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A Door Into Ocean

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Series Book 1 - Elysium Cycle
Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests.A ground-breaking work both of feminist SF and of world-building hard SF, it concerns the Sharers of Shora, a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future who are pacifists, highly advanced in biological sciences, and who reproduce by parthenogenesis--there are no ... Read more

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Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests.A ground-breaking work both of feminist SF and of world-building hard SF, it concerns the Sharers of Shora, a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future who are pacifists, highly advanced in biological sciences, and who reproduce by parthenogenesis--there are no
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The Children Star

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Joan Slonczewski, author of Daughter of Elysium, and A Door into Ocean, is one of the field's leading writers of biological SF. Her new novel, The Children Star, is an ambitious adventure set on the planet Prokaryon -- a world that is only habitable to humans who have been genetically altered. But disaster is close at hand when a greedy corporation attempts to alter the planet's ecosystem in an ... Read more

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Joan Slonczewski, author of Daughter of Elysium, and A Door into Ocean, is one of the field's leading writers of biological SF. Her new novel, The Children Star, is an ambitious adventure set on the planet Prokaryon -- a world that is only habitable to humans who have been genetically altered. But disaster is close at hand when a greedy corporation attempts to alter the planet's ecosystem in an
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Daughter of Elysium

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The pristine city of Elysium floats on the water world of Shora, inhabited by "immortals" who have succeeded in unlocking the secrets of life. Outsider Blackbear Windclan wants to share the secret of immortality with his own people, but can he, and the City of Elysium, survive the corruption and decadence that immortality has bred into the ageless society?And what of the consciousness of self ... Read more

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The pristine city of Elysium floats on the water world of Shora, inhabited by "immortals" who have succeeded in unlocking the secrets of life. Outsider Blackbear Windclan wants to share the secret of immortality with his own people, but can he, and the City of Elysium, survive the corruption and decadence that immortality has bred into the ageless society?And what of the consciousness of self
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The Children Star

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Only children can colonize the planet Prokaryon, genetically modified for a world whose chemistry kills unaltered adults. A colony of orphans struggles to survive, and finds the planet hides strange secrets.The Prokaryan landscape is ordered, as if by unseen gardeners, hidden "masters" no human has ever found. The weather behaves as though designed to meet the planet's needs. When fire threatens a ... Read more

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Only children can colonize the planet Prokaryon, genetically modified for a world whose chemistry kills unaltered adults. A colony of orphans struggles to survive, and finds the planet hides strange secrets.The Prokaryan landscape is ordered, as if by unseen gardeners, hidden "masters" no human has ever found. The weather behaves as though designed to meet the planet's needs. When fire threatens a
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Brain Plague

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"In Joan Slonczewski's Brain Plague...a starving artist on the planet Veledon agrees to let a colony of "brain enhancers" occupy her skull. These microscopic creatures live in the brain's outer linings, causing bursts of genius—or irreparable harm. The creatures themselves are like tiny human beings; one of their greatest concerns is getting their young to breed." — The New Yorker ... Read more

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"In Joan Slonczewski's Brain Plague...a starving artist on the planet Veledon agrees to let a colony of "brain enhancers" occupy her skull. These microscopic creatures live in the brain's outer linings, causing bursts of genius—or irreparable harm. The creatures themselves are like tiny human beings; one of their greatest concerns is getting their young to breed." — The New Yorker
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Unquenchable Fire

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Series Book 81 - S.F. MASTERWORKS
"Surrealistic, imaginative, wildly original!" - Marion Zimmer Bradley**"...**a unique, fascinating gem with truly fantastic world-building" - Goodreads ReviewerIn a techno-magical world, where magic and myths are as real as shopping malls and television game shows, the people yearn to hear Picture Tellers reciting tales of the Founders.Among the enthralled is Jennifer Mazdan, an ordinary woman. ... Read more

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"Surrealistic, imaginative, wildly original!" - Marion Zimmer Bradley**"...**a unique, fascinating gem with truly fantastic world-building" - Goodreads ReviewerIn a techno-magical world, where magic and myths are as real as shopping malls and television game shows, the people yearn to hear Picture Tellers reciting tales of the Founders.Among the enthralled is Jennifer Mazdan, an ordinary woman.
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The Shore of Women

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A dystopian tale of a power struggle between the sexes in the post-nuclear future, perfect for readers of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin.After a nuclear holocaust, women rule the world. Using advanced technology, they've expelled men from their vast walled cities to roam the countryside in primitive bands, bringing them back only for the purpose of loveless reproduction under the guise of ... Read more

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A dystopian tale of a power struggle between the sexes in the post-nuclear future, perfect for readers of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin.After a nuclear holocaust, women rule the world. Using advanced technology, they've expelled men from their vast walled cities to roam the countryside in primitive bands, bringing them back only for the purpose of loveless reproduction under the guise of
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Man Plus

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A former astronaut turns cyborg for a critical mission to Mars in the Nebula Award–winning sci-fi classic by the author of Gateway.In the not-too-distant future, a global war over natural resources threatens humanity. Nuclear warships position themselves as the American government works feverishly to colonize Mars. Former astronaut Roger Torraway has agreed to undergo a cybernetic transformation ... Read more

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A former astronaut turns cyborg for a critical mission to Mars in the Nebula Award–winning sci-fi classic by the author of Gateway.In the not-too-distant future, a global war over natural resources threatens humanity. Nuclear warships position themselves as the American government works feverishly to colonize Mars. Former astronaut Roger Torraway has agreed to undergo a cybernetic transformation
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Blood Music

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A genetic engineering breakthrough may portend the destruction of humanity in this cyberpunk novel by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.This Hugo and Nebula Award finalist follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing ... Read more

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A genetic engineering breakthrough may portend the destruction of humanity in this cyberpunk novel by the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.This Hugo and Nebula Award finalist follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing
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The Family Tree

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A female cop confronts near-future visitors in this "beautifully realized" feminist sci-fi novel "full of delightful surprises and sparkling wit" (Kirkus Reviews).Police officer Dora Henry is investigating the bizarre murders of three geneticists. Meanwhile, strange things are happening everywhere she turns. Weeds are becoming trees; trees are becoming forests. Overnight, a city is being ... Read more

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A female cop confronts near-future visitors in this "beautifully realized" feminist sci-fi novel "full of delightful surprises and sparkling wit" (Kirkus Reviews).Police officer Dora Henry is investigating the bizarre murders of three geneticists. Meanwhile, strange things are happening everywhere she turns. Weeds are becoming trees; trees are becoming forests. Overnight, a city is being
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Deception Well

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"...This payoff puts Deception Well firmly in the company of Stapledon, Benford, Bear, McAuley, and Niven..." ***—***Russell Letson, LocusIn a war of belief, faith is a virus, and it’s spreading fast:Remnants of an alien nanotechnology infest the surface of the planet, Deception Well, giving rise to deadly plagues that make the Well uninhabitable—or so most believe. Jupiter Apolinario saw it ... Read more

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"...This payoff puts Deception Well firmly in the company of Stapledon, Benford, Bear, McAuley, and Niven..." ***—***Russell Letson, LocusIn a war of belief, faith is a virus, and it’s spreading fast:Remnants of an alien nanotechnology infest the surface of the planet, Deception Well, giving rise to deadly plagues that make the Well uninhabitable—or so most believe. Jupiter Apolinario saw it
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