W3 Women in Deep Time [Mass Market Paperback]

Greg Bear (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2003

An ibooks exclusive! A collection of three novellas by 2001 Nebula Award-winning author Greg Bear!

"These three stories have a theme in common: the female psyche, multiplied an divided," says Greg Bear in his introduction to this volume. "There's probably something Jungian in common with all three. At any rate, throughout my writing career (and for whatever reason) I've been fascinated by the feminine voice." Featured in this special collection are "Sisters," "Scattershot" -- in which the inhabitants of many universes meet in limbo -- and the Nebula Award-winning "Hardfought" -- in which engineered warriors redefine humanity.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: I Books (February 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743458311
• ISBN-13: 978-0743458313
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,803,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection, June 11, 2003

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papaphilly (Bayonne, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: W3 Women in Deep Time (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a collection of three previously released novellas by Greg Bear. The common thread of these stories is that they are told in the feminine voice. It is an excellent place to start if you are new to Bear or want to try his shorter writings. There isn't a miss of the three presented here. The only reason that I did not give this book 5 stars is that there are only three stories and it does not contain more. Of the three stories:

Hardfought is his Nebula award winning story of the engineering of human life to make a better soldier. The story bounces back and forth between the present of the story and its past until the reader understands the true situation.

Scattershot is about a space ship consisting of many pieces from different universes and the constant changing the ship is undergoing with the various crews trying to cope.

Sisters is my personal favorite of the three stories. It is about the unforseen consequences of human genetic engineering for trying to bring out the "best" traits. This story should be read by everybody that felt ugly in junior high school. Sometimes getting the best traits is not always a deal.

This book is nice read and should not be missed.

3.0 out of 5 stars Women in SciFi, plus Fan Convention presentation, February 20, 2007

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Gary Sprandel (Frankfort, Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: W3 Women in Deep Time (Mass Market Paperback)

The common thread in the 3 included stories is that Greg Bear wrote them (from 1979-89), and the lead in each story is a women.

My favorite and most timely is "Sisters" about genetic engineering, about beauty, and uniqueness. Perhaps many who don't quite fit in high school will identify with Letitia, and I'm sure know student would like to hear "Your simply the only one who can play the old - the older - woman".

Hardfought, never really hit home for me; the different dialects included in the story got in my way on a smooth flow. Still the story line and conclusion are interesting.

Scattershot, was a fun story, or time jumping and with a remarkable opening line "The teddy bear spoke excellent mandarin".

Not to be missed after the final story is Greg Bears address to the Science Fiction Convention of 2001; great remarks about meeting the fathers of science fiction as a youth, and some personal remarks about Poul Anderson (his father in law). Its a nice celebration of the fun of science fiction!