Deconstructing the Starships Science, Fiction

The subject matter of this collection is varied, but displays Jones' stance as a practising SF writer and a feminist; the writing is characterised by both an incisive engagement with the texts and a refusal to dress that engagement in jargon. This very readable book provides insight into the work of one of our most interesting writers and presents strong - sometimes even subversive - views of a range of modern SF and fantasy.

Foreword

vii

I All Science is Description

Introduction

3

(6)

Getting Rid of the Brand Names

9

(13)

The Lady and the Scientists

22

(13)

Dreamer: An Exercise in Extrapolation 1989--2019

35

(25)

My Crazy Uncles: C.S. Lewis and Tolkien as Writers for Children

60

(17)

II Science, Fiction and Reality

Fools: The Neuroscience of Cyberspace

77

(14)

Trouble (Living in the Machine)

91

(8)

Sex: The Brains of Female Hyena Twins

99

(9)

Aliens in the Fourth Dimension

108

(15)

III The Reviews

In the Chinks of the World Machine: Sarah Lefanu on Feminist SF

123

(8)

Consider Her Ways: The Fiction of C.J. Cherryh

131

(10)

Alien Sex: Ellen Datlow's Overview of the SF Orgasm

141

(5)

The Boys Want to be with the Boys: Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash

146

(7)

Glory Season: David Brin's Feminist Utopia

153

(3)

Virtual Light: A Shocking Dose of Comfort and Joy from William Gibson

156

(5)

Return to the Age of Wonder: John Barnes's A Million Open Doors

161

(7)

Winterlong: Elizabeth Hand at the End of the World

168

(10)

Plague of Angels: The Fiction of Sheri Tepper

178

(6)

The Furies: Suzy Charnas Beyond the End of the World

184

(8)

Alien Influences: Kristine Kathryn Rusch in the Dark

192

(7)

No Man's Land: Feminised Landscapes in the Utopian Fiction of Ursula Le Guin

199

(10)

Notes

209

(4)

Bibliography

213

(2)

Acknowledgements

215

(2)

Index

217

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