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Women at War Hardcover – January 1, 1995

by Lois McMaster Bujold (Editor), Roland J. Green (Editor)

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A unique anthology of science fiction stories featuring women in military roles includes the work of award-winner Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Campbell Award nominee Holy Lisle, Judith Tarr, Jane Yolen, and fourteen others.

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384 pages
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English
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Tor Books
Publication date

January 1, 1995
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6 x 1.5 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10

0312857926
ISBN-13

978-0312857929
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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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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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Books; First Edition (January 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0312857926
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312857929
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.5 x 8.5 inches

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A science fiction legend, Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most highly regarded speculative fiction writers of all time. She has won three Nebula Awards and six Hugo Awards, four for best novel, which matches Robert A. Heinlein's record. Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan saga is a massively popular science fiction mainstay. The mother of two, Ms. Bujold lives in Minneapolis.
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Lizzie

This is a collection of 17 st0ries by female authors ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2016

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This is a collection of 17 st0ries by female authors with female leads published in 1995. Two of the authors, Scarborough and Moon, I have read before and their science fiction novels are on my bookshelves The other 15, if I have read anything by them over the years, the names did not stick with me. The introduction and editing were done jointly with Bujold having first billing, she being the reason I bought this anthology.

While the title is Women at War, it is not a collection of space battles or even a female sergeant on the planet kicking butt and taking names. The stories include science fiction and fantasy; are varied, from rescuing a goat to meeting a soldier's mother; and are filled with interesting themes, such as corporate greed promulgating war. Keep in mind that this collection was assembled 21 years ago when reading the editor's comments, such as one author loving the internet age because there was now a practical use for her telephone (dial up internet for those who are too young to recognize the inference). The age of the book does not detract from the stories or the themes.

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Darin Roberts

Very Good range of stories

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2014

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I read this book years ago, then it got filed someplace SAFE... meaning I never found it again. Then I saw it on Amazon and bought it. It was just as good as the first read. Great stories with easily relatable characters, and plots that draw you in quickly. Hope you enjoy it too.

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A great, reasonable and enlightening anthology

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2000

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.

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Frederick D. Schulkind

A reasonable but not great collection

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 1999

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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