The Gate to Women's Country (S.F. MASTERWORKS) - Softcover

Tepper, Sheri S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0575131047 ISBN 13: 9780575131040

Publisher: Gateway, 2013

Synopsis

THE GATE TO WOMEN'S COUNTRY tells of a society that exists three hundred years after our own has nearly destroyed itself. Now, male warriors are separated from women at an early age and live in garrisons plotting futilely for the battles which must never be fought again. Inside the women's towns, education, arts and science flourish. But for some like Stavia, there is more to see. Her sojourn with the man she is forbidden to love brings into sharp focus the contradictions that define their lives.

And when tragedy strikes, Stavia is faced with a decision she never thought she would make - a decision that could for ever change their world ...

THE GATE TO WOMEN'S COUNTRY is a novel that rivals Margaret Atwood's THE HANDMAID'S TALE in scope, impact, and the sheer power of its storytelling.

About this title

Review:

‘Poignant and profound... I’m deeply moved’
Stephen Donaldson

‘Lively, thought-provoking... the plot is ingenious, packing a wallop of a surprise’
Ursula K. LeGuin

‘Shocking and entertaining... a wonderful fantasy which explores the role of the sexes’
Fear

‘It’s grand... one of the most involving, serious and deeply felt studies of the relations between the sexes that I have ever read’
Marion Zimmer Bradley

‘Tepper not only keeps us reading, she provokes a new look at the old issues’
Washington Post

‘Remember reading? Really reading, I mean – for knowledge, transformation, survival – that’s how I found myself reading Sheri S. Tepper’
Village Voice

Book Description:

One of the great works of feminist SF, from the acclaimed author of Beauty and Grass.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gateway
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0575131047
• ISBN 13: 9780575131040
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336