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Bending and stretching conventions to envision more feminist futures, women writers have been a crucial yet often overlooked force in American science fiction. Two centuries after Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, SF expert Lisa Yaszek showcases this female tradition, from Pulp Era pioneers to 1960s New Wave innovators, challenging the notion that SF was solely conceived by and for men. This anthology features 25 groundbreaking SF classics that continue to shock and inspire. It includes Judith Merril and Wilmar H. Shiras's near-future tales of the atomic age, Carol Emshwiller and Sonya Dorman's haunting explorations of alien otherness, and dystopian narratives by Elizabeth Mann Borgese and Alice Glaser. Other contributions tackle SF's sexist clichés and boldly reimagine sex and gender. C.L. Moore and Leslie Perri introduce unforgettable "sheroes," while Alice Eleanor Jones protests life in a postapocalyptic suburb. Leslie F. Stone depicts an interplanetary battle of the sexes, and John Jay Wells and Marion Zimmer Bradley explore future military men's feelings about pregnancy. This anthology is a star-spanning, soul-stirring journey of literary-feminist exploration that will transform your understanding of American science fiction.
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The Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, From Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin: A Library of America Special Publication, Lisa Yaszek
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- Released
- 2018
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- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- The Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, From Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin: A Library of America Special Publication
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lisa Yaszek
- Publisher
- Penguin LCC US
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 530
- ISBN10
- 1598535803
- ISBN13
- 9781598535808
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Compilations, Anthologies, Women, Short Stories, USA, Science Fantasy, Feminism, Space Opera, Pregnancy, Female Lead, Abortion
- Description
- Bending and stretching conventions to envision more feminist futures, women writers have been a crucial yet often overlooked force in American science fiction. Two centuries after Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, SF expert Lisa Yaszek showcases this female tradition, from Pulp Era pioneers to 1960s New Wave innovators, challenging the notion that SF was solely conceived by and for men. This anthology features 25 groundbreaking SF classics that continue to shock and inspire. It includes Judith Merril and Wilmar H. Shiras's near-future tales of the atomic age, Carol Emshwiller and Sonya Dorman's haunting explorations of alien otherness, and dystopian narratives by Elizabeth Mann Borgese and Alice Glaser. Other contributions tackle SF's sexist clichés and boldly reimagine sex and gender. C.L. Moore and Leslie Perri introduce unforgettable "sheroes," while Alice Eleanor Jones protests life in a postapocalyptic suburb. Leslie F. Stone depicts an interplanetary battle of the sexes, and John Jay Wells and Marion Zimmer Bradley explore future military men's feelings about pregnancy. This anthology is a star-spanning, soul-stirring journey of literary-feminist exploration that will transform your understanding of American science fiction.