Yesterday's Luminaries introduced by Today's Rising Stars
- Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women Volume 1: 1958-1963
- Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women, Volume 2: 1953-1957
The Silver Age of Science Fiction saw a wealth of compelling speculative tales — and women authors wrote some of the best of the best. Yet the stories of this era, especially those by women, have been largely unreprinted, unrepresented, and unremembered.
Until now.
Volume one of REDISCOVERY represents a historic first: fourteen selections of the best science fiction of the Silver Age, written by the unsung women authors of yesteryear and introduced by today’s rising stars. Curated by the team that produces the Hugo-nominated Galactic Journey.
Join us and rediscover these lost treasures.
“Female authors wrote stories about coming of age…cautionary tales…stories set beyond our universe… You’ll find these themes and more in this anthology. I hope that as you read their stories you don’t try to ferret out ‘feminine’ versus ‘masculine’ elements. What you are about to read is really good science fiction, plain and simple. I certainly enjoyed the journey and have every expectation that you shall, too.” -from the Foreword by Dr. Laura Brodian Freas Beraha
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Word Count: 105000
Languages Available: English
Word Count: 105000
Languages Available: English
James Davis Nicoll on Tor.com wrote:There’s such a diversity of tone among the works in this anthology that I can make no sweeping recommendations as to who might enjoy this work, but I believe anyone who enjoys science fiction will find something to enjoy in Rediscovery: SF by Women.
It’s curious that even when women have been active in a field (such as SFF) from the very beginning, whether as founders, creators, or fans, they are so often expunged from the narrative when it’s time to compile Best Of anthologies, Grand Master lists, and histories (whether fan or academic). Hugo-winning novels by women seem to easily fall out print (try buying a recent edition of Cyteen these days). One can only speculate why this might be…
A few anthologists have resisted the erasure. Which is why we have Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958 – 1963) and its sequel Rediscovery, Volume 2: Science Fiction by Women (1953 – 1957). The anthologists did not take the easy path of reprinting the handful of well-known SF stories by women that had previously been praised, awarded, and anthologized. The editorial team and its contributors painstakingly located and combed through a massive quantity of out-of-print and often obscure material to select and produce two volumes of noteworthy SF that had never received its due.
