One of the most important books published in the past forty years in the science fiction genre—or perhaps in any genre—is Pamela Sargent’s Women of Wonder. Although many editors have done similar books in the ensuing years, none have had…
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Guest Blog by Eleanor Arnason
I found this blog by Eleanor Arnason as I researched material for Women of Futures Past. Eleanor has kindly allowed me to share it here. The blog originally appeared in Strange Horizons, and articulates exactly how I felt as I…
Tin Soldier by Joan Vinge
Somehow I have missed out on reading Joan Vinge’s short work. Tonight, I read “Tin Soldier,” reprinted in More Women of Wonder, edited by Pamela Sargent. The story wowed me. Pam’s introduction mentions that the story is based on the…
A Frustrating Find
In the introduction to More Women of Wonder, published in 1976, Pamela Sargent writes: Several questions come to mind in the assembling of collections such as this one and its predecessor, Women of Wonder. The most obvious are: Why does…
The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey
I always feel at a disadvantage when I read a story I’d heard about forever. Especially a story that I’ve been told I’ll love, a story that someone felt I had to read right now. I’m such a contrary cuss…
Contagion by Katherine MacLean
This may be the first story I’ve ever read by McLean. Published in 1950, the story feels remarkably current. I’m not sure how accurate the science is for our time, but it feels right. There are one or two dated…
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley—Again
I love learning something new. In Pamela Sargent’s introduction to More Women of Wonder, she discusses the history of the field. She, of course, mentions Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as one of the first (if not the first) major sf novel.…