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The Shore of Women [Mass Market Paperback]

Pamela Sargent (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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This unusual romance novel takes a fresh look at a familiar science fiction setting. In a post-nuclear future, women live in walled cities, controlling all technology. Men, considered incapable of complex intellectual functions, worship females as divine beings. Roaming the countryside in primitive bands, men approach cities only when summoned for purposes of procreation. At the story's center is a young woman, Birana, who is wrongly convicted of a crime and banished from her city. Birana's judges assume that her lack of strength and outdoor skills will condemn her to a quick death. She survives, however, and during her struggles meets a hunter, Arvil. Over time, Birana realizes Arvil is not a savage, and he discovers she is not a goddess. They fall in love, and together search for refuge from the all-powerful women, who fear the day when men no longer hold them in awe. Some science fiction purists may be surprised by the decidedly erotic nature of this story, but, with her luminous prose and vivid characters, Sargent (Venus of Dreams has written a compelling and emotionally involving novel.
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""With her luminous prose and vivid characters, Pamela Sargent has written a compellingly and emotionally involving novel." --Publishers Weekly
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Probably 4.5 stars! Excellent! Jan 10 2002
By D. Henderson
Format:Hardcover
I can't believe this book is out of print. I've read many of what I call 'after-the-apocalypse' novels, but this is one of my favorites. Probably long after a nuclear apocalypse, women lived in domed cities, where they carry on at least somewhat with science, society, learning, arts, etc. Meanwhile, men live much as they did thousands of years ago, roaming a desolate world and living a subsistence lifestyle. The main characters are a woman and a man, neither of whom fit the stereotypical men and women of this age. This book has been compared (and rightly so) with Sheri S. Tepper's also-excellent "The Gate to Women's Country". If this sounds good to you, find a used copy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Why history makes a difference Jun 14 2000
By Karen Peterson
Format:Hardcover
This book does *not* condemn the chances of men and women living peacefully together. One of the focuses of the story is how knowledge of the past affects the culture today and the choices made in government. Sargent shows that people need great historical narratives--stories--to live. When the current story is stale, people begin to create a new one. The people in charge of the story are the people who control the direction of the race. "The Shore of Women" is about a world on the brink of creating a new story to live by.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, a MUST-READ if you are a sci-fi fan. Feb 5 1998
By adelator@netfixers.com
Format:Hardcover
Very interesting social scenario, this adventure is intriguing enough that you won't want to put it down till you finish it.
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