast-paced intergalactic satire and hardboiled tales of alien invasion. A startling and unforgettable depiction of humanity's experience among the stars, the collection includes some of Tiptree's most powerful stories- 'And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side', 'The Man Who Walked Home' and 'Beam Us Home'.
- 2004
Her smoke rose up forever
- 508 pages
- 18 hours of reading
For a decade Alice Sheldon produced an extraordinary body of work under the pseudonym James Tiptree Jr, until her identity was exposed in 1977. HER SMOKE ROSE UP FOREVER presents the finest of these stories and contains the NEBULA AWARD-winning LOVE IS THE PLAN THE PLAN IS DEATH; HUGO AWARD-winning novella THE GIRL WHO WAS PLUGGED IN; HOUSTON, HOUSTON, DO YOU READ? - winner of both the HUGO and NEBULA - and of course the story for which she is best known: THE WOMEN MEN DON'T SEE. This is a true masterwork - an overview of one of SF's true greats at the very height of her powers.
- 1988
Crown of Stars
- 340 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Contents: Second Going (1987) Our Resident Djinn (1986) Morality Meat (1985) All This and Heaven Too (1985) Yanqui Doodle (1987) Come Live with Me (1988) Last Night and Every Night (1970) Backward, Turn Backward (1988) The Earth Doth Like a Snake Renew (1988) In Midst of Life (1987)
- 1980
Tales tell of an alien landing on Earth, a mysterious courier, an epidemic of femicide, an apocalyptic vision, and a hijacked spaceship