Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958-1963)

Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958-1963)

Gideon Marcus

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Fourteeen uncut Silver Age science fiction stories by womenFourteen introductions providing historical, biographical, and literary contextOne foreword by Dr. Laura Brodian Freas BerahaOne introductory essay by Gideon MarcusFrom the team that produces the Hugo-nominated Galactic Journey:The Silver Age of Science Fiction saw a wealth of compelling speculative tales -- and women authors wrote some of the best of the best. Yet the stories of this era, especially those by women, have been largely unreprinted, unrepresented, and unremembered.Until Now.Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958-1963) features fourteen selections of the best science fiction of the Silver Age by the unsung women authors of yesteryear, introduced by today's rising stars:Unhuman Sacrifice (1958) by Katherine MacLean, introduced by Natalie DevittWish Upon a Star (1958) by Judith Merril, introduced by Erica FrankA Matter of Proportion (1959) by Anne Walker, introduced by Erica FriedmanThe White Pony (1960) by Jane Rice, introduced by T.D. CloudStep IV (1960) by Rosel George Brown, introduced by Andi DuklethOf All Possible Worlds (1961) by Rosel George Brown, introduced by Cora BuhlertSatisfaction Guaranteed (1961) by Joy Leache, introduced by A.J. HowellsThe Deer Park (1962) by Maria Russell, introduced by Claire WeaverTo Lift a Ship (1962) by Kit Reed, introduced by Gideon MarcusThe Putnam Tradition (1963) by Sonya Hess Dorman, introduced by Lorelei MarcusThe Pleiades (1963) by Otis Kidwell Burger, introduced by Gwyn ConawayNo Trading Voyage (1963) by Doris Pitkin Buck, introduced by Marie VibbertCornie on the Walls (1963) by Sydney van Scyoc, introduced by Rosemary BentonUnwillingly to School (1958) by Pauline Ashwell, introduced by Janice Marcus"Female authors wrote stories about coming of age...cautionary tales...stories set beyond our universe...You'll find these themes and more in this anthology. I hope that as you read their stories you don't try to 'feminine' versus 'masculine' elements. What you are about to read is really good science fiction, plain and simple." -from the foreword by Dr. Laura Brodian Freas Beraha

Published: Jan 01, 2019

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Est. Pages: 271

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