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A Door Into Ocean - (Elysium Cycle) by Joan Slonczewski (Paperback)

Name: A Door Into Ocean - (Elysium Cycle) by Joan Slonczewski (Paperback)
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SKU: 90809783
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Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests.
About the Author: Joan Slonczewski lives in Gambier, Ohio and teaches biology at Kenyon College.
416 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
Series Name: Elysium Cycle

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Book Synopsis

Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests.

A ground-breaking work both of feminist SF and of world-building hard SF, it concerns the Sharers of Shora, a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future who are pacifists, highly advanced in biological sciences, and who reproduce by parthenogenesis--there are no males--and tells of the conflicts that erupt when a neighboring civilization decides to develop their ocean world, and send in an army.

About the Author

Joan Slonczewski lives in Gambier, Ohio and teaches biology at Kenyon College.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.57 Inches (H) x 5.48 Inches (W) x 1.05 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.15 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 416

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Science Fiction

Series Title: Elysium Cycle

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL

Theme: Genetic Engineering

Format: Paperback

Author: Joan Slonczewski

Language: English

Street Date: October 13, 2000

TCIN: 90809783

UPC: 9780312876524

Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-0511

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Q: What type of science fiction does this book represent?

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A: This book is a blend of feminist science fiction and hard science fiction.
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Q: Who is the author of this science fiction novel?

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A: The author of the novel is Joan Slonczewski, a notable science fiction writer.
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Q: What is the main theme of the book?

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A: The main theme revolves around genetic engineering and the societal implications of a female-only civilization.
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Q: What unique reproductive method is featured in the story?

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A: The story features parthenogenesis, where the female characters reproduce without males.
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