Pamela Sargent's The Shore of Women is one of the few perfect novels of the 1980s. There are at most three or four such works in a decade. a captivating tale both from the aspect of the lessons that the author tries to impart and from the skills she has used to tell it.' -The Rocky Mountain News 'How many perfect science fiction novels have I read? Not many. An elegant science fiction novel.' -Ann McCaffrey 'Pamela Sargent gives meticulous attention to a believable scenario. 'A cautionary tale, well-written, with excellent character characterization, a fine love story, as well as much food for thought. As Birana and her reluctant male protector Arvil grow closer, their feelings for each other just might mend their fractured world-if they somehow manage to survive. When one young woman, Birana, questions her society's deception, she finds herself exiled amongst the very men she has been taught to scorn.

Following a nuclear holocaust, women have used advanced technology to expel men from their cities, bringing them back only for purposes of loveless reproduction under the guise of powerful goddesses.

The winner of the Nebula and Locus awards, she has also coauthored several Star Trek novels with George Zebrowski.This classic work of feminist science fiction finds the world reordered. Hailed as 'one of the genre's best writers' by the Washington Post Book World, Pamela Sargent is the author of numerous novels, including Earthseed and Venus of Dreams. Their love just might mend their fractured world-if they manage to survive. She crosses paths with a hunter, Arvil, and the two grow close as they evade the ever-threatening female forces and the savage wilderness men. When one young woman, Birana, questions her society's deception, she finds herself exiled among the very men she has been taught to scorn. 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 powerful goddesses. Le Guin.Īfter a nuclear holocaust, women rule the world.

A dystopian tale of a power struggle between the sexes in the post-nuclear future, perfect for readers of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K.

The Shore of Women by Pamela Sargent