| Birthstones Contributor(s): Gotlieb, Phyllis (Author), Hopkinson, Nalo (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0889953902 ISBN-13: 9780889953901 Publisher: Robert J Sawyer Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: On a dark and moonless planet, mutations have left women as little more than wombs, while men can teleport but have limited control over the ability. When aliens come to plunder this world's resources, the already harsh environment degrades exponentially. Will the Galactic Federation find this world in time to help the natives restore their women and save their civilization? A visionary novel in the tradition of Ursula K. LeGuin and James Tiptree, Jr., by a leading feminist author. With an afterword by Nalo Hopkinson. "Phyllis Gotlieb is the grand dame of Canadian SF, a poet with a cosmic perspective who elevates space opera to high art." "The best SF novel I've read in years." "A new novel from Phyllis Gotlieb is a major event." "Gotlieb knows how to do it right." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Robert Sawyer |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.94" W x 8.42" (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On a dark and moonless planet, mutations have left women as little more than wombs, while men can teleport but have limited control over the ability. When aliens come to plunder this world's resources, the already harsh environment degrades exponentially. Will the Galactic Federation find this world in time to help the natives restore their women and save their civilization? A visionary novel in the tradition of Ursula K. LeGuin and James Tiptree, Jr., by a leading feminist author. With an afterword by Nalo Hopkinson. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hopkinson, Nalo: - With an afterword by Nalo Hopkinson. Nalo's novel Brown Girl in the Ring won the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest. She has taken second place in the Short Prose Competition of the Writers' Union of Canada, and is the recipient of the Ontario Arts Council Foundation Award for Emerging Writers, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and the Locus Award for a first novel.Gotlieb, Phyllis: - Phyllis Gotlieb; afterword by Nalo Hopkinson |