Books with author Joanna Russ

Penguin reissues a work of classic science fiction from the revolutionary author of The Female Man - with a new introduction from Hari KunzruAn explosion in space, a starship stranded at the end of the universe, a group of strangers alone in a barren, alien wilderness. Facing almost certain death, the human survivors of a deep-space crash are determined to ignore the odds and colonize an inhospitable planet, recreating a civilization like the one they have lost forever. Only one woman rejects this path, choosing instead a daring and desperate alternative: to practice the art of dying. But her fellow passengers require her reproductive skills for their survival plan, and they are prepared to impose their regime by force if necessary...Joanna Russ offers an electrifying, original and challenging exploration of individual freedom, power, and our most primitive will to live.We Who Are About To is part of the Penguin Worlds classic science fiction series

Penguin reissues a work of classic science fiction from the revolutionary author of The Female Man - with a new introduction by Hari Kunzru An explosion in space, a starship stranded at the end of the universe, a group of strangers alone in a barren, alien wilderness. Facing almost certain death, the human survivors of a deep-space crash are determined to ignore the odds and colonize an inhospitable planet, recreating a civilization like the one they have lost forever. Only one woman rejects this path, choosing instead a daring and desperate alternative: to practice the art of dying. But her fellow passengers require her reproductive skills for their survival plan, and they are prepared to impose their regime by force if necessary... Joanna Russ offers an electrifying, original and challenging exploration of individual freedom, power, and our most primitive will to live. We Who Are About To is part of the Penguin Worlds classic science fiction series

When I was growing up in South Boston I was a regular kid on the streets, no worries at all. My father was a truck driver and mother stayed home to take care of the 5 of us. As I got older I was seeing more of Southie the way it really was. It was a bag of roses at all, but instead was a city who had a mobster running everything. From the cops to judges to the bar rooms under his control. Along with all of that was the drugs that he was in letting in and making sure no one else would jump on this. He took under kids that had nothing and destroyed their lives by making false promise to them. These were kids who wanted out of the projects or a better life and though he was going to do it. Whitey Bulger was not who people believe he was. Including my mother who said he is here to proctect us, as time went by she finally knew he was not their to do that but to use everyone in Southie to get what he wanted.

The Earth is angry; Mother Nature is wreaking her revenge.A thoroughly modern political fairytale for inquisitive young people everywhere. A mystical concept of subtle magical realism and factual fantasy without a broomstick in flight. As two young boys with all the cynicism of youth, going about their everyday lives, stumble upon some of the secrets of the Planet, the answers are revealed to many of the mysterious questions we have always wanted to ask and to others that we have never even thought of. A wake up call to the future of humanity in the intriguing shape of Nature Spirits.The story's immediacy and fantasy elements will appeal even to readers younger than the target audience, though they may miss many of the complexities. Young readers will be fascinated by the strange new world created by unusual creatures of essential purpose but may fail to appreciate the depth of meaning or understand the symbolism. More sophisticated readers, however, will grasp the sense of strangeness and realism and will find themselves participating in the boys' experiences.

The Earth is angry; Mother Nature is wreaking her revenge. A thoroughly modern political fairytale for inquisitive young people everywhere. A mystical concept of subtle magical realism and factual fantasy without a broomstick in flight. As two young boys with all the cynicism of youth, going about their everyday lives, stumble upon some of the secrets of the Planet, the answers are revealed to many of the mysterious questions we have always wanted to ask and to others that we have never even thought of. A wake up call to the future of humanity in the intriguing shape of Nature Spirits. The story's immediacy and fantasy elements will appeal even to readers younger than the target audience, though they may miss many of the complexities. Young readers will be fascinated by the strange new world created by unusual creatures of essential purpose but may fail to appreciate the depth of meaning or understand the symbolism. More sophisticated readers, however, will grasp the sense of strangeness and realism and will find themselves participating in the boys’ experiences.