A collection of original military science-fiction stories written by women ranges from the horrors of contemporary Bosnia, to high-tech peacekeepers in the distant future, to female mercenaries seeking war. Reprint. LJ. "
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From Publishers Weekly
The stories in this no-Y-chromosomes-allowed anthology go a long way toward answering the question raised by multiple-Hugo winner Bujold in her introduction: "What does it mean to 'write like a woman?'" In exploring that issue, Bujold and Green present 17 original stories that muster a regiment of women either born or borne to war. Consuelo in Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's "First Communion" is the most noble of these, but the narrator of Susan Booth's delightful "Edge of the Sword" is the most intriguing. While several stories are weakened by their too obvious portrayal of unsympathetic males, Melissa in P.J. Beese's "White Wings" proves that gender-switching doesn't make a character any more real. The gems of this collection are Margaret Ball's "Notes During a Time of Civil War," a compassionate and horrifying tale dedicated to "the Muslim women of Bosnia," and Elizabeth Moon's volume-closing "Hand-to-Hand," a downbeat but powerful piece that reconsiders the relationship between art and war. It's likely that most readers of this diverse, unexpected collection will answer Bujold's question in the same way that she finally does when she proclaims that "writers, if they are any good, write like themselves, and like no one else."
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Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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From R.M. Meluch's intrigue-laden tale of the uses of treason ("Traitor") to Elizabeth Moon's exploration of the reasons for war ("Hand to Hand"), the 17 stories in this collection of military sf, written by and about women, prove that war knows no gender. Including contributions by Elizabeht Ann Scarborough, Judith Tarr, Holly Lisle, and other sf and fantasy authors, these stories confront the many faces of combat. Most libraries will want this for their sf or short fiction collections.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great, reasonable and enlightening anthology,
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This review is from: Women at War (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this book a good two years ago, but I loved this book and feel I have to respond to the other person's review.I don't know if the other reviewer doesn't like the concept of women in combat, is misogynistic, or just doesn't know women and the world very well. Or maybe s/he doesn't read much sf or much else either. That s/he would call Margaret Ball's "Notes During a Time of Civil War" one of the worst when it struck me like Atwood's _Handmaid's Tale:_ Both are like a hard blow to the solar plexus. Perhaps many men and some women don't get that fear. "Flambeaux" is a beautiful, tragic, lovely story about the ties that unite and destroy us. It's also the best story about women combatants in this anthology. I used it in a lesson plan to teach about war fought by outsiders. This in my opinion is an excellent anthology of war fiction. Please read it: you'll be glad you did.
17 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A reasonable but not great collection,
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This review is from: Women at War (Mass Market Paperback)
What we have here is an interesting but erratic collection of short stories that range from very good to very bad. All are by woman authors. Sometimes it is the author who is at war instead of the characters. Some at least realize that going to war can get anyone killed. Since the stories are separate, they should be reviewed separately.Best: Traitor - a witty modified mystery that keeps the reader smiling while thinking and wondering. 2nd Best: A Few Good Men - good character building on a humorous premise. 3rd Best: Lizard - a spirited adventure with a balanced view of females. ... 3rd Worst: Fugitives - glorifies rottenness; if a man acted like that he would be a villian. I guess the point is that a woman can be rotten. 2nd Worst: Notes During a Time of Civil War - starts with a serious analogy then flies off on an irrelevant tangent. Worst: Flambeaux - Simultaneously horrific and nonsensical; horrendous.
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