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A woman of the iron people also available in format docx and mobi. Lixia and the members of her human crew are determined not to disturb the life on the planet circling the star sigma. It is a sequel to the 1968 novel the iron man story the iron woman has come to take revenge on mankind for its thoughtless polluting of the seas, lakes and rivers says the introduction to the novel. Her work often depicts cultural change and conflict, usually from the viewpoint of characters who cannot or will not live by their own societies rules. A woman of the iron people by eleanor arnason librarything. A woman of the iron people by eleanor arnason rakuten kobo. Its a great piece of speculative anthropological writing, about vulnerable earth people exploring a planet where gender roles are very different from ours men live solitary hunting lives, and possibly are not all that bright. A woman of the iron people by eleanor arnason books on. Eleanor arnason is the author of three other scifi novels and. In the light of sigma draconis by eleanor arnason 1992, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A woman of the iron people is not without merits, and i can see why it won the tiptree.
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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading three tiptree awardwinning novels. The length of the story is not supported by its weight, and fails utterly in the last hundred pages. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Nia and lixia are both interesting, deep, and enjoyable characters, and i liked the radical changes in human culture. Eleanor arnasons 1991 novel a woman of the iron people belongs to. I picked up a copy in powells in january, i read it then a. It was originally written in 1970 and first published in 1975 by bantam books. Eleanor arnason is the author of five published novels and a number of poems and short stories. Eleanor arnason s ring of swords is yet another sf novel of recent issue that could have benefited from another rewrite, and some judicious cutting. Changing women a woman of the iron people, part 2 by eleanor arnason and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The cover in the sidebar is for the former the uglier cover of the two, and one that has no recognizable connection with the story. A woman of the iron people by eleanor arnason, 1991, morrow edition, in english 1st ed.
A woman of the iron people by arnason, eleanor ebook. She has also received the minnesota book award for ring of swords. Eleanor atwood arnason born december 28, 1942 is an american author of science fiction novels and short stories arnason s earliest published story, a clear day in the motor city, appeared in new worlds in 1973. Eleanor arnason s a woman of the iron people will inevitably and appropriately be compared to the work of ursula k.
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