Illicit Passage - Revision history

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	==Editions==		==Editions==
	* 1992: [[Women's Redress Press]], Australia		* 1992: [[Women's Redress Press]], Australia

			==Further reading==
			* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_illicitpassage.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Feb. 2002)

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	Wondering where's the SF that addresses labor issues, sex and class discrimination, and actually mentions the word "union"? This remarkable work does all that, and more. Set in the early 2100s in a space colony, the story of ''Illicit Passage'' is told from several different perspectives through a series of interviews, memos, and excerpts from various documents. Through the mosaic of interviews, official correspondence, etc., the reader gradually pieces together the story. The space colony -- a mining operation -- is owned by a corporation, at war with another corporation. The colony's workers ("Nowts") are descended from a prison population (analogs to Australia, anyone?), and kept in a state of poverty and degradation by government authority and prejudice. The men are drafted to the war, and the women are left in the colony to suffer the deprivations caused by the war. [[Gillie Seaton]] and her crowd of friends and revolutionaries subvert the system in unexpected ways. The story revealed often shows the same incident from several viewpoints, thus letting the reader discover how ideology and perspective are constructed and filtered. Remarkable aspects of this book: The vividness of the steady decline in quality of life in Anastasia Union -- chilling. The ability of Nunn to keep tension throughout the work, despite one of the major sources' interviews coming several years ~~<B>~~after~~</B>~~ the incidents in question. The very-subtle but strong feminism in the work. And finally, Nunn's skill in creating a wonderful political novel while never seeming didactic or cliched.		Wondering where's the SF that addresses labor issues, sex and class discrimination, and actually mentions the word "union"? This remarkable work does all that, and more. Set in the early 2100s in a space colony, the story of ''Illicit Passage'' is told from several different perspectives through a series of interviews, memos, and excerpts from various documents. Through the mosaic of interviews, official correspondence, etc., the reader gradually pieces together the story. The space colony -- a mining operation -- is owned by a corporation, at war with another corporation. The colony's workers ("Nowts") are descended from a prison population (analogs to Australia, anyone?), and kept in a state of poverty and degradation by government authority and prejudice. The men are drafted to the war, and the women are left in the colony to suffer the deprivations caused by the war. [[Gillie Seaton]] and her crowd of friends and revolutionaries subvert the system in unexpected ways. The story revealed often shows the same incident from several viewpoints, thus letting the reader discover how ideology and perspective are constructed and filtered.

			Remarkable aspects of this book: The vividness of the steady decline in quality of life in Anastasia Union -- chilling. The ability of Nunn to keep tension throughout the work, despite one of the major sources' interviews coming several years ''after'' the incidents in question. The very-subtle but strong feminism in the work. And finally, Nunn's skill in creating a wonderful political novel while never seeming didactic or cliched.

	The more I think about it, the more impressed I am with ''Illicit Passage''. This book was wholly engrossing and I unreservedly recommend it for any and all readers, period. -- [[Laura Quilter]], 1997/6/3		The more I think about it, the more impressed I am with ''Illicit Passage''. This book was wholly engrossing and I unreservedly recommend it for any and all readers, period. -- [[Laura Quilter]], 1997/6/3

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	''Illicit Passage'' ~~(Women~~'~~s Redress Press, Australia: 1992)~~.		'''Illicit Passage''' is a 1993 science fiction novel by [[Alice Nunn]].

	~~''Illicit Passage'' made the~~ 1993 Tiptree ~~Short List~~.		==Awards==
			* 1993 [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award]] short list.

			==Commentary and reviews==

	~~Novel by~~ [[~~Alice Nunn~~]].		===Notkin===
			This obscure Australian novel is one of the best SF novels ever written. Period. In the smaller category of novels that concern class, revolution, and radical politics, it is even more of a standout. It also features one of the best uses of the "[[unreliable narrator]]" technique in my experience. --[[Debbie Notkin]]

	This ~~obscure Australian novel~~ is ~~one~~ of ~~the best SF novels ever written~~. ~~Period. In~~ the ~~smaller category~~ of ~~novels that concern class~~, ~~revolution~~, ~~and radical politics~~, it is ~~even more of~~ a ~~standout~~. ~~It also features one~~ of the ~~best uses~~ of the ~~"unreliable narrator" technique~~ in ~~my experience~~. --~~Debbie Notkin~~		===Quilter===
			Wondering where's the SF that addresses labor issues, sex and class discrimination, and actually mentions the word "union"? This remarkable work does all that, and more. Set in the early 2100s in a space colony, the story of ''Illicit Passage'' is told from several different perspectives through a series of interviews, memos, and excerpts from various documents. Through the mosaic of interviews, official correspondence, etc., the reader gradually pieces together the story. The space colony -- a mining operation -- is owned by a corporation, at war with another corporation. The colony's workers ("Nowts") are descended from a prison population (analogs to Australia, anyone?), and kept in a state of poverty and degradation by government authority and prejudice. The men are drafted to the war, and the women are left in the colony to suffer the deprivations caused by the war. [[Gillie Seaton]] and her crowd of friends and revolutionaries subvert the system in unexpected ways. The story revealed often shows the same incident from several viewpoints, thus letting the reader discover how ideology and perspective are constructed and filtered. Remarkable aspects of this book: The vividness of the steady decline in quality of life in Anastasia Union -- chilling. The ability of Nunn to keep tension throughout the work, despite one of the major sources' interviews coming several years <B>after</B> the incidents in question. The very-subtle but strong feminism in the work. And finally, Nunn's skill in creating a wonderful political novel while never seeming didactic or cliched.

			The more I think about it, the more impressed I am with ''Illicit Passage''. This book was wholly engrossing and I unreservedly recommend it for any and all readers, period. -- [[Laura Quilter]], 1997/6/3

			==Editions==
			* 1992: [[Women's Redress Press]], Australia

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	This obscure Australian novel is one of the best SF novels ever written. Period. In the smaller category of novels that concern class, revolution, and radical politics, it is even more of a standout. It also features one of the best uses of the "unreliable narrator" technique in my experience. --Debbie Notkin		This obscure Australian novel is one of the best SF novels ever written. Period. In the smaller category of novels that concern class, revolution, and radical politics, it is even more of a standout. It also features one of the best uses of the "unreliable narrator" technique in my experience. --Debbie Notkin






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Liz Henry at 18:46, 24 December 2006

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			''Illicit Passage'' (Women's Redress Press, Australia: 1992).

			''Illicit Passage'' made the 1993 Tiptree Short List.


	Novel by [[Alice Nunn]].		Novel by [[Alice Nunn]].

Debbie at 03:24, 22 December 2006

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	Novel by [[Alice Nunn]].		Novel by [[Alice Nunn]].

			This obscure Australian novel is one of the best SF novels ever written. Period. In the smaller category of novels that concern class, revolution, and radical politics, it is even more of a standout. It also features one of the best uses of the "unreliable narrator" technique in my experience. --Debbie Notkin

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