A Woman's Liberation (Paperback)

FUTURE PERFECT

A WOMAN'S LIBERATION is a powerful collection of stories by acclaimed bestselling female writers who have changed the nature of visionary fiction. Originally published in Asimov's and Analog magazines, these classic stories have garnered numerous literary awards and span every style and theme in speculative fiction. From centuries of repression to private moments of triumph, from a plague of silence to an era that curses menstruation, these stirring tales explore the complexities of imagination and the boundless scope of the human experience...

A WOMAN'S LIBERATION

A Choice of Futures by and about Women
Featuring work by:

• Octavia E. Butler

• S. N. Dyer

• Nancy Kress

• Ursula K. Le Guin

• Katherine MacLean

• Anne McCaffrey

• Vonda N. McIntyre

• Pat Murphy

• Connie Willis

• Sarah Zettel

FEMININE INTUITIONS-WORLDS WITHIN AND WITHOUT

"A Woman's Liberation" by Ursula K. Le Guin: In the apocalyptic far future, the hopes of a people are reemerging-but so are the evils of the past.

"Speech Sounds" by Octavia E. Butler: When language has been lost, symbols have no significance, and concepts have no meaning, frustration leads to the most primitive of communication...violence.

"The Ship Who Mourned" by Anne McCaffrey: A classic chapter in the story of Helva-whose body is a starship, whose soul is a woman's...and whose grief is real.

"Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy: She may be the product of a unique experiment and the center of a media storm, but no matter what anybody thinks, Rachel is only a girl.

"The Kidnapping of Baroness 5" by Katherine MacLean: After civilization collapses, a poor, hardworking geneticist learns to survive...by becoming an all-powerful witch.

...plus other award-winning tales of worlds of wonder and terror by some of the most acclaimed women speculative fiction authors of our time. A WOMAN'S LIBERATION