Recs if you like A Door Into Ocean (Elysium Cycle, #1)...

older science fiction with lgbtq+ characters and/or authors and books that question gender and sexuality

ocean planet colonisation and deep-sea extraction technologies

Mind you not just about academics or authors with a random abandoned PhD—more like the unbelievable people who manage to write bestsellers on a hundred notes stuck to their research paper drafts. Or at least worked long enough in the field to create believable fictional academics and niche academia jokes.

Unbound by fiction subgenres or personal ratings—feel free to propose more books in the comments!

For anyone who wants to live in a matriarchal society, since clearly something needs to change.