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The stories of Alice Sheldon, who wrote as James Tiptree Jr. ( Up the Walls of the World ) until her death in 1987, have been heretofore available mostly in out-of-print collections. Thus the 18 accomplished stories here will be welcomed by new readers and old fans. ''The Screwfly Solution'' describes a chilling, elegant answer to the population problem. In ''Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death,'' the title tells the tale--species survival insured by imprinted drives--but the story's force is in its exquisite, lyrical prose and its suggestion that personal uniqueness is possible even within biological imperatives. ''The Girl Who Was Plugged In'' is a future boy-meets-girl story with a twist unexpected by the players. ''The Women Men Don't See '' displays Tiptree's keen insight and ability to depict singularity within the ordinary. In Hugo and Nebula award-winning ''Houston, Houston, Do You Read?'' astronauts flying by the sun slip forward 500 years and encounter a culture that successfully questions gender roles in ours.
The stories of Alice Sheldon, who wrote as James Tiptree Jr. ( Up the Walls of the World ) until her death in 1987, have been heretofore available mostly in out-of-print collections. Thus the 18 accomplished stories here will be welcomed by new readers and old fans. ''The Screwfly Solution'' describes a chilling, elegant answer to the population problem. In ''Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death,'' the title tells the tale--species survival insured by imprinted drives--but the story's force is in its exquisite, lyrical prose and its suggestion that personal uniqueness is possible even within biological imperatives. ''The Girl Who Was Plugged In'' is a future boy-meets-girl story with a twist unexpected by the players. ''The Women Men Don't See '' displays Tiptree's keen insight and ability to depict singularity within the ordinary. In Hugo and Nebula award-winning ''Houston, Houston, Do You Read?'' astronauts flying by the sun slip forward 500 years and encounter a culture that successfully questions gender roles in ours.
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Hardback Editions
January 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Her Smoke Rose Up Forever Author(s): Jr. James Tiptree ISBN: 0-7394-5512-5 / 978-0-7394-5512-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 1990 : Hardback
| Title: Her Smoke Rose Up Forever Author(s): Jr. James Tiptree ISBN: 0-87054-160-9 / 978-0-87054-160-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Arkham House Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Her Smoke Rose Up Forever Author(s): James Tiptree Jr. ISBN: 1-892391-20-1 / 9781892391209 (USA edition) Publisher: Tachyon Publications Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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