A Description of A New World, Called the Blazing-World, Margaret Cavendish

Over the next five months, I’m reading and reviewing ten pioneering works of science fiction written by women. This is my second pick, check out my first. Stay tuned for more. In 1666, the same year that Newton graduated Cambridge, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, wrote A Description of A New World, Called the Blazing-World, Read More …

The Female Man, Joanna Russ

Over the next five months, I’m reading and reviewing ten pioneering works of science fiction written by women. This is my first pick. Stay tuned for more. The Female Man is a science fiction novel about the interaction of four women from parallel universes, each with different gender roles. These women travel between their respective Read More …