For Women's Tales, I present more scifi...by Elizabeth Bear
Description from the amazon:
On a broken ship orbiting a doomed sun, dwellers have grown complacent with their aging metal world. But when a serving girl frees a captive noblewoman, the old order is about to change....
Ariane, Princess of the House of Rule, was known to be fiercely cold-blooded. But severing an angel’s wings on the battlefield—even after she had surrendered—proved her completely without honor. Captive, the angel Perceval waits for Ariane not only to finish her off—but to devour her very memories and mind. Surely her gruesome death will cause war between the houses—exactly as Ariane desires. But Ariane’s plan may yet be opposed, for Perceval at once recognizes the young servant charged with her care.
Rien is the lost child: her sister. Soon they will escape, hoping to stop the impending war and save both their houses. But it is a perilous journey through the crumbling hulk of a dying ship, and they do not pass unnoticed. Because at the hub of their turning world waits Jacob Dust, all that remains of God, following the vapor wisp of the angel. And he knows they will meet very soon.
Prize: My gently used copy.
Open to all.
Offer ends: January 30, 2011
TO DO:
Recommend a science fiction book that you enjoyed with a female protagonist or written by a female author.
AND, include your email address.
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Wow, nothing springs to mind that fits those parameters from what I've read. I'm not heavy on sci-fi, though. There was a very strong lead character in James Knapp's State of Decay, though she was one of a small ensemble.
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The only sci-fi book written by a woman I can even think of momentarily is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It was good though, could be why I'm drawing a blank.
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ReplyDeleteOh I do not need more books..but it sounds so cool *bites nails*
ReplyDeleteGrass by Sheri tepper, freaky book
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Tanith Lee is one of the best in the field, me thinks. And, if you haven't yet read "The Silver Metal Lover" - you are missing one heck of a good read! I'd give it 6 starz out of 5 lol
ReplyDeleteIt's so many things at once, a YA dystopian, romantic, transforming. And one of the few books that was successfully petitioned by fans to be brought back into print (originally printed in 1982, I believe).
The Silver Metal Lover should be *mandatory* reading for all bibiliophiles hehe
Grimspace by Ann Aguirre
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Both very beautiful
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
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I highly recommend Nicola Griffith. She's gotten away from her sci-fi-ish-ness to do more contemporary thrillers, but I adore her sci-fi novels Slow River and Ammonite. They're female-centric and queer and sexy and nerdy and fun. I just love them. Nicola Griffith has also been the editor of volumes of queer horror and sci-fi.
ReplyDeleteI would say Carrie by Stephen King. Also, his book Firestarter had a little girl as a main character.
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I can always use another book! I would recommend Contact by Carl Sagan..the female protagonist is Ellie, a scientist/astronomer.
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I would say Max from Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson. Being experimented by a mad scientist is way too horrible.
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thanks for the chance!
Thats a tough question, anything my Andrae Norton :)
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I love The Empress of Mars written by Kage Baker.
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ReplyDeleteHere's one on my wish list:
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Cyteen by CJ Cherryh
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Justina Robson's Natural History
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"Up the Walls of the World"
ReplyDeleteIt was written under a pseudonym - James Tiptree Jr - by Alice Sheldon.
A great, great book!
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The Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. They are pretty good books. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Light Music by Kathleen Ann Goonan
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The Female Man is very much adequate!
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"Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang" is also one of my all-time favorites in science fiction.
ReplyDeleteGreatly written by a woman!
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