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Women of futures past : classic stories / edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Riverdale, NY : Baen Publishing Enterprises, [2016]Description: 267 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781476781617 (paperback)
  • 1476781613 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: Invisible women / Kristine Kathryn Rusch -- The indelible kind / Zenna Henderson -- The smallest dragonboy / Anne McCaffrey -- Out of all them bright stars / Nancy Kress -- Angel / Pat Cadigan -- Cassandra / C. J. Cherryh -- shambleau / C. L. Moore -- The last days of Shandakor / Leigh Brackett -- All cats are gray / Andre Norton -- Aftermaths / Lois McMaster Bujold -- The last flight of doctor Ain / James Tiptree, Jr. -- Sur / Ursula K. Le guin -- Fire watch / Connie Willis.
Summary: "ANTHOLOGY OF GREAT SF STORIES BY RENOWNED WOMEN SF AUTHORS! A collection of wonderful SF carefully selected by ground-breaking editor and author, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Stories by Andre Norton, Anne McCaffrey, Lois McMaster Bujold, CJ Cherryh and more. Meet the Women of Futures Past: from Grand Master Andre Norton and the beloved Anne McCaffrey to some of the most popular SF writers today, such as Lois McMaster Bujold and CJ Cherryh. The most influential writers of multiple generations are found in these pages, delivering lost classics and foundational touchstones that shaped the field. You'll find Northwest Smith, C.L. Moore's famous smuggler who predates (and maybe inspired) Han Solo by four decades. Read Leigh Brackett's fiction and see why George Lucas chose her to write The Empire Strikes Back. Adventure tales, post-apocalyptic visions, space opera, aliens-among-us, time travel--these women have delivered all this and more, some of the best science fiction ever written! Includes stories by Leigh Brackett, Lois McMaster Bujold, Pat Cadigan, CJ Cherryh, Zenna Henderson, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, C.L. Moore, Andre Norton, James Tiptree, Jr., and Connie Willis"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Meet the Women of Futures Past: from Grand Master Andre Norton and Anne McCaffrey to today's popular SF writes such as Lois McMaster Bujold and C.J. Cherryh. The most influential writers of multiple generations delivering lost classics and foundational touchstones that shaped the field. Adventure tales, post-apocalyptic visions, space opera, aliens-among-us, time travel--these women have delivered all this and more, some of the best science fiction ever written!"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Science Fiction/Fantasy Rusch, Kristine Available 33111008468825
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

ANTHOLOGY OF GREAT SF STORIES BY RENOWNED WOMEN SFAUTHORS! A collection of wonderful SF carefully selected by ground-breakingeditor and author, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Stories by Andre Norton, AnneMcCaffrey, Lois McMaster Bujold, CJ Cherryh and more.

"ANTHOLOGY OF GREAT SF STORIES BY RENOWNED WOMEN SF AUTHORS! A collection of wonderful SF carefully selected by ground-breaking editor and author, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Stories by Andre Norton, Anne McCaffrey, Lois McMaster Bujold, CJ Cherryh and more. Meet the Women of Futures Past: from Grand Master Andre Norton and the beloved Anne McCaffrey to some of the most popular SF writers today, such as Lois McMaster Bujold and CJ Cherryh. The most influential writers of multiple generations are found in these pages, delivering lost classics and foundational touchstones that shaped the field. You'll find Northwest Smith, C.L. Moore's famous smuggler who predates (and maybe inspired) Han Solo by four decades. Read Leigh Brackett's fiction and see why George Lucas chose her to write The Empire Strikes Back. Adventure tales, post-apocalyptic visions, space opera, aliens-among-us, time travel--these women have delivered all this and more, some of the best science fiction ever written! Includes stories by Leigh Brackett, Lois McMaster Bujold, Pat Cadigan, CJ Cherryh, Zenna Henderson, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, C.L. Moore, Andre Norton, James Tiptree, Jr., and Connie Willis"-- Provided by publisher.

"Meet the Women of Futures Past: from Grand Master Andre Norton and Anne McCaffrey to today's popular SF writes such as Lois McMaster Bujold and C.J. Cherryh. The most influential writers of multiple generations delivering lost classics and foundational touchstones that shaped the field. Adventure tales, post-apocalyptic visions, space opera, aliens-among-us, time travel--these women have delivered all this and more, some of the best science fiction ever written!"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: Invisible women / Kristine Kathryn Rusch -- The indelible kind / Zenna Henderson -- The smallest dragonboy / Anne McCaffrey -- Out of all them bright stars / Nancy Kress -- Angel / Pat Cadigan -- Cassandra / C. J. Cherryh -- shambleau / C. L. Moore -- The last days of Shandakor / Leigh Brackett -- All cats are gray / Andre Norton -- Aftermaths / Lois McMaster Bujold -- The last flight of doctor Ain / James Tiptree, Jr. -- Sur / Ursula K. Le guin -- Fire watch / Connie Willis.

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